Brian Thompson, David Thewlis, Dennis Quad

Bowen, a young knight dedicated to the Old Code of Honor of King Arthur, serves his queen by tutoring her son Einon in ethics, morality and swordsmanship. The king is slain during a massacre of rebell...( read more  read more... )ious villagers, and a peasant girl causes Einon to fall on a wooden stake which impales his heart. Bowen and the Queen Mother take the dying Einon to a magic cave where a mystical dragon, Draco, saves his life in exchange for Einon promising to live by King Arthur's code. But King Einon betrays his promise and becomes a murderous, arrogant tyrant. When Bowen, now an errant knight, befriends Draco, he learns that in order to kill the evil king, the great dragon must die. For the part of his heart he gave to save the unworthy Einon is now protecting him. Draco's gravest concern is not at dying, but at losing his soul. Ultimately, the moment comes when Bowen must gather his courage to give Draco the death he desires, which will end the evil of King Einon, and allow Draco's soul to join the stars.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Rob Cohen

Release Date: May 31, 1996

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DVD Release Date: February 24, 1998

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  • January 11, 2009
    Draco: Who's the girl?
    Bowen: A nuisance! Get rid of her!
    Draco: Why?
    Bowen: They're trying to placate you with a sacrifice!
    Draco: [knowingly] Oh, now whoever gave them *that* bright idea?
    Bowen: Never mind! Just get rid of her!
    Draco: How?
    Bowen: Eat her!
    Draco: Oh, please. YUC...( read more)K!
    Bowen: Aren't we squeamish; you ate Sir Egglemore, hypocrite!
    Draco: I merely chewed in self-defense, but I never swallowed.

    This movie is a mixed bag. Its very goofy in presenting a tale of a lost knight and its friendship with a dragon voiced by Sean Connery, but the movie takes itself so seriously. So its still kind of entertaining, with decent dragon effects. It also has a widely used score.

    [Bowen has just pretended to kill Draco for a second time]
    Gilbert: Well done, Bowen! You've done it again! What a brute! That's even bigger than the last one!
    Bowen: Actually, he's about the same size.
  • June 6, 2008
    Definitely above average. An extra half - star for the wonderful soundtrack.
  • September 22, 2007
    I remember seeing this as a uni student with my housemates and we were rolling in the aisles with laughter every time David Thewlis was on screen. Awful film!
  • August 28, 2007
    A heart arming story of trust and understanding...Dennis Quaid and Sean Connery were great
  • August 26, 2007
    Standard film, mediocre, nothing further, worth one watch or two.
  • November 20, 2009
    A nice fantasy for anyone who loves dragons.
  • October 17, 2009
    watched this movie a few times enjoyed watching him in this movie
  • September 12, 2009
    Great effects..story missed just missed the mark tho...just
  • September 4, 2009
    Sean Connery plays the dragon well
  • September 4, 2009
    I did enjoy this movie, but what is up with the kid/king---is he not like the biggest jerk in the world?? And the dragon chose to save him. Dumb dragon! But Sean Con's voice was the perfect choice. I also like Dennis and Dina in this one.

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  • sweetsugagirl
    August 27, 2007
    lol its so funny when felton loses his torusers hehehe
  • pearldragon145
    July 13, 2007
    They need to put some pictures and videos for this movie!
  • scorpioox
    March 19, 2007
    Stop reading this and go see the movie. It's that good. Draco is a beautiful fantasy story with everything a good story should have.
  • xoxoxMichelLexoxox
    December 7, 2006
    i cry everytime i watch this movie... not gunna lie.
    the seconde one sux tho
  • secretpoet
    June 19, 2006
    It's a fun movie about a guy and a dragon.
    Sean Connery makes an awesome dragon.

    p.s., never watch the sequel.
  • magicalwillow
    May 16, 2006
    BEST FILM IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE I LUV IT LUV IT LUV IT! <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

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