DragonHeart

1996
PG-13
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

103K

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Sword & Sandal Action Adventure Fantasy

The last dragon and a disillusioned dragon-slaying knight must unite to stop an evil king, who was granted partial immortality.The last dragon and a disillusioned dragon-slaying knight must unite to stop an evil king, who was granted partial immortality.The last dragon and a disillusioned dragon-slaying knight must unite to stop an evil king, who was granted partial immortality.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

103K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,799

105

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total

Trivia
Draco the dragon never breathes fire from his mouth, only from his nostrils.

Goofs
The graphic at the beginning gives the year as 984. The tear drop shields did not come to England until 1066 with the Normans.

Quotes
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. YUCK!
Bowen: Aren't we squeamish; you ate Sir Egglemore, hypocrite!
Draco: I merely chewed in self-defense, but I never swallowed.

Alternate versions
The UK releases have a sound effect substitution to get a "PG" rating. A neckbreak sound towards the finale of the film has been substituted with a punch sound effect.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Eddie/DragonHeart/The Arrival/Mission: Impossible/Spy Hard (1996)

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Featured review

7/10

Silly but nice

I watched this movie sitting in a bus on the way home from a day of skiing. I didn't expect anything, and to begin with I thought it was one of the silliest "sword and ruin" movies ever made.

That changed somehow when the dragon appeared - they sure did a wonderful job creating 'him'. I was impressed by the way he spoke, and the facial expressions that followed. Still the movie can't get more than 7 out of 10, being so cliche-heavy and not-so-thrilling when it comes to the human characters (though I have to agree with some of the other reviewers, that this movie is decent in the way it avoids splatter-effects and is remarkably un-blood-thirsty).