Gryphon (TV 2007)

In a mystical land torn apart by civil war, a warrior princess must team up with a rival warrior prince to hunt down an evil sorcerer who has summoned a giant flying demon which is terrorizing their land.

Director:

Andrew Prowse

Writers:

Kenneth M. Badish (story), Tim Cox,

Stars:

Jonathan LaPaglia, Larry Drake, Amber Benson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonathan LaPaglia	...	Prince Seth of Delphi
Larry Drake	...	Armand
Amber Benson	...	Princess Amelia of Lockland
Andrew Pleavin	...	David
Douglas Roberts	...	Gorwin
Ashley Artus	...	Gerard
Sarah Douglas	...	Queen Cassandra of Delphi
Amy Gillespie	...	Daphne
Simona Williams	...	Kyra
Adrian Pintea	...	King Phillip of Lockland
Stefan Velniciuc	...	Orin
Constantin Barbulescu	...	Monk
Radu Andrei Micu	...	Sir Patrick of Delphi (as Radu-Andrei Micu)
Nicolae Stoica	...	Messenger #1
Toma Cuzin	...	Messenger #2

Storyline

In a far-away mystical land, two kingdoms, the Delphi and the Lockland, have been raging a civil war for nearly 300 years. With the death of his only son in battle, King Philip of Lockland has his daughter Amelia take over command of the Lockland armies against the invading Delphi, led by Prince Seth. In desperation, Philip turns to the warlock Armand to summoned the Gryphon, a giant flying lizard/lion hybrid to destroy the Delphi armies. But Armand has other plans and plots to take over both Delphi and Lockland kingdoms for himself and his two evil brides. Amelia is forced to team up with Seth to search for a mystical weapon that can kill the Gryphon, leading to the two enemy groups on a odyssey quest to find the weapon, called the Drakonian Pike, before Armand finds it to use for his own evil schemes.

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Plot Keywords:

gryphon | prince | civil war | princess | pike | 

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Taglines:

The fate of two kingdoms rests in their hands

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and some sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Sci-Fi Channel

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Attack of the Gryphon

Filming Locations:

Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Active Entertainment, Media Pro Pictures, Nu Image Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Pathetically directed, poorly acted and just plain bad.

I had looked forward to this movie. I love the fantasy genre and expect to make allowances for low budgets, B actors and short time frames production schedules. But I think this one could have been made better in somebody's basement.

The costumes were unacceptable. They looked contrived and inappropriate for their purpose.

The acting was horrible. The hero and heroine didn't appear to be in this movie. Their dialog was stilted. The delivery appeared uncomfortable. Part of this could be blamed on the direction, but maybe the director couldn't pull better performances from them. Hard to say.

The plot of this genre is often far-fetched and I don't have a problem using my own imagination to fill in the usual gaps. But this film had too many gaps for even the most vivid imagination to assist.

I feel sorry for anybody whose name was associated with this film. It will certainly not do their careers any good.