We near the end of Fantasy Film November with one of Tom Cruise's early efforts where he is completely overshadowed by one of the greatest living actors of all time, Tim Curry: Legend. Starring the aforementioned Cruise and Curry, the film follows Cruise as Jack, a woodland fairy tasked with saving a princess and the world from Curry's menacing yet charismatic Darkness. The film is remembered for Curry's performance and the amazing makeup by Rob Bottin and little else, unfortunately. On Seagal's Trevor Gumbel and Dark Destination's Father Malone join Chris to talk about Ridley Scott's filmography, Tim Curry's performance, and the idea of a "director's cut"

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