Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Sydney Bromley

A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrfices virgins to it, and the dragon leaves his kingdom alone. An old wizard, and his keen young apprentice volunteer to kill the dragon and attempt to...( read more  read more... ) save the next virgin in line - the Kings own daughter.

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PG, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Matthew Robbins

Release Date: June 26, 1981

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DVD Release Date: October 21, 2003

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  • December 16, 2007
    Combining elements of "Star Wars", "The Hobbit" and "King Kong", to name just three points of reference, this sword and sorcery fantasy wins no prizes for originality. However, it has much to recommend it, not least a tremendous visual feel for the Dark Ages, helped by good sets ...( read more)and excellent use of Scottish and Welsh locations. The effects work is generally superb and still looks great today. Though the cast is a bit dull on the whole, Peter MacNicol and Caitlin Clarke are appealing as the young leads. One aspect of the plot I liked a lot was how we see the first rumblings of Christianity beginning to supplant the prevailing pagan, magical traditions. All in all, this is agreeably dark and subversive for a Disney movie and superior to, for example, Ridley Scott's "Legend".
  • July 26, 2007
    Dark and Dull. There's no fantasy here, only black smoke and a dismal medieval setting. There are no other monsters except the Dragon, so it's not much fun.
  • July 14, 2007
    I'm not a big fan of this genre, but this is really rather good. Much more intelligently written than most of this type, and the production design has a nicely convincing period feel. Anybody who mistakes Caitlin Clarke for a man must be blind, though!
  • May 31, 2007
    Even though Disney's name isn't attached to it, it's the first and last partnership between Disney and Paramount. It's actually pretty good, and the dragon special effects are excellent.
  • September 23, 2006
    The best dragon ever put to screen, bar none.
  • November 10, 2009
    This is too funny I jus watched this days ago and though it was weak sause. needs a better cast. In all fairness though the dragon was pretty ba for the 80's
  • November 6, 2009
    well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that peter macnicol, caitilin clarke, sydney bromley, ian mcdiamond, albert salmi, ralph richardson play good roles/...( read more)parts thorughout this movie,....i think that the director of this fantasy/action/adventure movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...i think that the fight scenes were really kewl throughout this movie...i think that the special effects throughout this movie were ok...i think that this is a good fantasy movie 2 watch
  • October 11, 2009
    One romantic "dragon-slaying" fantasy film, worth the watch, and i like happy endings
  • June 27, 2009
    muh, too bad it isn't even watchable enough for a replay
  • April 16, 2009
    Haha... loved this movie since I was a kid. Still good!

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