The World of 'The Dark Crystal' (1983)
• January 9th, 1983 • 0h 57min
Documentary
Overview
A documentary which explores the making of Jim Henson and Frank Oz's 1982 fantasy film 'The Dark Crystal', which originally aired on PBS in the United States on January 9, 1983. This one-hour documentary details the technological innovations in the field of animatronics, art design, film making, and Henson's own brand of magic. Requiring 5 years of production, including over two years of pre-production, The Dark Crystal was inspired by the imagination of artist Brian Froud and conceived by scores of talented designers, builders, technicians, and performers. The World of the Dark Crystal shows how Jim Henson's Creature Shop in London and the Muppet Workshop in New York brought Brian Froud's art and Jim Henson's vision to life.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Jim Henson Idea Man
Released on: 2024-05-18
Documentary
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a f...
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
Released on: 1990-05-21
Documentary
Following Jim Henson's passing on May 16th 1990, two public memorial services were held. The first (...
The Muppets on Puppets
Released on: 1970-01-05
Documentary
Jim Henson and Rowlf the Dog explain the art and history of puppetry, and let the viewer in on some ...
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Released on: 1989-07-14
Documentary
Film produced by the Puppeteers of America documenting a visit from Jim Henson and Frank Oz to MIT i...
Muppet Picker Upper
Released on: 1975-01-01
Comedy
Consists of the shorts "The Muppet Introduction", "Just a Few Announcements" and "Sell, Sell, Sell".
Alexander the Grape
Released on: 1965-11-24
Animation, Comedy, Family
ALEXANDER THE GRAPE, an unfinished cut-paper animated short from Jim Henson from 1965, relates the f...
Visual Thinking
Released on: 1961-04-01
Comedy, Fantasy
In a mix of puppetry and animation, Harry demonstrates the Art of Visual Thinking to Kermit—and what...
Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party
Released on: 2002-06-12
Music, Family
It's Tutter's birthday and viewers are invited to join Bear and the gang in the Big Blue House as th...
Happy Birthday Jim Henson
Released on: 2024-09-24
Family, Fantasy, Comedy
Join Kermit the Frog, Oscar the Grouch, and Gobo Fraggle as they celebrate Jim Henson, the man who i...
The Wizard of Id
Released on: 1969-01-01
Comedy
An unsold TV pilot based on the classic comic strip, shot by Jim Henson with puppets built by Don Sa...
Muppet Man
Released on:
Comedy, Drama
The story of how Jim Henson tried to convince broadcasters that The Muppets was a great idea and how...
Portrait of a Library
Released on: 1940-01-02
Documentary
With no dialogue, the film shows how a public library can be not only a place for quiet reading, but...
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Released on: 2001-01-01
Documentary, History
Passport Video documentary about boxer Muhammad Ali
Tremor
Released on: 2021-04-23
Documentary
The anguish a woman experienced on the night of September 7, 2017, caused by the 8.2 magnitude earth...
Top 10 Reasons for Robot Leadership
Released on: 2021-08-29
Documentary
This is a human 3 weeks after kissing that baby we call gamma radiation. This is that flesh drooping...
Bunny Gallery
Released on: 2018-12-17
Documentary
Playboy's Playmate Rachel Harris (Miss November 2015) runs an art gallery, using other Playmates Cas...
Vittorio D.
Released on: 2009-09-17
Documentary
A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and famil...
The Salt of the Earth
Released on: 2014-08-29
Documentary
During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the cont...
Leaving Jesus
Released on: 2024-04-25
Documentary
A group of former Christians Fundamentalists come together during a retreat in San Francisco to deal...