The Black Cauldron
Release: July 24, 1985

Young pigkeeper Taran is sworn to look over a pig named Hen Wen, who knows the location of the fabled magical black cauldron. When the Evil Horned King finds out that the pig knows the location, Taran and Hen Wen embark on a frantic adventure to avoid capture by the horned one, encountering witches, princesses, fairies and others along the way. Disney's 25th film, based on the novels by Lloyd Alexander, was their most ambitious at the time -- and their biggest box office flop. It was the first of their animated films to recieve a PG rating (despite numerous edits before its release), and it was well over a decade after its initial release before it arrived on home video.

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Narrator: "[first lines] Legend has it, in the mystic land of Prydain, there was once a king so cruel and so evil, that even the Gods feared him. Since no prison could hold him, he was thrown alive into a crucible of molten iron."
Narrator: "There his demonic spirit was captured in the form of a great, Black Cauldron. For uncounted centuries, the Black Cauldron lay hidden, waiting, while evil men searched for it, knowing whoever possessed it would have the power to resurrect an army of deathless warriors... and with them, rule the world..."
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Gurgi: "No, master. Not go into evil cauldron."
Taran: "If I don't, we're all lost. Out of my way."
Gurgi: "Gurgi not let his friend die. Taran has many friends. Gurgi has no friends."
Taran: "No, Gurgi! Don't jump! No! [Gurgi jumps into Cauldron] No!"
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Taran: "What does a girl know about swords, anyway?"
Eilonwy: ""Girl"? "Girl"? If it wasn't for this *girl*, you would still be in the Horned King's dungeon."
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Eilonwy: "Aren't you charming?"
Gurgi: "And pungent, too."
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Gurgi: "If great lord go into evil castle, poor Gurgi will never see his friend again. Nope. Never."
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Eilonwy: "I'm Princess Eilonwy. Are you a lord, or a warrior?"
Taran: "Uh, no. Uh... I-I-I'm an assistant pig keeper."
Eilonwy: "Oh, what a pity. I was so hoping for someone who could help me escape. Oh, well, if you want to come with me, you may."
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Gurgi: "Oh, poor miserable Gurgi deserves fierce smackings and whackings on his poor, tender head. Always left with no munchings and crunchings."
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Dallben: "So Much So Soon, To Rest On His Young Shoulders."
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