The film was produced by ITC Entertainment, the British production company responsible for producing The Muppet Show.Ī thousand years ago on the planet Thra, a magical crystal cracked, and two new races appeared: the malevolent Skeksis, who use the power of the "Dark Crystal" to continually replenish themselves, and kind wizards called Mystics. The film's score was composed by Trevor Jones. The Dark Crystal was produced by Gary Kurtz, whose list of credits includes American Graffiti, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return to Oz, and Slipstream. The screenplay was written by David Odell, who had previously worked with Henson as a staff writer on The Muppet Show. The film stars the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell and Billie Whitelaw. Froud also collaborated with Henson and Oz for their next project, the 1986 film Labyrinth, which was notably more light-hearted than The Dark Crystal. The primary concept artist was the fantasy illustrator Brian Froud, famous for his distinctive faerie and dwarf designs. The animatronics used in the film were considered groundbreaking. Although marketed as a family film, it was notably darker than the creators' previous material.
The plot revolves around Jen, an elflike 'Gelfling' on a quest to restore balance to his alien world by returning a lost shard to a powerful but broken gem. The Dark Crystal is a 1982 American–British fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz.
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