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Dragonworld | |
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Directed by | Ted Nicolaou |
Written by | Suzanne Glazener Naha Ted Nicolaou |
Produced by | Albert Band Charles Band |
Starring | Sam Mackenzie Courtland Mead Janet Henfrey |
Cinematography | Alan M. Trow |
Edited by | D. Brett Schramm |
Music by | Richard Band |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Home Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Countries | United States United Kingdom Romania |
Language | English |
Dragonworld is a 1994 American direct-to-video family fantasy film directed by Ted Nicolaou. It is the third film to be released by Moonbeam Entertainment, the family video division of Full Moon Entertainment.
Set in modern times, a young five-year-old boy named Johnny McGowan travels to Scotland to live at his grandfather's castle after he loses both his parents in a traffic collision. At the magical wish tree on his grandfather's estate, he conjures up a friend, which is a baby dragon whom he nicknames "Yowler". They grow up together as 15 years go by. In that time, his grandfather passes away and Yowler has grown to full size. One day after the years go by, documentary filmmaker Bob Armstrong, his daughter Beth, and his pilot Brownie McGee stumble upon Yowler. Eager for fame and money, Bob convinces John to "rent" Yowler to local corrupt businessman, Lester McIntyre. John, who is coerced in part by the offer to have the mounting taxes on the castle paid off, allows Lester to take Yowler in. He does so also partly because of his growing interest in Beth. Yowler is miserable and harassed in the new amusement park built for him, and when it becomes clear that McIntyre has duped them in order to exploit Yowler, John and his new friends take action.
Dragonworld: Soundtrack | |
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Film score (Digital download)/Audio CDby | |
Released | June 12, 2012 |
Length | 60:32 |
Label | Intrada |
All music is composed by Richard Band
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Main Title" | 2:39 |
2. | "Grandpa's Legend" | 6:59 |
3. | "Mrs. Cosgrove" | 2:03 |
4. | "Behold The Manor" | 5:34 |
5. | "Baby What?" | 0:54 |
6. | "Dad's Old Room" | 3:18 |
7. | "The Envelope For Taxes" | 0:55 |
8. | "They Land" | 4:10 |
9. | "Bagpipes And Gravesite" | 3:20 |
10. | "Baby Dragon" | 2:20 |
11. | "Showtime" | 6:50 |
12. | "Yowler Goes Ape" | 2:49 |
13. | "Getting Yowler Back" | 10:39 |
14. | "All Is Well" | 8:06 |
Total length: | 60:32 |
Haddon Hall and Manorbier Castle were used as locations during filming. Llangollen railway station was used as the Scottish station where the youngster first meets his grandfather.[ citation needed ]
The film was released directly to videocassette and LaserDisc in 1994 by Paramount Home Video. It was re-issued on VHS in 1996, under the Paramount Family Favorites label. The film has been seen on DVD releases in Australia and Germany. It was officially released on DVD and Blu-Ray by Full Moon Features on February 8, 2022 in North America. [2]
A sequel to the film, Dragonworld: The Legend Continues , was released directly to video in 1999, although filmed in 1996. The film bears little relation to the first film and has received mainly negative reviews from critics.
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