Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Gerry Lively

Writers:

Robert Kimmel (writer)
Gerry Lively (writer)
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Release Date:

September 2005 (Thailand)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

From the ultimate evil comes the ultimate quest.

Plot:

Based on the phenomenally successful role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons 2 takes you deeper into the dark and fantastical world of this fantasy epic...

Plot Keywords:

Dungeons And Dragons | Cult Favorite | Box Office Flop | Magic | Sword And Sorcery

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 18

9:00 AM

SYFY

Cast

Bruce Payne	...	Damodar
Mark Dymond	...	Berek
Clemency Burton-Hill	...	Melora
Ellie Chidzey	...	Lux (as Ellie Chidzley)
Tim Stern	...	Nim
Steven Elder	...	Dorian
Lucy Gaskell	...	Ormaline
Roy Marsden	...	Oberon
Geoffrey T. Bersey	...	Galtar (as Geoffrey Bersey)
Leonas Ciunis	...	Old Mage
Liubomiras Lauciavicius	...	Mage #1 (as Liubomiras Laucevicius)
Ervinas Peteraitis	...	Mage #2
Vytautas Rumsas	...	Valerious
David Merheb	...	Tibio
Aurimas Meliesius	...	Klaxx (as Aurimas Miliesius)
Laurynas Jurgelis	...	Magmin
Andrius Zebrauskas	...	Pico
Arturas Orlauskas	...	Dandy
Leonardas Pobedonoscevas	...	Barnaby
Tauras Cizas	...	Warrior
Tomas Vaitkus	...	Oarsman
Arturas Builovas	...	Wicked Doctor
Mykolas Dorofejus	...	Priest
Ramunas Abukevicius	...	Priest of Obadhai
Evaldas Leskauskas	...	Lizard Shaman #1
Tomas Zaibus	...	Lizard Shaman #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dawn Akemi	...	Lidda (uncredited)
John Frank Rosenblum	...	Jozan (uncredited)
Ed Stark	...	Krusk (uncredited)

Directed by
Gerry Lively

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Kimmel		writer
Gerry Lively		writer
Brian Rudnick		writer

Produced by
Alexandra Bouillon	....	associate producer
Steve Clark-Hall	....	producer
Wolfgang Esenwein	....	producer
David Korda	....	executive producer
Adam Kuhn	....	co-producer
Cindi Rice	....	consulting producer
Steve Richards	....	executive producer
John Frank Rosenblum	....	consulting producer
Ramunas Skikas	....	producer (as Ramunas Skika)
Courtney Solomon	....	executive producer
Dieter Stempnierwsky	....	executive producer
Christian von Tippelskirch	....	co-producer
Allan Zeman	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Julyan

Cinematography by
Igor Meglic

Film Editing by
Rodney Holland

Production Design by
Rob Harris

Art Direction by
Augis Kepezinskas

Set Decoration by
Virginija Stakeniene

Costume Design by
Daiva Petrulyte

Makeup Department
Egle Mikalauskaite	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Phil Brown	....	post-production supervisor
Arturas Dvinelis	....	production manager
Milda Leipute	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rita Clifford	....	second assistant director
Viktorija Ogureckaja	....	third assistant director
Lukas Trimonis	....	second second assistant director
Neil Tuohy	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Darius Bastys	....	assistant art director
Rimantas Gailius	....	property master
Gediminas Gerulis	....	props
Vytenis Izokaitis	....	trainee art director
Irmantas Kavaliauskas	....	props
Gintas Matonis	....	construction coordinator
Arnoldas Pricinas	....	storyboard artist
Vytas Tomasevicius	....	assistant art director (as Vytautas Tomasevicius)
Valentas Zegunis	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Gareth Bull	....	sound re-recording mixer
Daniel Goganian	....	sound designer
Alex Hudd	....	sound consultant: dolby
Rene Mikan	....	sound mixer
Alan Sallabank	....	adr mixer
Richard Straker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Michael Clifford	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Vania Alban-Zapata	....	digital effects artist
Robin Aristorenas	....	visual effects supervisor
Reuben Barkataki	....	compositor
Stephen Bender	....	visual effects coordinator
Gary J. Brown	....	visual effects supervisor
Earle Stuart Callender	....	visual effects producer: Red Vision
Graham Cristie	....	digital effects artist
Justas Giedraitis	....	model maker
Katja Hollmann	....	digital lab supervisor: Lipsync Post
Julian Johnson-Mortimer	....	creature designer and creator
Natalija Lomakina	....	digital effects artist
Diego Vazquez Lozano	....	digital compositor
David Margolis	....	digital compositor
Raminta Poskute	....	visual effects coordinator
James Russell	....	digital compositor
Mykolas Sadauskas	....	digital compositor
Arto Tchividjian	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Stanislav Adamickij	....	stunts
Neringa Bendorfaite	....	stunts
Tomas Ereminas	....	stunt coordinator
Saulius Janaviciu	....	stunts (as Saulius Janavicius)
Leonid Kotik	....	stunts (as Lionid Kotik)
Tomas Mazeika	....	stunts
Jonas Tamulevigius	....	stunts (as Jonas Tamulevicius)

Camera and Electrical Department
Algis Babravicius	....	still photographer
Simas Gricius	....	electrician
Vytaitas Gudlevicius	....	key grip
Zoran Hochstätter	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Zoran Hochstatter)
Zdislav Jagelo	....	best boy grip
Paul Janossy	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Vladimir Muller	....	Steadicam operator
Vladimir Muller	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Robertas Pileckas	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Vydmantas Plepys	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Vidmantas Plepys)
James T. Ryan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera

Animation Department
Gary Hebert	....	animator: title animation

Casting Department
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Gillian Hawser	....	casting: UK
Ruta Papartyte	....	extras casting
Inga Paskeviciuté	....	casting: Lithuania (as Inga Paskeviciute)

Editorial Department
Ross Baker	....	colorist
Richard Ketteridge	....	first assistant editor
Gediminas Matulionis	....	assistant editor
Rosie O'Shea	....	first assistant editor
Kevin Phelan	....	head of post-production: LipSync Post (uncredited)

Music Department
Peter Fuchs	....	scoring mixer
Dana Niu	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Julio Ferrario	....	title designer: main titles
Pamela B. Green	....	main title producer
Paul McCloskey	....	assistant: Steve Richards
Ian Morse	....	special make-up effects
Ruta Nemaniene	....	assistant horse coordinator
Arturas Nemanis	....	horse coordinator
Lison Salaün	....	press relations
Peter Winstanley	....	production accountant
Nerijus Zumbakys	....	computer assistant

Thanks
Todd Fischer	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Skyline Films (as Skyline Dungeon & Dragons Ltd.)
• Studio Hamburg WorldWide Pictures
• Sweetpea Entertainment (as Sweetpea BVI Ltd.)
• Zinc Entertainment Inc.

Distributors

• Carrère Groupe (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Lizard Cinema Trade (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
• First Look International (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Image FX (prosthetic effects)
• LKS Cinevision (visual effects)
• Munky (visual effects)
• Red Vision

Other Companies

• Anvil Post Production  sound post-production
• Lietuvos Kinostudija  production services
• Lip Sync Post  digital transfer to 35 mm
• Mayflower Studios  adr recording
• Mayflower Studios  sound post-production
• PIC Agency  titles
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Slovak National Symphony Orchestra  orchestra

Also Known As:

Dungeons & Dragons 2: The Elemental Might (Philippines: English title) (USA) (working title)
Dungeons & Dragons - Die Macht der Elemente (Germany) (DVD title)
Dungeons & Dragons: The Sequel (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:105 min | Philippines:105 min

Country:

Germany | Lithuania | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13 | France:U | Singapore:PG | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:Not Rated | Germany:12 | Australia:M | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Trakai Castle, Lithuania

Company:

Skyline Films

Trivia:

Lux's name itself is a game reference. Strategic Simulations Inc. produced a series of computer games based on AD&D, one of which is called Pool of Radiance In the game, you have to search out passwords for unlocking certain locations. Lux is one of a trio of passwords you need for an island keep filled with skeletons. They are Lux, Samosud, and Shestni.

Goofs:

Continuity: Berek's sword changes scene to scene. One such example is during the dungeon scene: when fighting the darkmantles, his sword has a simple blade-guard and straight-edged blade. In the scene directly afterward, his sword has an ornate blade-guard with jewels and the sword edge has protruding sections to it.

Quotes:

Damodar: The forces of evil hear the call of the orb... they wait to pick the rotting dead carcass of Izmer.
Wicked Doctor: Good times.

Movie Connections:

Follows Dungeons & Dragons (2000)

Much more "D&D" then the first.

I enjoyed this more then the first. There was no slapstick comedy which really teed me off in the first film. Although there was a clear leader, it was more balanced on a party of characters. It was more of what I would expect from a D&D movie. The action was well paced, and the plot progressed well. The SFX were decent. A few times the CG wasn't that good but it didn't really detract that much. Ellie Chidzley as Lux was very easy on the eyes. Hope to see more of her in the future.

In overall context of movies maybe 6.5/10. In the context of a D&D movie and to those looking for one I give it 8/10.

Worth a view.