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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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| Frank Oz, who was puppeteer for Aughra, also played the voice of what well-known Muppet or character? | The Dark Crystal
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All of these (Fozzie Bear, Yoda, Cookie Monster). Frank was also the voice of Miss Piggy, Animal, Grover, and Bert.
He's a boy. Kira saves herself and Jen from the Garthim by gliding down into the ravine on her wings.
Landstriders. The Landstriders were performed by a single person apiece on four stilts.
Kira. The line before that was 'The prophecy didn't say anything about this!' (Jen, aboard a Landstrider)
Gelflings. Jen and Kira's ancestors were all killed by the Skeksis so that the Prophecy would go unfulfilled.
| How do Jen and Kira escape from the Garthim who attack the Podling village? | The Dark Crystal
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The Chamberlain calls the Garthim off. The Chamberlain rescues them in a vain hope that they will help him regain his former glory among the Skeksis. Jen and Kira don't trust him, but then, who would?
| What do the Skeksis extract from other creatures to make themselves young again? | The Dark Crystal
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Essence. When a creature's Essence is removed, the creature becomes a mindless slave with no will or thoughts.
Crystal Bats. Kira wounds a Crystal Bat flying overhead, but it has already seen her and Jen floating down the river toward the Podling village.
Kira's pet. Fizzgig is listed in the film credits as 'a friendly monster.'
| Near the beginning of the film, what are the Emperor's dying words? | The Dark Crystal
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'I am still Emperor.'. When the wisest Mystic dies, he simply fades into the {air;} when the Emperor dies, he crumbles into dust like a decaying corpse.
Every 1,000 years. Every thousand years 'the world must undergo a time of testing' and the balance of good and evil will shift.
10. Although there are ten to begin with, soon the wisest Mystic {dies;} the same fate finds the Emperor of the Skeksis.
0. Aside from the stunt doubles and the humans inside the puppets, everything in Dark Crystal, including the insects was created in Jim Henson's creature shop.
Secrets. It took between four and six people at a time to control Aughra's movements during filming.
| What fantasy illustrator acted as conceptual designer on The Dark Crystal? | The Dark Crystal
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Brian Froud. Brian Froud also worked on the movie Labyrinth and illustrated such books as Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book.
The Great Conjunction. 'When single shines the Triple Sun, what was sundered and undone, shall be whole--the two made one, by Gelfling hand or else by none.'
Gelfling. Jen, our hero, is the last of the Gelflings...or so he thinks.
| The Dark Crystal takes place in 'another world, another time, in the age of _______?' | The Dark Crystal
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Wonder. In the thousand years since the Crystal cracked, the Skeksis have destroyed the beauty of the land.
| What does Aughra say at the end of the movie when the dark crystal becomes the white crystal? | The Dark Crystal
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What was sundered and undone, shall be whole, the two made one.. Aughra has just witnessed her second great conjunction. She is surprised that Jen has healed the Dark Crystal in time.
Fizzgig. Fizzgig is Kira's guard-pet. He was given to her by the Podlings.
| When Kira is captured by the Skeksis what does the Emperor want from her? | The Dark Crystal
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Essence. The Emperor wants her essence so he can become young again. The Chamberlain is the one who brings Kira to the Emperor and that is how he gains restoration among the Skeksis.
The Podlings. Kira was adopted by the Podlings after her mother was killed by the Skeksis. We find this out when she and Jen are dreamfasting. This is also how Jen learns Kira's name.
A crystal shard. Jen is looking for a crystal shard so he can heal the dark crystal. He doesn't know what he is supposed to do with the shard once he gets it, until Aughra explains that he needs to heal the crystal. But before Aughra can explain how to do this, her home is attacked by Garthem looking for Jen.
Wings. Jen finds out that Kira has wings when they jump off the cliff, after the battle between the Garthem and the Landstriders. Jen responds "I don't have wings" and Kira replies "Of course not you're a boy".
Kira. Jen actually sees Fizzgig first but they are not introduced officially until Kira helps Jen out of the mud by calling a Nebrie.
Jim Henson. Jim Henson also performed the High Priest and directed the film. It was the first full length film Henson did where there were no human characters seen interacting with the muppets.
10. We are told by the narrator at the beginning of the movie that there are 10 Mystics and 10 Skeksis. Slowly both races are dying and a new world is about to be formed.
Jen. Jen is the main character in this movie. He has been chosen to save his world from the evil Skeksis. He has never been outside of his valley, and doesn't really want to leave, but because his master says he has to, he is going to do it.
| Who heals the Crystal at the end of the movie, bringing peace back to the land? | Dark Crystal
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Jen. Kira tosses the shard to Jen, and the Skeksis stab her. Kira dies as Jen heals the crystal, and as the prophecy is fulfilled, Jen holds Kira's lifeless body. The Historians, who are the combined Skeksis and Mystics, tell Jen that his sacrifice restored the true power of the crystal, and healed the land, so in return, bring Kira back to life.
| Jen and Kira swiftly ride on the backs of Landstriders on their way to the crystal castle. They encounter the Garthim yet again, and a fight ensues to rescue the captured Podlings. How do they escape? | Dark Crystal
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They jump off the cliff, saved by Kira's wings.. This is a very fun scene in the movie. Jen is surprised by Kira's wings - he didn't know that Gelflings had wings at all. Kira is quick to tell him that he does not have wings because he's a boy.
| In the castle of the Skeksis, the old, sick Emperor dies. A new emperor must be chosen. Both the strong General and the whimpering Chamberlain want the scepter. How do they decide who the new emperor will be? | Dark Crystal
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Trial By Stone. The Skeksis can hardly contain their excitement at the death of the old emperor. A decision would have to be made, so they decide on Trial by Stone, at which point podling slaves pull on some ropes and a huge stone with 2 swords rises from the floor. The challenge is to break a piece of the stone off with one mighty blow. The General starts, and strikes the stone. The Chamberlain has a good blow next. But on the General's second try, he knocks off a huge chunk of stone. The frightened Chamberlain is then stripped and banished from the Skeksis, while the General is made Emperor.
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