George and the Dragon (2004)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Tom Reeve

Writers:

Michael Burks (writer)
Tom Reeve (writer)

Release Date:

2004 (Russia)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

George left England as a Knight and soldier. He Came home a Dragonslayer... and a Legend.

Plot:

A knight returning from the Crusades takes on a dragon and becomes a legend.

Plot Keywords:

Dragon | Knight | Princess | Fight | Egg

Cast

James Purefoy	...	George
Piper Perabo	...	Princess Luma
Patrick Swayze	...	Garth
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Tarik
Bill Treacher	...	Elmendorf
Jean-Pierre Castaldi	...	Father Bernard
Rollo Weeks	...	Wryn
Paul Freeman	...	Sir Robert
Stefan Jürgens	...	Bulchar
Stefan Weinert	...	Mercenary #1
Phil McKee	...	McNally
Caroline Carver	...	Sister Angela
Simon Callow	...	King Edgar
Joan Plowright	...	Mother Superior
Carl Chase	...	Aard
Jamie Treacher	...	Captain D'Arcy
Bill Oddie	...	Odo
Peter McCabe	...	Grimley
Dean Gregory	...	Sneed
Bernd Pietsch	...	Man at bar
Chas Warlow	...	Soldier 1
Andreas Meidinger	...	Soldier 2
Jim Probyn	...	Crail Villager 1*
Thoralf Koegst	...	King's Knight
Leslie Woodhall	...	Executioner
Orhan Kümürcü	...	Mercenary 2
Lynne Roche	...	Crail village mother
Giles Deu	...	Crail village father
Margot Due	...	Crail Village Daughter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Alesi	...	2nd Cart Driver
Jason F. Burks	...	English Knight
Erkan Gündüz
Caroline Koch	...	Barmaid
Véronique Koch	...	Barmaid
Val Kilmer	...	El Cabillo (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Reeve

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Burks		writer
Tom Reeve		writer

Produced by
Adam Betteridge	....	executive producer
Michael Burks	....	executive producer
Michael Cowan	....	co-producer
Jan Fantl	....	co-producer
Frank Hübner	....	executive producer
Omar Kaczmarczyk	....	executive producer
Alex Marshall	....	executive producer
Todd Moyer	....	producer
Jason Piette	....	co-producer
David Rogers	....	executive producer
Jeremy Saunders	....	executive producer
Romain Schroeder	....	producer
Meinir Stoutt	....	line producer

Original Music by
Gast Waltzing

Cinematography by
Joost van Starrenburg

Film Editing by
Misch Bervard
Jonathan P. Shaw

Casting by
Monique Durlacher

Production Design by
Peter Powis

Art Direction by
Keith Slote

Set Decoration by
Colin Thurston

Costume Design by
Uli Simon

Makeup Department
René Jordan	....	hair stylist
René Jordan	....	makeup artist
Claudine Moureaud	....	assistant hair stylist
Claudine Moureaud	....	assistant makeup artist
Katja Reinert-Alexis	....	hair designer (as Katja Reinert)
Katja Reinert-Alexis	....	makeup designer (as Katja Reinert)
Frederic Roeser	....	trainee makeup artist
Leendert Van Nimwegen	....	hair designer
Leendert Van Nimwegen	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Romana Cisarova	....	production supervisor
Reinhild Gräber	....	production supervisor: ApolloMedia
Christopher P. Kibbey	....	post-production supervisor
Rudolf Kurz	....	production supervisor: ApolloMedia
Rozenn Le Pape	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ralph Eisenmann	....	second second assistant director
Sean Guest	....	first assistant director
James Haven	....	second assistant director
Stefan Magnusson	....	third assistant director
Jim Probyn	....	third assistant director
Emmet Walsh	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Klaus Bienen	....	propmaker
Manuel Demoulling	....	stand-by props
Annett 'Gogo' Golinski	....	set dresser
Svet Hrouchoff	....	additional property maker
Tim Ketzer	....	model maker
Pascale Michalski	....	propmaker
Stephanie Rass	....	model maker
Tiffany Rodenfels	....	dressing props
Colin Thurston	....	property master
Arturas Vaitulevicius	....	carpenter
Bruno Zenatello	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Sören Blüthgen	....	foley mixer: Dragon
Colin Cooper	....	adr recordist
Jo Fürst	....	foley artist
Alain Goniva	....	boom operator
Ulf Herrmann	....	sound recordist
Nigel Holland	....	supervising sound editor
Benjamin Rosenkind	....	sound re-recording mixer
Wilmont Schulze	....	foley artist
Guido Zettier	....	sound designer
Guido Zettier	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Chase	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Roland Goddijn	....	special effects technician
Diana Stiegler	....	model maker
Harrie Wiessenhaan	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Robert Castaneda	....	character animator
Neil Damman	....	titles
Philipp Danner	....	compositing artist: Das Werk
Philipp Eckel	....	shake assistant: das werk
Christian Faber	....	senior cgi artist
Richard Kidd	....	visual effects supervisor
Jim Livolsi	....	bidding producer: visual effects
Rolf Muetze	....	digital artist: das werk
Mark Norrie	....	visual effects artist: Boy Wonder FX
Navin Pinto	....	creature technical director: BoyWonder VFX
Henning Raedlein	....	visual effects producer
Jim Rothrock	....	look development technical director
Abraham Schneider	....	lead compositing artist: das werk
Erik Strauss	....	visual effects supervisor
Frank Wegerhoff	....	visual effects supervisor: das werk
Deborah Wiltman	....	digital compositor
Anthony Wonsoff	....	digital compositor
Kyle J. Healey	....	digital effects technician (uncredited)
Jesse Rapczak	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Nina Armstrong	....	stunts: horses
Samir Bezzah	....	stunts
Hélène Coker	....	stunts: horses
Nicolas de Pruyssenaere	....	stunts: mercenary
Arno Hazebroek	....	stunt performer
Christian Hebenstreit	....	stunts
Charles Jarman	....	stunt double: Michael Clarke Duncan
Thomas Junghans	....	stunts
Jens Peter Neuberth	....	stunts
Bernd Pietsch	....	stunts
Cedric Proust	....	stunts
Jörg Romankiewicz	....	stunts
Ron Sleeswijk	....	stunts
Mauro Ungredda	....	stunts
Olivier Vitrant	....	stunts
Vanessa Wieduwilt	....	stunts
Diana Wiersma	....	stunts
Rick Wiessenhaan	....	stunt coordinator
Ben Wright	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Benny Ashoff	....	assistant camera
Riccardo Besantini	....	assistant camera
Alessandro Bolognesi	....	Steadicam operator
Alessandro Bolognesi	....	camera operator
Mathilde Bouts	....	assistant camera
Mathilde Bouts	....	clapper loader
Etienne Braun	....	still photographer
Gilbert Degrand	....	best boy
Réginald Desy	....	grip
Kevin Dresse	....	electrician
Mick Durlacher	....	gaffer
Témoudjine Janssens	....	grip
Graham Johnston	....	focus puller: third camera
Mario Matic	....	grip
Nunes Neto Ornei	....	grip
Clayton Ramsey	....	grip
Mike Roberts	....	video assist operator
Jean-François Roqueplo	....	key grip
Théodore Theodorides	....	clapper loader
Carlo Thiel	....	camera operator
Joe Tolen	....	electrician
Wolfgang Wesemann	....	assistant camera
Eric Wobma	....	chief lighting technician

Animation Department
Paul Wood	....	supervising animator

Casting Department
Katja Wolf	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Magdalena Marczynska	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Christopher Berg	....	telecine assistant
Damon Fecht	....	assistant editor: United States
Eric Seaburn	....	assistant editor
Jean-Luc Simon	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Mikael Carlsson	....	executive soundtrack producer
Brian W. Jennings	....	music editor
Michael Lloyd	....	music supervisor
Steven Reinecke	....	additional orchestrator
Gast Waltzing	....	conductor
Gast Waltzing	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Svet Hrouchoff	....	additional driver
Igor Pecirep	....	driver: Michael Clarke Duncan
Gary Sharp	....	driver: cast
Frank Whiteley	....	driver
Kevan Willis	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Shirine Best	....	development assistant: UK
Richard Bonehill	....	assistant sword master
Pascal Charlier	....	location manager
Tilly Creswell	....	additional script supervisor
Kirsten Ferwerda	....	production secretary
Kristjan Hardarson	....	assistant accountant
Mel Hider	....	assistant: Mr. Cowan and Mr. Piette
William Hobbs	....	fight arranger
Jolantha Jeserick	....	assistant accountant
Véronique Koch	....	stand-in: Princess Lunna
Joe Kotroczo	....	facilities assistant
Joe Kotroczo	....	location assistant
Emily Kyriakides	....	assistant to producer: UK
Annick Lockman	....	assistant production coordinator
Sheila McNaught	....	script supervisor
Philip James Morgan	....	location manager: France
Éric Philippe	....	location assistant: France
Penelope Robinson	....	production accountant
Lucy Shuttleworth	....	development executive: UK
Sophie Treacher	....	production coordinator
Stephane Wasila	....	assistant location manager
Susan Weeks	....	set tutor
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

Production Companies

• ApolloMedia
• Carousel Picture Company, The
• Ravenhouse Entertainment

Distributors

• Filmax S.A. (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Gussi Artecinema (2005) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Mediafilm (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Pro Films (2006) (Bulgaria) (theatrical)
• ProRom-Romania Film (2004) (Romania) (theatrical)
• American World Pictures (AWP) (2006) (USA) (all media)
• Central Partnership (Russia)
• First Look International
• Imagem Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Quasar Films (Argentina)
• Soyuz (2004) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• Cine Image Film Opticals (main and end titles) (digital effects) (opticals)

Other Companies

• Bollux  film stock provided by
• Bollux  grip rental company
• Film & Television Facilities  facility vehicles
• Location Consulting & Facilities  facilities vehicles
• MovieScore Media  soundtrack
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Also Known As:

Dragon Sword (USA) (TV title)
George & the Dragon (USA) (alternative spelling)
George und das Ei des Drachen (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence.

Runtime:

Brazil:93 min

Country:

USA | Germany | UK

Language:

English | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R (TV rating) | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Carousel Picture Company, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Company:

ApolloMedia

Trivia:

Val Kilmer's cameo was filmed while on break from the Mindhunters (2004) shoot.

Quotes:

Garth: And you - get me another roll of licorice!

Movie Connections:

References Jurassic Park (1993)

The return of comedic Fantasy

I saw the world premiere of George and the Dragon at Cinenygma, Luxembourg International Film Festival. Despite problems encountered during the production and even more so during post-production, the film will now be released. After the opening minutes of "George", it should be clear to anybody that it is time to cast aside expectations of seeing LotR's little brother, the skateboarding monk reveals that this film does not take itself seriously at all or does it just emulate a certain elf surfing shields? The film thrives on the performances of its main cast and possesses a simply but entertaining plotline. The quirky humour that springs up every now and then reminds one of "Willow" and "Army of Darkness" but does not harm as much as entertain. 7/10