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Overview
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Release Date:
12 July 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
Fight Fire With Fire more
Plot:
A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting fire to everything, establishing dominance over the planet. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Nakata Wrings The Voice From The Stone
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Guillermo del Toro Discusses 'Hobbit' Films; Creatures
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(From EmpireOnline. 6 November 2009, 5:24 AM, PST)
Guillermo del Toro Discusses 'Hobbit' Films; Creatures
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User Comments:
Silly but entertaining b-grade post-apocalyptic thriller.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christian Bale | ... | Quinn Abercromby |
 | Matthew McConaughey | ... | Denton Van Zan |
 | Izabella Scorupco | ... | Alex Jensen |
 | Gerard Butler | ... | Creedy |
 | Scott Moutter | ... | Jared Wilke (as Scott James Moutter) |
| David Kennedy | ... | Eddie Stax |
 | Alexander Siddig | ... | Ajay |
| Ned Dennehy | ... | Barlow |
 | Rory Keenan | ... | Devon |
 | Terence Maynard | ... | Gideon |
 | Doug Cockle | ... | Goosh |
 | Randall Carlton | ... | Burke (Tito) |
| Chris Kelly | ... | Mead |
| Ben Thornton | ... | Young Quinn |
| Alice Krige | ... | Karen Abercromby |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense action violence.
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Runtime:
101 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Netherlands:12 |
Malaysia:U |
Iceland:12 |
South Korea:12 |
New Zealand:M |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #39148) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Denmark:11 |
Finland:K-11 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Japan:R |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:12 |
Canada:PG
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The method by which the dragons expel fire was inspired by two actual animals; the spitting cobra and bombardier beetle.
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Goofs:
Errors in geography: It is impossible to "stay tight to the cliffs" all the way from Northumbria and London: East Anglia and the Thames basin are flat.
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Quotes:
[referring to the dragons]
Denton Van Zan 'Dragon Slayer': Ever see a male?
Quinn Abercromby: When I'm running for my life I generally don't look back at the plumbing.
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Denton Van Zan 'Dragon Slayer': Ever see a male?
Quinn Abercromby: When I'm running for my life I generally don't look back at the plumbing.
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Movie Connections:
References The Terminator (1984)
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Soundtrack:
Interlude 1
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Seems like I'm in a minority enjoying this one! It amazes me that so many people are quick to put the boot in to this (admittedly) silly but entertaining b-grade post-apocalyptic thriller yet line up to watch the absolutely awful and overblown Star Wars movies. Yes, I said b-grade, because despite the budget being close to $100 million, that's exactly what it is, a b-grade sci fi movie, no more, no less. Fans of Roy Ward Baker's 'Quatermass and the Pit', Larry Cohen's 'Q: The Winged Serpent' and Tobe Hooper's 'Lifeforce', all of which 'Reign Of Fire' reminded me of at various points, will enjoy this one more than the Blockbuster crowd. Christian Bale ('American Psycho') and Matthew McConaughey ('Frailty') are both pretty good as the leader of an underground community and a hardass military man respectively, who both have different approaches to their shared problem - the ongoing threat of dragon attacks. Yes, in this future dragons are real and have devastated the world, and only a handful of human survivors exist. Once you can accept that premise, and some of the "scientific" explanations for the why and wherefores of the dragons, you're in for a wild ride. No-one's gonna argue this is a great movie, but it's a lot of fun, and I recommend it, especially with beer and pizza.