<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $13 million, initially . Increased to $25 million during production . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $40.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Dark Crystal is a 1982 high fantasy adventure film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz and stars the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, and Barry Dennen . The plot revolves around Jen, an elf - like "Gelfling" on a quest to restore balance to his alien world by returning the lost shard of a powerful but broken gem . </P> <P> It was marketed as a family film but was notably darker than the creators' previous material, and it was heavily influenced by the new age movement . The animatronics used in the film were considered groundbreaking . The primary concept artist was fantasy illustrator Brian Froud, famous for his distinctive fairy and dwarf designs . Froud also collaborated with Henson and Oz for their next project, the 1986 film Labyrinth . </P>

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