Based on James C. Christensen's novel Voyage of the Bassett, this two-part TV movie stars Beau Bridges as recently widowed mythology professor Alan Aisling. Subscribing to the theory credendo vides (by believing, one sees), Prof. Aisling finds this philosophy put to the test when his home is invaded by malevolent trolls, determined to prevent him from fulfilling "the prophecy." Managing to escape, Alan and his older daughter, Miranda (Heather McEwen), embark upon a journey from the Sensible World to the Land of Imagination on board the magical ship "The Unicorn." Meanwhile, Alan's younger daughter, Cassie (Chantal Conlin), heads off on an adventure of her own, eventually reconnecting with her family on Faerie Isle -- where it is written that a wise man and two gentle maidens are destined to release the population from the powers of darkness. Voyage of the Unicorn made it American TV debut over the Odyssey cable network beginning March 2, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
C. Ernst Harth - Olaf the Ogre; Heather McEwen - Miranda Aisling; Chantal Conlin - Cassie Aisling
Credit
Greg Loewen - Art Director, Philip Spink - Director, Ron Yoshida - Editor, Robert Halmi, Sr. - Executive Producer, Robert Halmi, Jr. - Executive Producer, Daryl Bennett - Composer (Music Score), Jim Guttridge - Composer (Music Score), Graeme Murray - Production Designer, John Spooner - Cinematographer, Matthew O'Connor - Producer, Michael O'Connor - Producer, Dan Levine - Screenwriter, James C. Christensen - Book Author
Dr. Alan Aisling is an antiquities professor who has lost his wife and struggles to keep his daughters' spirits high and his loneliness at bay. His younger daughter Cassie daydreams about the mythical world her illustrator mother left behind in her drawings and annoys her older sister Miranda.
Then something magical happens: The family find themselves fleeing a plague of monstrous trolls by boarding a mysterious ship called The Unicorn. They are given a quest to find the benevolent dragon that once ruled the legendary faerie isles, before the demon trolls arrived.
They partake of the quest that shows them the wonder of the mythological worlds: Fire-breathing dragons, the mermaids' siren songs and the Minotaur's labyrinth, and try to re-ignite an enthusiasm for life within the family.
