Dragon Fighter (2003) (V)

Director:

Phillip J. Roth

Writers:

Micheal Baldwin (screenplay)
Phillip J. Roth (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

There can be only one dominant species.

Plot:

Workers in an underground lab fight for their lives against a cloned dragon they created.

Plot Keywords:

Dragon | Scientist | Fire | Cave | Person On Fire

Cast

Dean Cain	...	Capt. David Carver
Kristine Byers	...	Dr. Meredith Winter
Robert Zachar	...	Dr. Ian Drackovitch
Marcus Aurelius	...	Dr. Greg Travis
Robert DiTillio	...	Kevin Korisch
Vesela Dimitrova	...	Bailey Kent (as Vassela Dimitrova)
Hristo Shopov	...	Capt. Sergei Petrov
Chuck Eckert	...	Cookie
Kelly Wilborn	...	Dying Mother
Hector Kleist	...	Knight #1
John Barnsall	...	Knight #2
Chad Boyer	...	Knight #3
Matthew Coe	...	Knight #4
Matt Harris	...	Knight #5
Darius Kerns	...	Knight #6
Harold McBain	...	Knight #7
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hristo Dimitrov	...	Radiation man (uncredited)

Directed by
Phillip J. Roth

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Micheal Baldwin		screenplay
Phillip J. Roth		screenplay (as Phillip Roth)

Produced by
Jeffery Beach	....	producer
Dean Cain	....	producer
John Capilla	....	line producer
Janine M. Clark	....	line producer
Melanie J. Elin	....	producer
James Hollensteiner	....	executive producer (as Jim Hollensteiner)
Thomas J. Niedermeyer Jr.	....	executive producer
Ken Olandt	....	executive producer
T.J. Sakasegawa	....	associate producer
Richard Smith	....	executive producer
Plamen Voynovsky	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Anthony Riparetti		(as Tony Riparetti)

Cinematography by
Todd Barron

Film Editing by
David Flores
Christian McIntire

Production Design by
Kes Bonnet

Art Direction by
Boris Michaels

Costume Design by
Irina Kotcheva		(as Irene Sinclair)

Makeup Department
Francie Hart	....	makeup department head
Mariana Love	....	key hair stylist
Mariana Love	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Vladimir Voynovsky	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Victor Bojinov	....	first assistant director
Todor Chapkanov	....	second assistant director
Hristo Dimitrov	....	assistant director
Alexander Kossev	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Kory Angels	....	set dresser
John Ayerman	....	set dresser
Nicholas Belvedere	....	assistant property master
Bogdan Bogdanov	....	carpenter
Bodie Bran	....	carpenter
Dean Chevys	....	set dresser
Marvin Dresser	....	set dresser
Fred Flutie	....	foreman
Steve Georgie	....	construction coordinator
Oliver Johnson	....	lead set dresser
John Miter	....	property master
Dina Ogden	....	set dresser
Mike Oslan	....	set dresser
Piper Penderghast	....	set dresser
Danny Peters	....	carpenter
Dimiter Petkov	....	set dresser (as Dorian Peters)
Vladimir Petkov	....	carpenter
Boris Planter	....	swing
John Prolen	....	set dresser
Marvin Rankin	....	swing
Theo Shiner	....	carpenter
George Valerie	....	set dresser
Lad Valient	....	set dresser
Marion Valkerie	....	swing

Visual Effects by
Ulysses Argetta	....	digital compositor
Steven M. Blasini	....	visual effects coordinator
Yancy Calzada	....	visual effects supervisor: American team
David Chan	....	digital compositor: American team
Vince Di Meglio	....	digital compositor
Harry Eisenstein	....	3D animation
Steve Graves	....	digital compositor
Bradley Mullennix	....	digital artist: consultant
James Perry	....	visual effects supervisor: American team
Iva Petkova	....	visual effects
Jason Shulman	....	digital artist: American team
Alvaro Villagomez	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Raicho Vasilev	....	stunt performer
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunts
Yordan Zahariev	....	stunt coordinator (as Jordan Harris)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Angelo	....	best boy electric
Tony Basil	....	loader
Fidel Canstro	....	electrician
George Carter	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jesus Chavez	....	second assistant camera
Georgy Dimitrov	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as George Dimitrov)
Vasil Galabov	....	key grip
Val Gavin	....	key grip
Robert Grekov	....	electrician (as Robert Gecko)
Alexander Johnson	....	first assistant camera
Angel Johnson	....	gaffer
Jimmy Johnson	....	grip
Kurt Johnson	....	best boy grip
Erwin Lanzensberger	....	Steadicam operator
Donny May	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Alexander Rummy	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Alexander Crummy)
Miroslav Stoilov	....	video assist (as Ross Stanley)
Simon Varsano	....	still photographer
Boris Vasilev	....	electric trainer (as Bobby Vase)

Casting Department
Alexander Kossev	....	extras casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lana Gersh	....	set costumer
Anna Stephanie	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Greg Babor	....	assistant editor
David Block	....	colorist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Nikolai Milev	....	driver: cast
Alexander Peytchev	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Cherise Honey	....	assistant: Mr. Beach
Krasimira Karachorova	....	script supervisor (as Krassimira Carmen)

Production Companies

• Angry Dragon Entertainment
• United Film Organization

Distributors

• Dragon Productions LLC
• First Look International (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Unified Film Organization (UFO)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Angry Dragon Entertainment

Trivia:

The split screens were added in the edit as an attempt to make the "talking heads" scenes more interesting.

Goofs:

Plot holes: There is a fusion explosion in the lab, with power half the Hiroshima bomb. After it's exploded, rescuers find another lab just 30 meters below explosion point. The lab is still quite operational, and even the second dragon is alive and well.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: Episode #29.11" (2003)

OH YUCK!

The bad out takes from "Reign of Fire" strung together, without any real story.

Dean Cain tries to be a real actor, and fails again.

In the end the dragons quit in disgust.

BARF!