The Colour of Magic (2008)
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David Jason, Tim Curry, Nigel Planer, and Sean Astin star in writer/director Vadim Jean's imaginative adaptation of The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic -- the first two books in author Terry Pratchett's popular Discworld series of fantasy adventure novels. Naïve tourist Twoflower… More David Jason, Tim Curry, Nigel Planer, and Sean Astin star in writer/director Vadim Jean's imaginative adaptation of The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic -- the first two books in author Terry Pratchett's popular Discworld series of fantasy adventure novels. Naïve tourist Twoflower (Astin) is on holiday in Ankh-Morpork when a terrible fire breaks out, forcing him to flee from the city alongside an incompetent wizard named Rincewind (Jason). Now, as the clueless pair set out on a magical journey across the disc, neither realizes that they are merely pawns in an elaborate board game being played by the gods. After encountering a pair of barbarians on their way out of Morpork, Twoflower and Rincewind take a trip to an inverted mountain housing dragons that only exist in imagination, survive a fall off the edge of the disc during a perilous visit to the country Krull, and attempt to beat Rincewind's former classmate Trymon (Curry) to a collection of eight spells that could save Discworld from total destruction. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Vadim Jean
- Written By
- Vadim Jean
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Television, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 23, 2008 Wide
- Studio
- Aquarius Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Nathan Lee, New York Times
The Color of Magic mashes together a pair of comedic fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett into one long, rambling saga.
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Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
Unwatchable and nothing more.
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Cast
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David Jason
as Rincewind
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Sean Astin
as Twoflower
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Tim Curry
as Trymon
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David Bradley
as Cohen the Barbarian
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James Cosmo
as Galder Weatherwax
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Liz May Brice
as Herrena
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Christopher Lee
as Death
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Brian Cox
as Narrator
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths
- Nigel Planer
- Michael Mears
- Karen Shenaz David
- Will Keen
- Laura Haddock
