Dragonheart (1996)

Director:

Rob Cohen

Writers (WGA):

Patrick Read Johnson (story) &
Charles Edward Pogue (story) ...

Release Date:

31 May 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

You will believe.

Plot:

The last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying knight must cooperate to stop an evil king who was given partial immortality.

Plot Keywords:

Dragon | King | Evil King | Battle | Immortality

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dennis Quaid	...	Bowen
David Thewlis	...	King Einon
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Gilbert of Glockenspur
Dina Meyer	...	Kara
Jason Isaacs	...	Lord Felton
Brian Thompson	...	Brok
Lee Oakes	...	Young Einon
Wolf Christian	...	Hewe
Terry O'Neill	...	Redbeard
Eva Vejmelková	...	Felton's Minx (as Eva Vejmelkova)
Milan Bahúl	...	Swamp Village Chief (as Milan Bahul)
Peter Hric	...	King Freyne
Sandra Kovacicova	...	Young Kara
Kyle Cohen	...	Boy in Field
Thom Baker	...	Aislinn's Chess Partner

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action/violence.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #34567) | France:U | Iceland:12 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12/9 | Germany:12 (w) | Ireland:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bratislava, Slovakia

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

More than 200 photos were taken of Sean Connery with a variety of facial expressions, and along with footage of his voice recording, were used to make the dragon bear a stronger resemblance to him.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: At the beginning of the film a title shows the date as 984 A.D. Many of the knights are carrying tear drop shaped shields. These came to England with the Normans in 1066 A.D., nearly 100 years later.

Quotes:

Draco: Such deception hardly befits a knight of the Old Code.
Bowen: Ha! Fleecing Einon's lackeys, that's a service to mankind.
Draco: Is it? When you squeeze the nobility, it's the peasants who feel the pinch.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: Imaginationland (#11.10)" (2007)

The best movie about dragons ever

There are a lot of movies about dinosaurs, dragons and huge reptiles, but, other than Jurassic Park, The Lost World and Jurassic Park III, most of them are awful. Dragonheart is the big exception; it is filled with humor, adventure, fantasy (and still credibility) and it has the best dragon ever rendered. The story is very good, too; it follows the personal changes of a Knight that is trying to eradicate the dragons from Earth. It sounds simple, but there is much more. I am not gonna tell you more, but if you hadn't seen it, you should; it is one of the best movies I have ever seen.

Draco rules!