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- Dragonslayer runtime "108.0".
- Dragonslayer abstract "Dragonslayer is a 1981 fantasy film set in a fictional medieval kingdom, following a young wizard (played by Peter MacNicol) who experiences danger and opposition as he attempts to defeat a dragon.A co-production between Walt Disney Productions and Paramount Pictures, Dragonslayer was more mature and realistic than other Disney films of the period. Because of audience expectations for a more family-friendly film from Disney, the film's violence, adult themes, and brief nudity were somewhat controversial at the time – even though Disney did not hold US distribution rights, which were held by Paramount (it was rated PG in the U.S.; TV showings after 1997 have carried a TV-14 rating). Disney later created Touchstone Pictures to produce more mature fare starting with 1984's Splash.The film was directed by Matthew Robbins (who later directed *batteries not included), from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hal Barwood. It starred Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam, and Caitlin Clarke.Dragonslayer also featured then-unknown actor Ian McDiarmid as the minor character Brother Jacopus. McDiarmid's next film role after Dragonslayer would be that of the villain Palpatine in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, a role which he would reprise in the subsequent Star Wars films.The special effects were created at Industrial Light and Magic, where Phil Tippett had co-developed an animation technique called go motion for Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Go motion is a variation on stop motion animation, and its use in Dragonslayer led to the film's nomination for the Academy Award for Visual Effects; it lost to Raiders of the Lost Ark, the only other Visual Effects nominee that year, whose special effects were also provided by ILM. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Original Music Score; Chariots of Fire took the award. Including the hydraulic 40-foot (12 m) model, 16 dragon puppets were used for the role of Vermithrax, each one made for different movements; flying, crawling, fire breathing etc.The film was also nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Once again, it lost to Raiders of the Lost Ark.Dragonslayer also marks the first time ILM's services were used for a film other than a Lucasfilm Ltd. production.In October 2003, Dragonslayer was released on DVD in the U.S. by Paramount Home Video.".
- Dragonslayer budget "1.8E7".
- Dragonslayer cinematography Derek_Vanlint.
- Dragonslayer director Matthew_Robbins_(screenwriter).
- Dragonslayer distributor Walt_Disney_Studios_Motion_Pictures.
- Dragonslayer gross "1.4110013E7".
- Dragonslayer language English_language.
- Dragonslayer musicComposer Alex_North.
- Dragonslayer producer Hal_Barwood.
- Dragonslayer producer Howard_W._Koch.
- Dragonslayer releaseDate "1981-06-26".
- Dragonslayer runtime "6480.0".
- Dragonslayer starring Caitlin_Clarke.
- Dragonslayer starring Chloe_Salaman.
- Dragonslayer starring Ian_McDiarmid.
- Dragonslayer starring John_Hallam.
- Dragonslayer starring Peter_Eyre.
- Dragonslayer starring Peter_MacNicol.
- Dragonslayer starring Ralph_Richardson.
- Dragonslayer starring Sydney_Bromley.
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- Dragonslayer writer Hal_Barwood.
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- Dragonslayer budget "1.8E7".
- Dragonslayer caption "Original 1981 theatrical poster by Jeff Jones".
- Dragonslayer cinematography Derek_Vanlint.
- Dragonslayer country "United States".
- Dragonslayer director Matthew_Robbins_(screenwriter).
- Dragonslayer distributor Walt_Disney_Studios_Motion_Pictures.
- Dragonslayer distributor "Paramount Pictures".
- Dragonslayer editing "Tony Lawson".
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- Dragonslayer gross "1.4110013E7".
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- Dragonslayer quote "Dragonslayer is a compelling and often brilliant fantasy film; it is also, however, a movie which is at odds with the normal internal structure of the typical "hero myth". It first tries hard to evoke a certain time and place and then tries just as hard to reject the necessary, and expected, limitations its particular setting and historical era impose. To put it bluntly, Dragonslayer is not content to conform to the strictures of the genre and to tell a rousing good story; it seeks, as well, to impose modern sensibilities on its medieval characters and plot- twentieth-century political, sociological, and religious sensibilities which only serve to dilute its particular strengths.".
- Dragonslayer released "1981-06-26".
- Dragonslayer runtime "6480.0".
- Dragonslayer source "— Von Gunden, Kenneth Flights of Fancy: The Great Fantasy Films, McFarland, 1989, ISBN 0-7864-1214-3".
- Dragonslayer starring Caitlin_Clarke.
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- Dragonslayer starring Ian_McDiarmid.
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- Dragonslayer starring Peter_MacNicol.
- Dragonslayer starring Ralph_Richardson.
- Dragonslayer starring Sydney_Bromley.
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- Dragonslayer writer "Hal Barwood".
- Dragonslayer writer "Matthew Robbins".
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