Dungeons & Dragons (2000)

Profion, a tyrant attempts to overthrow a peaceful kingdom ruled by a tough empress.

Director:

Courtney Solomon

Writers:

Topper Lilien, Carroll Cartwright,

Stars:

Jeremy Irons, Bruce Payne, Justin Whalin

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Irons	...	Profion
Bruce Payne	...	Damodar
Justin Whalin	...	Ridley Freeborn
Marlon Wayans	...	Snails
Robert Miano	...	Azmath
Tomas Havrlik	...	Mage
Thora Birch	...	Empress Savina
Edward Jewesbury	...	Vildan Vildir
Zoe McLellan	...	Marina Pretensa
Lee Arenberg	...	Elwood Gutworthy
Kristen Wilson	...	Norda
Martin Astles	...	Orc #1
Matthew O'Toole	...	Orcs
David O'Kelly	...	Three Eyes
Richard O'Brien	...	Xilus

Storyline

The Empire of Izmer has long been a divided land. The Mages - an elite group of magic-users - rule whilst the lowly commoners are powerless. Izmer's young Empress, Savina, wants equality and prosperity for all, but the evil Mage Profion is plotting to depose her and establish his own rule. The Empress possesses a scepter which controls Izmer's Golden Dragons. To challenge her rule, Profion must have the scepter, and tricks the Council of Mages into believing Savina is unfit to hold it. Knowing that Profion will bring death and destruction to Izmer, Savina must find the legendary Rod of Savrille, a mythical rod that has the power to control Red Dragons, a species even mightier than the Gold. Enter two thieves, Ridley and Snails, who unwittingly become instrumental in Savina's search for the Rod. Joined by a feisty Dwarf named Elwood, and helped by the Empress's expert tracker, the Elf Norda, the young heroes go in search of the Rod of Savrille. From the deadly maze of the Thieves Guild...

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Plot Keywords:

scepter | empress | empire | mage | dragon | 

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Taglines:

It's no game!

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy | Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for fantasy action violence

Details

Official Sites:

New Line WOTC site, with synopsis and bios

Country:

USA Czech Republic

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Calabozos y dragones

Filming Locations:

Kutná Hora, Stredoceský, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£405,669 (UK) (16 February 2001)

Gross:

ESP 339,664,113 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Behaviour Worldwide, MDP Worldwide, Silver Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Courtney Solomon only intended to produce the film originally. However, TSR head Lorraine Williams vetoed every one of his choices (one of which was Francis Ford Coppola) and forced Solomon to direct the film since he held the rights.

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Goofs

Norda's armour changes sizes and shape from scene to scene.

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Quotes

Profion: Not so talented eh, Mr Ridley!

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Crazy Credits

No dragons or other animals were hurt or injured during the filming of this motion picture.

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Critic: Suburban Knights: Part VII (2011)

User Reviews

Surprising! Surprisingly bad, that is.

For me, enjoying a movie can be achieved by properly managing expectations; if I expect Shakespeare, and I see Shakespeare I'm happy. Now, don't get me wrong - I liked Army of Darkness, like the rest of you. If I expect to see a dumb, camp, action flick and I see a dumb, camp, action-fest, I'm happy. With the D&D movie, I expected a dumb, camp, action flick, and I received something that was so unexpectedly foul that it caused me to write the world about it. How did this movie even get made? Now, I play D&D ( admit it, y'all do too ) so don't fault me for 'not understanding the genre'. The movie had too many characters, some of which disappear inexplicably during the course of the movie. The plot made no sense; the twists at the end came from nowhere. And don't get me started on Marlon Wayans's character - you mean to tell me that in the fantasy world of D&D, a black man can't get a role other than the Black Buddy Cop stereotype?

Pure crap, plain and simple.