Age of the Dragons (2011)

Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick, is recreated in a world where Captain Ahab and his crew search for a Great White Dragon.

Director:

Ryan Little

Writers:

Gil Aglaure (story), Anne K. Black (story),

Stars:

Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones, Corey Sevier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny Glover	...	Ahab
Vinnie Jones	...	Stubb
Corey Sevier	...	Ishmael
Sofia Pernas	...	Rachel
Larry Bagby	...	Flask
Kepa Kruse	...	Queequeg (as John Kepa Kruse)
David Morgan	...	Starbuck
Raphael Cruz	...	Young Ahab
Yanique Bland	...	Ahab's Sister
Wayne Brennan	...	Elijah
McKay Daines	...	Peter Coffin
John Lyde	...	Tashtego
Scott Chun	...	Daggoo
Amy Micalizio	...	Bar Maids
Brianne Aglaure	...	Bar Maids

Storyline

Age of the Dragons is a re-imagining of Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. Set in a mythical realm where Captain Ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world, Ishmael, a charismatic harpooner joins their quest. Ahab's adopted daughter Rachel, beautiful and tough, runs the hunting vessel. Ahab's obsession is to seek revenge on a great "White Dragon" that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled, drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness. In the White Dragon's lair Ahab's secrets are revealed and Rachel must choose between following him on his dark quest or escaping to a new life with Ishmael.

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Plot Keywords:

dragon | revenge | harpooner | dead child with eyes open | animal in title | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

Curse of the Dragon

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

KOAN, Cinedome, Dragon Quest Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Danny Glover was available for only less than a week for filming so they wrote into Ahab's back story that he was burned by a dragon and could not allow his skin to be exposed to the sun. The few scenes where you see his face were indoors, at night, or during a snowstorm. The other scenes were played by a double with the lines read by Glover in a studio on his last of availability.

User Reviews

Not Worth The Acting !

It started out fine, the Camera work, Animation and all the effort put into the visual aspect of the movie was GREAT, in fact at times seemed FANTASTIC !, but the Acting was a DOGs Breakfast, brought down the whole plot !. As i watched this visually pleasing movie, I only prayed the acting would get better and well it didn't, all i could think of was how they tried to implement "BOOK" dialog into a MOVIE, almost WORD FOR WORD, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING ???, The funniest part is when some of them don't know how to express their emotions, I mean the whole plot was confusing to say the least, how did that thing even move for days...?, a 4x4 under the hood ?, no smoke or wind or horse driven, then how the hell does it move, show us something..., this thing is a JOKE !