A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.
Directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr.
love of one's life
magic
magic show
prince
sorcerer's apprentice
enchantment
unicorn
Rank
#7 in 1982·#1252 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Mia Farrow
Unicorn / Amalthea (voice)
Alan Arkin
Schmendrick (voice)
Tammy Grimes
Molly Grue (voice)
Jeff Bridges
Prince Lir (voice)
Christopher Lee
King Haggard (voice)
Angela Lansbury
Mommy Fortuna (voice)
Robert Klein
The Butterfly (voice)
Keenan Wynn
Captain Cully / Harpy (voice)
Paul Frees
Mabruk (voice)
René Auberjonois
The Skull (voice)
Theodore Gottlieb
Ruhk (voice)
Don Messick
The Cat (voice)
Crew
Jules Bass
Director
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director
Peter S. Beagle
Screenplay
Jimmy Webb
Original Music Composer
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Producer
Jules Bass
Producer
Peter S. Beagle
Author
Tooru Hara
Animation Coordinator
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Production Design
Popular Reviews
852 reviews
mikawatchesmovies
9.7★ · 12/08/25
That butterfly is fucking hilarious.😭
That butterfly is fucking hilarious.😭
2
1
Camden Lucas
Fr so good
Fr so good
1
Tmarix
10.0★ · 05/12/26
RED BULL DOESN'T GIVE YOU WINGS IT LOCKS AWAY UNICORNS IN THE SEA
RED BULL DOESN'T GIVE YOU WINGS IT LOCKS AWAY UNICORNS IN THE SEA
