The Christmas Dragon

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The Christmas Dragon
Directed byJohn Lyde
Screenplay by
  • Shylah Addante
  • David Addante
Story byJohn Lyde
Produced by
  • Jennifer Griffin
  • John Lyde
Starring
CinematographyJohn Lyde
Edited byJohn Lyde
Music byJames Schafer
Production
companies
  • Arrowstorm Entertainment
  • Mainstay Productions
Distributed byExcel Entertainment
Release date
  • November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Christmas Dragon is a 2014 American family film directed by John Lyde.

Contents

Plot

Ayden, an orphan in Medieval Europe who lost her parents to a dragon, receives a magic crystal from a dying elf to bring back Christmas from becoming a fading memory. She and the other orphans alongside wayward adult Airk must go to the North to meet Father Christmas. [1] [2]

Cast

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the film one star. [3]

Stormoen won the Best Supporting Actor category at the Utah Film Awards the next year. [4]

Legacy

It was featured as the final episode of the 13th season of the cult science fiction series Mystery Science Theater 3000 . [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. Salt Lake City Weekly
  2. Theatrical Trailer on Arrowstorm Entertainment's official YouTube channel
  3. Common Sense Media
  4. "Utah Film Festival winners 2015". theutahfilmawards.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23.
  5. Haas, Shawnee (November 26, 2021). "'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Unveils All 13 Movies for New Season". Collider. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
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