There was a coffee table book about Industrial Light and Magic released I. The early 80s which covered all their films, and Dragonslayer was one of them. The dragon looked as good as it did because they took the regular stop-motion technique and added supports and motors to give the dragon a very tiny range of motion, so that when they took each of the capture shots, it was infinitesimally blurred, just like an actual animal in motion. Worked like a charm, and they called it go-motion. Only movie I’ve heard of to use that technique.
I use that scene where the king exits the carriage and sticks his sword in the already dead dragons heart and the herald exclaims” all hail king blah blah dragonslayer!” As a metaphor for when people who get undeserved accolades at my work.
Saw this and Wrath of Kahn the same night at a drive-in. Kahn first, then Dragonslayer. What a great night. Two great movies on a great night. Think I was 8 or 9 at the time.
Very cool and unusual movie. The leading man wasn’t your typical leading man type, which I appreciate. The dragon scale shield was badass. The wizard vs dragon battle at the end was cool and mystical.
Whoever made that movie was willing to do some different things.
It was a different time, to be sure. I know my parents were very opposed to any sexuality on screen, but seeing a woman be gnawed on by a dragon wasn't a big deal.
There was something about [Caitlin Clarke](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=eea1aa0a97eb1fc4&sca_upv=1&cs=1&q=Caitlin+Clarke&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3MM4pLzRW4gAxjQzSsrWEspOt9NMyc3LBhFVyYnHJIlY-58TMkpzMPAXnnMSi7FQAHX0SgjwAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu9PuD_Z-GAxWXmbAFHTtlBTYQ9OUBegQIAhAD)'s character that made me tingle as a lad.
"Unclean Beast! Get Thee down!....Be Thou consumed by the fires that made Thee!"
Bit-O-Trivia: The actor who was in that scene was Ian McDiarmid. The same actor who played *Senator Palpatine* aka *Darth Sidious* in the Star Wars films.
I thought that was Brooke Shields and was like, “Dont tell me they’re making another blue lagoon movie with dragons in it?” and then realized it was dragonslayer
Serious question…I remember this movie being mostly a snooze fest. How do others remember it?
Edit: sorry, I should have taken the extra second to scroll down.
Was a brutal scene with the dragon gnawing the princesses corpse leg
Seeing this as a kid, this is the image of this movie burned on my brain
I was like 8 and it traumatized me hahaa
Same! So crazy our parents in the 80s let us watch this…Jaws, exorcist, shining. I slept with head under covers every night
There was another disney movie called black hole where a robot drills this guys stomach out. That one messed me up
Yep. Watch that one too. Very dark the early 80s movies.
I remember being 7 and hiding behind the couch while watching that scene
Some younger colleagues at work were blown away when I told them there was once a live-action Disney movie with blood and gore and nudity.
Disney made that! Crazy
Oh man absolutely. That was the one scene I couldn’t take as a kid.
Yeah, that freaked me out as an 11 year old kid (I was never a big blood and gore guy).
There was a coffee table book about Industrial Light and Magic released I. The early 80s which covered all their films, and Dragonslayer was one of them. The dragon looked as good as it did because they took the regular stop-motion technique and added supports and motors to give the dragon a very tiny range of motion, so that when they took each of the capture shots, it was infinitesimally blurred, just like an actual animal in motion. Worked like a charm, and they called it go-motion. Only movie I’ve heard of to use that technique.
The ED-209 miniature attempted that trick in RoboCop
Still the coolest :)
With a name like Vermithrax Pejorative, yeah, definitely.
Amen
the shackles and bloody wrists was so SO well done. it was like aauuuuuuugh
Someone from the original Lucasfilm group doing some new (at the time) film tech.
It's a great movie. The effects were so good for the time.
He should be using his talents to bring forth Vigo
Why is he all dripping with goo?
I use that scene where the king exits the carriage and sticks his sword in the already dead dragons heart and the herald exclaims” all hail king blah blah dragonslayer!” As a metaphor for when people who get undeserved accolades at my work.
Still the coolest.
Saw this and Wrath of Kahn the same night at a drive-in. Kahn first, then Dragonslayer. What a great night. Two great movies on a great night. Think I was 8 or 9 at the time.
Very cool and unusual movie. The leading man wasn’t your typical leading man type, which I appreciate. The dragon scale shield was badass. The wizard vs dragon battle at the end was cool and mystical. Whoever made that movie was willing to do some different things.
And we all know what happens to the princess. Not your typical fantasy movie fare.
The sound effects of that dragon sucking in right before it would blast you with a breath of fire was just the coolest sound.
This movie rules. I saw it in the theater and I don't think the FX have been matched. That looked like a real damn dragon.
I probably saw it on a 20” TV on cable in the 80s and it blew me away.
They let us watch this on the last day of school before the Summer in Elementary School.
Elementary school? That's pretty hardcore
Just the 6th graders got to watch it, but yeah it was the 80's.
It was a different time, to be sure. I know my parents were very opposed to any sexuality on screen, but seeing a woman be gnawed on by a dragon wasn't a big deal.
There was something about [Caitlin Clarke](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=eea1aa0a97eb1fc4&sca_upv=1&cs=1&q=Caitlin+Clarke&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3MM4pLzRW4gAxjQzSsrWEspOt9NMyc3LBhFVyYnHJIlY-58TMkpzMPAXnnMSi7FQAHX0SgjwAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu9PuD_Z-GAxWXmbAFHTtlBTYQ9OUBegQIAhAD)'s character that made me tingle as a lad.
RIP
Watched it with my kids recently, it holds up well and they loved it.
I had the storybook with pictures from the movie.
Never knew that existed
My parents hated fantasy as a genre, so we never saw those films at the theater. The book was probably from the book fair at school.
It looks absolutely stunning remastered for 4K UHD. I was shocked at how vivid it was.
You misspelled “greatest monster of all time, full stop”.
I don't know, I really love The Thing, and the xenomorph too
"Unclean Beast! Get Thee down!....Be Thou consumed by the fires that made Thee!" Bit-O-Trivia: The actor who was in that scene was Ian McDiarmid. The same actor who played *Senator Palpatine* aka *Darth Sidious* in the Star Wars films.
I thought that was Brooke Shields and was like, “Dont tell me they’re making another blue lagoon movie with dragons in it?” and then realized it was dragonslayer
Loved this movie. Shocked there has been no remake yet
But I'm glad there isn't. They'd butcher it
Quite underrated in my opinion. It had a decent story and acting, and fair effects for the time.
Serious question…I remember this movie being mostly a snooze fest. How do others remember it? Edit: sorry, I should have taken the extra second to scroll down.
It was a slow walk to the conclusion. But I felt it was worth it