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- 1981
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
- 1981
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
Summary A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.
Directed By: Matthew Robbins
Written By: Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins
- 1981
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
- 1981
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
Dragonslayer
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6.0
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Summary A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.
Directed By: Matthew Robbins
Written By: Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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69% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
68
69% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It's like reading a fairy tale that has the mixture of happiness and trauma to set your imagination whirling; the fire-breathing dragon--scaly, winged, huge--is more mysterious, probably, than any we could have imagined for ourselves.
In many ways, Dragonslayer is a realistic fairy tale. All of the classic pieces are here: heroes, bad guys, monsters, virgins in peril, mysticism and staggering odds.
The giant computerized dragon alone is worth viewing. But Dragonslayer profits from spirited direction and camera work plus the expert Richardson at its nucleus.
This movie has two big things going for it—the dragon and the man who masterminds its slaying.
Director Robbins is a natural - he has managed to make a movie that is entertaining despite the handicap of having a main character who is at best a black hole. [30 June 1981]
As a movie concept, Dragonslayer seems to have so much going for it that it could scarcely miss. Yet it does miss in crucial respects. [27 June 1981, p.C1]
Verges on the nasty for the nippers; sails close to déjà vu for fantasy fans; fated, probably, to damnation by faint praise.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 User Ratings
6.0
33% Positive
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User Score
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Based on 9 User Ratings
6.0
33% Positive
3 Ratings
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56% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 4 Nominations
Hugo Awards
• 1 Nomination
