The Dark Crystal (1982)

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Wikidata Q1198483, film, IMDb tt0083791, TMDB 11639: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title.

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Who talked about it

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The Big Picture

Came from

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Led to

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Connected to

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi → The Dark Crystal. The Muppety, British-fantasy tone of Jedi is the kind of thing the speaker watched on video as a child, like Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
    “much like Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, neither of which I think are great movies.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Return of the Podcast (Ad-Free) · 0:11:06 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (tonal comp): The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy → The Dark Crystal. Raggedy Ann feels like the Jim Henson fantasy films discussed earlier.
    “It feels like the Jim Tanson fantasy films we were talking about.”
    The Big Picture · The Top 10 Fantasy Films, The Toy Movie Hall of Fame, and ‘Masters of the Universe,’ with Griffin Newman! · 1:36:55 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)

The NeverEnding Story: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (ranking): The Dark Crystal → The NeverEnding Story. Sean would add Dark Crystal and Excalibur to Griffin's fantasy list as the two worthy of sitting alongside it.
    “Yeah, I would I would throw Dark Crystal and Excalibur into that cannon.”
    The Big Picture · The Top 10 Fantasy Films, The Toy Movie Hall of Fame, and ‘Masters of the Universe,’ with Griffin Newman! · 1:18:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

Where it came up

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craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi → The Dark Crystal. The Muppety, British-fantasy tone of Jedi is the kind of thing the speaker watched on video as a child, like Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
    “much like Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, neither of which I think are great movies.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Return of the Podcast (Ad-Free) · 0:11:06 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (tonal comp): The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy → The Dark Crystal. Raggedy Ann feels like the Jim Henson fantasy films discussed earlier.
    “It feels like the Jim Tanson fantasy films we were talking about.”
    The Big Picture · The Top 10 Fantasy Films, The Toy Movie Hall of Fame, and ‘Masters of the Universe,’ with Griffin Newman! · 1:36:55 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (ranking): The Dark Crystal → The NeverEnding Story. Sean would add Dark Crystal and Excalibur to Griffin's fantasy list as the two worthy of sitting alongside it.
    “Yeah, I would I would throw Dark Crystal and Excalibur into that cannon.”
    The Big Picture · The Top 10 Fantasy Films, The Toy Movie Hall of Fame, and ‘Masters of the Universe,’ with Griffin Newman! · 1:18:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

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