Synopsis
The sorcerer and his apprentice Galen are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom.
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Cast
- Peter MacNicolGalen
- Caitlin ClarkeValerian
- Ralph RichardsonUlrich
- John HallamTyrian
- Peter EyreCasiodorus Rex
- Albert SalmiGreil
- Sydney BromleyHodge
- Chloe SalamanPrincess Elspeth
- Emrys JamesValerian's Father
- Roger KempHorsrik
Recommendations
- 80
Empire
An unknown treasure of a fantasy film and well worth a look for fans of the genre. - 80
Film Threat
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. - 80
Chicago Reader
The film excels as a visual exercise, as a study in adolescent psychology, and even as astute political analysis (it's the dragon who holds the fiefdom together). - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The scenes involving the dragon are first-rate. The beast is one of the meanest, ugliest, most reprehensible creatures I've ever seen in a film, and when it breathes flames it looks like it's really breathing flames. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
The giant computerized dragon alone is worth viewing. But Dragonslayer profits from spirited direction and camera work plus the expert Richardson at its nucleus. - 70
The New York Times
Dragonslayer has pacing problems, and its special effects tend to be more overpowering than helpful. But it also has a sweetness and conviction that amount to a kind of magic. - 70
Time
This movie has two big things going for it—the dragon and the man who masterminds its slaying. - 50
Time Out
Verges on the nasty for the nippers; sails close to déjà vu for fantasy fans; fated, probably, to damnation by faint praise.
