Reign of Fire (2002)

Director:

Rob Bowman

Writers (WGA):

Gregg Chabot (story) &
Kevin Peterka (story) ...
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Release Date:

12 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Fight Fire With Fire

Plot:

A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting fire to everything, establishing dominance over the planet.

Plot Keywords:

Beast | Dragon | Fire Breathing | Fire | American

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

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
Malcolm Douglas	...	Stuart
Dessie Gallagher	...	Jess
Martin Linnane	...	Mole #1
Denis Conway	...	Mole #2
Duncan Keegan	...	Michael
Laura Pyper	...	Lin
Berts Folan	...	Construction Worker #1 (as Bernard Berts Folan)
Brian McGuinness	...	Construction Worker #2
Barry Barnes	...	Construction Worker #3
David Herlihy	...	Oliver
Gerry O'Brien	...	Jerry
Patrick Foy	...	Paddy (as Paddy Foy)
Anne Maria McAuley	...	Rose
Maree Duffy	...	Rachel
Alex Meacock	...	Alvarez
David Garrick	...	Jefferson
Andy Godbold	...	Piscatella
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sebastian Siegel	...	Jefferson (uncredited)

Directed by
Rob Bowman

Writing credits (WGA)
Gregg Chabot		(story) &
Kevin Peterka		(story)
Gregg Chabot		(screenplay) &
Kevin Peterka		(screenplay) and
Matt Greenberg		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Chris Chrisafis	....	co-producer
Ned Dowd	....	line producer
Derek Evans	....	co-producer
James Flynn	....	co-producer
Jonathan Glickman	....	executive producer
Bruce Moriarty	....	associate producer
Morgan O'Sullivan	....	co-producer
Douglas A. Raine	....	line producer
Rebekah Rudd	....	co-producer
Dean Zanuck	....	co-producer
Lili Fini Zanuck	....	producer
Richard D. Zanuck	....	producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur
Brad Wagner

Cinematography by
Adrian Biddle		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Declan McGrath
Thom Noble

Casting by
Priscilla John
Marcia Ross

Production Design by
Wolf Kroeger

Art Direction by
Ian Bailie
Jonathan McKinstry		(supervising art director)
Alan Tomkins
Justin Warburton-Brown

Set Decoration by
Simon Wakefield

Costume Design by
Joan Bergin

Makeup Department
Martina Byrne	....	crowd makeup artist
Dee Corcoran	....	chief hair stylist
Lynn Johnson	....	makeup artist
Clare Lambe	....	assistant makeup artist
Ailbhe Lemass	....	makeup designer
Kevin Murnane	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert Trenton	....	sculptor

Production Management
Mary Alleguen	....	unit production manager
Stewart Bethune	....	production manager: Canada
Jane McNally	....	production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keith Barry	....	trainee assistant director
Misha Bukowski	....	dgc trainee assistant director
Enda Doherty	....	trainee assistant director
Catherine Dunne	....	first assistant director: second unit
Nick Gillard	....	second unit director
Sean Griffin	....	trainee assistant director: dailies
Ray Kenny	....	daily assistant director
Raymond Kirk	....	assistant director
Owen Magee	....	trainee assistant director
Josh McLaglen	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Tara McNamee	....	assistant director
Bruce Moriarty	....	first assistant director
Brian 'Joker' Mulvey	....	third assistant director: second aerial unit
Hannah Quinn	....	second assistant director: additional shooting
Karen Richards	....	second assistant director
Nick Thomas	....	trainee assistant director
Jonathan Watson	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Eoin Bailey	....	stagehand
Graeme Bird	....	model maker
Julie Busher	....	assistant art director
Antonio Calvo-Dominguez	....	junior draughtsman
June Connon	....	chargehand standby props
Robert Consing	....	storyboard artist
Keith Cullen	....	props
Cos Egan	....	props
Eoin Egan	....	props
Gabriel Hardman	....	storyboard artist
Alan Harvey	....	props
Darren Hayward	....	supervising carpenter
Michael Higgins	....	art department assistant
Jonathan Houlding	....	draftsman
Gavin Jones	....	model maker
Sinead Kavanagh	....	assistant art department coordinator
Darren Kearney	....	painter
Stuart Kearns	....	assistant art director
Rory Kelleher	....	graphic designer
Chan Kin	....	props
Dave Kinsella	....	dressing props
Rene Knol	....	dressing props
Jennifer N. MacLeod	....	art department coordinator: Los Angeles
Nicky MacManus	....	assistant construction manager
Kate McColgan	....	art department coordinator
Paul McDonnell	....	props
Iain McFadyen	....	draughtsman
Drew Meldon	....	rigger
Dave Midson	....	assistant property master
Philip Murphy	....	props
Dennis Murray	....	head plasterer
Tony Nicholson Jr.	....	chargehand dressing propsman
Edwin Ryan	....	sculptor
William Simpson	....	illustrator
Tom Still	....	set designer
Andy Thomson	....	assistant art director
Simon Wakefield	....	set designer
Trinita Waller	....	property master: Canada
Martin Hayes	....	assistant construction manager (uncredited)
Lyndon Johnston	....	stand-by props (uncredited)
Thomas Jones	....	foam technician (uncredited)
Jacques Rey	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Darren Brisker	....	production sound mixer: Canada
Michelle Cunniffe	....	foley recording mixer
Patrick Dodd	....	supervising sound editor
Caoimhe Doyle	....	foley artist
Andrew Felton	....	sound trainee
Kieran Horgan	....	sound mixer
Craig Irving	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Kohler	....	dubbing recordist
Conor O'Toole	....	sound mixer: second unit
Jon Olive	....	sound effects editor
Noel Quinn	....	boom operator
Gerard Roche	....	adr mixer
Leslie Shatz	....	sound designer
Steve Single	....	sound re-recording mixer
Wendy Czajkowsky	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Ann Scibelli	....	sound designer (uncredited)
Don White	....	foley recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Caimin Bourne	....	special effects technician
Paul Brady	....	special effects technician
Aidan Byrne	....	senior special effects technician
Brendan Byrne	....	pyrotechnician
Kevin Byrne	....	special effects coordinator
Paul Byrne	....	special effects technician
Eric Coon	....	miniatures
Jeffrey Cupernell	....	model maker
Karl Derrick	....	special effects
Gerry P. Farrell	....	special effects technician
Chris Fitzgerald	....	sculptor
Dan Frye	....	special effects mold maker: ART EM
David Gauthier	....	special effects supervisor
Mark Hawker	....	special effects technician: The Secret Lab
Sean Hedges-Quinn	....	creature sculptor
Rick Jotle	....	special effects: equipment
Boyd Lacosse	....	special effects foreman: The Secret Lab
Boyd Lacosse	....	special effects supervisor: The Secret Lab
Chris Martin	....	special effects
Doug McCarthy	....	special effects
David McGeary	....	special effects technician
Jim McPherson	....	sculptor
Kevin Nolan	....	senior special effects technician
Jak Osmond	....	special effects foreman
Pat Redmond	....	special effects technician
W.A. Andrew Sculthorp	....	special effects foreman
Russell Shinkle	....	model fabrication: Film Illusions
Christopher A. Suarez	....	special effects technician
Patrick Taylor	....	special effects technician
Neil Toddy Todd	....	special effects technician
Mark Vanstone	....	special effects technician
Michael S. Vincent	....	special effects technician
Mark Yuricich	....	special effects foreman: The Secret Lab

Visual Effects by
Jon Aghassian	....	tracking supervisor
Frank Annunziata	....	associate production coordinator: The Secret Lab
Arthur Argote	....	digital compositor
Alec Bartsch	....	visual effects
Allen Battino	....	art director
Anders J.L. Beer	....	digital artist
James Colby Bette	....	visual effects
Allen Blaisdell	....	on-set matchmover
David Booth	....	film scanning and recording
Barbara A. Bordo	....	digital paint & roto artist
Marc Canas	....	scanning/recording
Camille Cellucci	....	visual effects producer
D. Wallace Colvard	....	digital artist
John Cornejo	....	digital compositor: Walt Disney Feature Animation
James Coulter	....	digital artist: Digital Dimension
Christine Cram	....	digital artist
Doug Cram	....	digital artist
Jason Crosby	....	digital artist: Digital Dimension
Patrick Dalton	....	visual effects artist
Michael Daugherty	....	effects animator
Paolo deGuzman	....	digital artist
Dan Deleeuw	....	co-visual effects supervisor
Lino DiSalvo	....	animator
Rob Dressel	....	creature supervisor
Hank Driskill	....	technical supervisor
David Eberle	....	technology support
Robert Falco	....	technical director
Louis Flores	....	digital effects artist
Kevin Geiger	....	digital artist
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension
Lisa Goldberg	....	associate visual effects producer
Kyle J. Healey	....	art/previs: TSL
Richard R. Hoover	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Hopper	....	visual effects
Sandy Houston	....	2D paint and roto supervisor
John Huikku	....	digital compositor: Disney's The Secret Lab
Sean Jenkins	....	effects animator
Ardie Johnson	....	lead character modeler
Blaine Kennison	....	compositing supervisor
Martin Allan Kloner	....	visual effects editor
Marta Knudsen	....	texture painter: The Secret Lab
Eric Krogh	....	model maker
Michael Kuehn	....	technical director
Ryan Leasher	....	lighting artist
Kevin Lee	....	visual effects animator
Li-Ming 'Lawrence' Lee	....	visual effects animator
Mark Lefitz	....	technical director
C.J. LePage	....	render i/o administrator
Dan Levitan	....	compositing supervisor
Adolph Lusinsky	....	CG supervisor
Alex Mark	....	character animator (as Alexander Mark)
Michael Martines	....	technical support
Victor James Martinez	....	digital set designer: miniatures/digital modeling/rapid prototyping
Rodney J. McFall	....	visual effects animator
Dara McGarry	....	technical support
Dennis McHugh	....	visual effects gaffer
Colman McMahon	....	physical production manager: TSL
Mike Meaker	....	creature designer
Mike Meaker	....	visual effects art director
Robert L. Miles	....	lighting artist
Michael Miller	....	digital compositor
Justin Mitchell	....	digital artist
Jerome Morin	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
John Murrah	....	digital effects supervisor
Jimmie Nelson	....	render I/O administrator
Kim O'Donnell	....	digital artist
Jeff Olm	....	digital compositor
Sam Page	....	digital draftsperson
Alan A. Patel	....	render I/O
Amy Pawlowski	....	visual effects editor
Eric Pender	....	effects animator: The Secret Lab
Amy Pfaffinger	....	digital compositor
Jason Piccioni	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Winston Quitasol	....	digital compositor
Robert Rosenblum	....	digital effects artist
Chris Rosewarne	....	dragon prop maker
Penny Runge	....	visual effects plate coordinator
Penny Runge	....	visual effects production manager
Merrick Rustia	....	lighter
John Damien Ryan	....	assistant visual effects editor
Atsushi Sato	....	lead animator
Wally Schaab	....	CG lighting artist
Scott Schneider	....	miniature crew chief
Marc Scott	....	lead compositor
Yuriko Senoo	....	animator
Mark Siegel	....	lighting and texture artist
Brad Smith	....	render I/O administrator
Marion Spates	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Kee Nam Suong	....	digital effects artist
Patrick Taylor	....	lead character rigger
Bryan Thombs	....	3D lead artist: title sequence
Katie Tucker-Fico	....	digital compositor (as Katie Tucker)
Erich Turner	....	visual effects
Renée Tymn	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Renee Chamblin)
Renée Tymn	....	visual effects artist: Cinesite (as Renee Chamblin)
Leandro Visconti	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
David Wainstain	....	digital artist: effects animator
Makul Wigert	....	digital efx producer
Paul Wood	....	character animator
Dean Wright	....	visual effects executive producer
Steve Yamamoto	....	previsualization artist/animator
Simon Yuen	....	digital effects animator
Edward Derian Boyke	....	render I/O administrator (uncredited)
Bryce Brecheisen	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Christian M. Elsensohn	....	render I/O administrator: Disney/TSL (uncredited)
Kama Moiha	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jeff Pyle	....	modelmaker (uncredited)
Jeff Sadler	....	technical support (uncredited)
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects associate producer (uncredited)
Tracy Takahashi	....	visual effects associate producer (uncredited)

Stunts
George Cottle	....	stunts
Kelly Dent	....	stunt double: Isabella Scorupco
Kelly Dent	....	stunts
Ben Dimmock	....	stunts
Neil Finnighan	....	stunts
David Garrick	....	stunt artist: Jefferson
Nick Gillard	....	stunt coordinator
Andy Godbold	....	stunt artist: Piscatella (as Andy Goobold)
Nic Goodey	....	stunts
Rob Inch	....	stunts
Rowley Irlam	....	stunts
Morgan Johnson	....	stunts (as Morgan Johnston)
Alex Meacock	....	stunt artist: Alvarez
Giedrius Nagys	....	stunt double
Robert O'Brien	....	stunts
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunts
Justin Pearson	....	stunts
Bean Peel	....	stunts (as Lucinda Peel)
Dominic Preece	....	stunts (as Domonic Preece)
Gary Robinson	....	stunts (as Gareth Robinson)
C.C. Smiff	....	stunts (as CC Smiff)
Anna Stuart	....	stunts
Alan Walsh	....	stunt double
Alan Walsh	....	stunts
James Bamford	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Joss Gower	....	stunt double: Christian Bale (uncredited)
Rob Inch	....	stunt double: Christian Bale (uncredited)
Mark Norby	....	stunt double: Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
Donal O'Farrell	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Philippe Zone	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Baker	....	Steadicam operator
Simon Baker	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Ciarán Barry	....	camera operator: second unit
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial first assistant camera
Alan Butler	....	assistant camera
Sean Cahill	....	electrician
Steve Casey	....	electrician
Hugh-Thomas Cavanagh	....	electrician: practicals
Gary Colkett	....	electrician
John Conroy	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Adam Dale	....	aerial director of photography
Kevin Day	....	gaffer
Russell Dereck	....	grip
Noel Donnellon	....	video operator
Gary Dormer	....	electrical rigger
Des Doyle	....	assistant camera
Richie Egan	....	grip
Stephen Fell	....	supervising rigger
John Flemming	....	key grip
Sarah Francis	....	assistant camera
Addo Gallagher	....	electrician
David Grennan	....	focus puller: second unit
Robert Hamilton	....	video assist operator: second unit
Harvey Harrison	....	additional photographer
Jonathan Hession	....	still photographer
Patric Kickham	....	video assist operator: second unit
Davie Mayes	....	electrician
Philip McKeon	....	assistant camera
Stuart Meacock	....	free fall camera operator
Pat Miller	....	rigging gaffer
Philip Murphy	....	grip
Francis Taaffe	....	video assistant
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator
Glyn Williams	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit (as J. Glyn Williams)
Charlie Woodburn	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
David Worley	....	camera operator
Vince McGahon	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Darrin Butts	....	animator
Ramiro Camilo Gomez	....	technical director

Casting Department
Laura Dickens	....	casting associate
Kate Lacey	....	casting assistant
Gillian Reynolds	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica O'Leary	....	wardrobe supervisor
Leonie Pendergast	....	wardrobe trainee

Editorial Department
Audrey Evans	....	first assistant film editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Adrian Kays	....	editor: prologue
Elana Joy Livneh	....	apprentice editor
Cynthia Ludwig	....	assistant editor: avid
Michele Mehaffey	....	post-production assistant
Aidan O'Brien	....	apprentice editor
Anna Maria O'Flanagan	....	second assistant editor
Rebecca Weigold	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer
Daryl B. Kell	....	music editor
The London Metropolitan Orchestra	....	music performed by
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music recordist
Jeff Toyne	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Arthur Dunne	....	transportation coordinator
Dracey Jobbins	....	camera car driver
Paul Kelly	....	unit driver
Eamonn Murphy	....	driver: Jonathan Glickman
Eamonn Murphy	....	unit driver
Michael Phelan	....	driver: Lili Zanuck
Michael Phelan	....	unit driver

Other crew
Sophie Addie	....	assistant to director (as Sophie McMenamin)
Mark Barry-Jackson	....	helicopter pilot
J.B. Benna	....	production assistant
Brenda Berrisford	....	assistant: Mr. Zanuck
Ron Blecker	....	technical advisor: military
Derek Blythe	....	parachute rigger
Jean Bourne	....	script supervisor
Yvonne Burke	....	assistant production coordinator
Kim Buttlar	....	executive coordinator: Mr. Barber
John C. Chaney	....	assistant: Mr. McConaughey
Jessica Chavez	....	assistant: Mr. Glickman
Jeffrey Chernov	....	production executive
Jill Christensen	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Niamh Clancy	....	assistant accountant
Tom Clode	....	safety engineer
Gillian Cody	....	construction accountant
Gillian Cody	....	first assistant accountant
Kieran Cuddihy	....	location assistant
Adrian Devane	....	assistant: Ned Dowd
Adrian Devane	....	production assistant
Tony Double	....	horse master
Ilan Eshkeri	....	additional programmer
Michael M. Fukumoto	....	technical supporter
Nial Fulton	....	location consultant
David Garrick	....	parachute double
Ingrid Goodwin	....	second unit coordinator
Jennifer Griffin	....	first assistant accountant
Jeanine Gruber	....	assistant: Lili Zanuck
Rob Grundy	....	armorer
Iseult Harrington	....	production assistant
Lisa Hayden	....	assistant: Mr. Bowman
Manus Hingerty	....	location researcher
Eoin Holohan	....	assistant location manager
Amindra Jayasinghe	....	technical supporter
Bobbie Johnson	....	financial controller
Ashley Kravitz	....	researcher
Ashley Kravitz	....	script clearance
Gerry Lundberg	....	unit publicist
Owen Magle	....	stand-in: "Christian"
John McHale	....	specialist film pilot
John McKenna	....	master armorer
Josh McLaglen	....	co-producer: additional photography
Ronald Milne	....	parachute double
Brian 'Joker' Mulvey	....	assistant armourer
David Murphy	....	production accountant
Frances O'Reilly	....	assistant: Lili Zanuck
John O'Sullivan	....	helicopter pilot
Tara O'Sullivan	....	travel and accommodation coordinator
Cathy Pearson	....	location manager
Seamus Porter	....	location scout
Benjamin R. Reder	....	production counsel
Stephan Rothman	....	post-production accountant
Neil Sadhu	....	assistant: Mr. Evans
Rachel Smith	....	production coordinator
David Spencer	....	drop zone controller
Julian Spencer	....	aerial coordinator
Susan Stanley	....	stand-in: "Izabella"
Stuart Sumida	....	consultant: animal anatomy
Michael Swan	....	location assistant
Miles Teves	....	conceptual designer: 3-D dragons
Marlena Thomas	....	executive coordinator: Mr. Birnbaum
Nick Thomas	....	stand-in: Matthew
Thomas V. Thompson II	....	technology support: scale tool
Robyn Wiener	....	second assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Andrew Wilson	....	assistant location manager
Garson Yu	....	title designer
Harrison Cheung	....	assistant: Christian Bale (uncredited)
Lisa Fisher	....	digital trainer (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)
James Healy	....	digital system administrator (uncredited)
Jesse Wagler	....	production assistant: yU+Co. (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Spyglass Entertainment
• Touchstone Pictures
• Tripod Entertainment
• World 2000 Entertainment
• Zanuck Company, The

Distributors

• Buena Vista International Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2002) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Prooptiki (2002) (Greece) (all media)
• SBS6 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Touchstone Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Artem (design and construction of the dead dragon)
• Gauthier Special Effects Ltd.
• Reelistic F/X (special effects: motion control, high speed and blue screen photography) (as Reelistic FX)
• Secret Lab, The (TSL) (special visual effects)
• Team Effects Ltd.
• Team FX

Other Companies

• ABC News Video Source  special thanks (as ABC News Videosource)
• Abbey Road Studios  score recorded at
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  music recording studio
• Ardmore Sound  sound transfer
• Ardmore Studios  studios: Ireland
• Cine Electric Ltd.  lighting
• Cinesite  opticals (as Cinesite UK)
• Custom Film Effects  opticals
• Doggicam Systems  BodyMount provided by
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Global Music Service  music copyist
• Hear No Evil Studios  score mixed at
• Image Bank  special thanks
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• London Metropolitan Orchestra  orchestra (uncredited)
• Malde & Co.  production auditors
• Panavision Ireland  camera equipment
• Panavision UK  camera equipment
• Twickenham Studios  re-recorded at (as Twickenham Film Studios)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Video Tape Library  special thanks
• yU+Co.  main titles and prologue sequence designed and executed by

Also Known As:

"Salamander" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense action violence

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

UK | Ireland | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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 | Netherlands:12 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39148)

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Spyglass Entertainment

Trivia:

It was filmed in Ireland, in the Wicklow Mountains. They were only allowed to film there under the condition that they clean up entirely after themselves, without damaging the landscape.

Goofs:

Continuity: The wound on Quinn's chin after the fight with Van Zan changes position in the following scene.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Worker #1:Hello, Quinn.
Worker #2:Good morning, Quinn. How's is going mate.
Young Quinn:What's up, guys.
Worker #3:Working the late shift, are ya?
Young Quinn:Ha! Someone's got to clean up after you guys.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)

Soundtrack:

Burn

Pretty Straightforward Stuff

This was a bit different than one expected. There was no nonsense, no tongue-in-cheek humor or special-effects just for the sake of it: this was simply a humans vs. dragons story taking place in the future. No laughs and nothing hokey, which is what I expected. They played it straight, simply as a fight story between the two parties.

Yes, there were credibility problems with the story but overall, it was good escapist adventure. The dragons were realistic-looking, the scenery dreary but the story interesting and intense in spots.

I wouldn't buy it, but I would definitely recommend it if you are looking for a night of adventure on film. You could do a whole lot worse, especially with two young actors who have arrived as stars: Christian Bale and Matthew McConnaughey.