Age of the Dragons (2011)

Director:

Ryan Little

Writers:

Herman Melville (novel)
Anne K. Black (story)
(more)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Dragon | Revenge | Harpooner | Dead Child With Eyes Open | Animal In Title

Cast

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
Brandon Anderson	...	Bar Patron
Christian Purser	...	Bar Patron
Ryan Don Devey	...	Bar Patron
Valeria Madsen	...	Bar Patron
Preston Gibbs	...	Bar Patron
Mark Oliphant	...	Bar Patron
Gloria Hansen	...	Bar Patron
Ross Howard	...	Bar Patron
David Turley	...	Bar Patron
Chris Larsen	...	Bar Patron
Nathan Harward	...	Bar Patron
Erik Madsen	...	Bar Patron
Erich Cannon	...	Bar Patron

Directed by
Ryan Little

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gil Aglaure		story
Anne K. Black		story
McKay Daines		screenplay
Herman Melville		novel

Produced by
Gil Aglaure	....	executive producer
McKay Daines	....	producer
Steven A. Lee	....	producer
Joe Pia	....	executive producer
Peter Urie	....	executive producer

Original Music by
J Bateman

Film Editing by
John Lyde

Casting by
Dominika Posserén
Kelly Wagner

Production Design by
Debbie Farrer

Set Decoration by
Anthony Straga

Costume Design by
Anne Rose

Makeup Department
Amber Arcury	....	special makeup effects artist
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Chris Hanson	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Jessica Lee	....	assistant makeup artist
Laurie Vukich	....	key makeup artist
Tiffany Vukich	....	assistant makeup artist (as Tiffany Vukich-Correa)

Production Management
Steven A. Lee	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cody Harbaugh	....	second assistant director
Troy Rohovit	....	first assistant director
Peter Silberstein	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Bryce Bishop	....	carpenter
Kory Lynn Hubbell	....	concept artist
Jennifer Lee	....	on-set dresser
Jonas Sappington	....	on-set dresser
Bruce Wing	....	property master

Sound Department
Noel Espinosa	....	boom operator
Matt Hovland	....	adr mixer
Steven C. Laneri	....	sound mixer
Dave Nelson	....	adr recordist
John Sanacore	....	foley mixer
Carlos Sanches	....	sound designer
Carlos Sanches	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carlos Sanches	....	supervising sound editor
Jeff Shiffman	....	sound effects editor
Alex Ullrich	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Chuck Johnson	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Charles D. Allen Jr.	....	texture artist
Rob Field	....	visual effects artist
Matt Hoffman	....	visual effects supervisor
Ammon Jones	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Bill Leaman	....	utility stunts
Marcel Stucki	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Boynton	....	second unit: key grip
Natalie Cass	....	still photographer
Brandon Christensen	....	second unit: first assistant camera
T.C. Christensen	....	camera operator
Matthew Coles	....	camera intern
Weston Critchfield	....	camera intern
John Farr	....	key grip
Glenn Fisk	....	jib operator
David Forester	....	second assistant camera
Brandon Gleave	....	best boy electric
Dalan Granat	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Greg Kiefer	....	director of photography: second unit
Byron D. Kirkland	....	second unit: second assistant camera
Josh Lee	....	electrician
Josh Lee	....	second unit: key grip
Nathan D. Lee	....	second assistant camera
John Lyde	....	camera operator
Jason Painter	....	first assistant camera
Glade Quinn	....	best boy grip
John Raymer	....	gaffer
Brian Sullivan	....	camera operator
Charles Unice	....	electrician
Craig C. Wallace	....	second unit: gaffer

Animation Department
Jarom Brand	....	character artist
Timothy Ryan Hinton	....	animator trainee
Mikhail E. Merkurieff	....	key animator
Mikhail E. Merkurieff	....	modeling supervisor
Mikhail E. Merkurieff	....	texture artist

Casting Department
Jeff Johnson	....	casting director: local
Tye Nelson	....	local casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sonja A. Nelson	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
David Cummins	....	digital color supervisor
Russ Lasson	....	colorist
Russ Lasson	....	digital workflow engineer
Paul Tuft	....	assistant colorist

Music Department
J Bateman	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Roger Larsen	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Bryce Bishop	....	craft service
Erich Cannon	....	production assistant
Miaken Christensen	....	production intern
Kristin Ludwin	....	script supervisor
Loren Micalizio	....	assistant production coordinator
Jennifer Mitchell	....	key craft service
Jill Nunley	....	production coordinator
Russell Nunley	....	production assistant
Joe Pia	....	business and legal affairs
Kyle Raney	....	behind the scenes
Jennifer Ricci	....	production accountant
Arthur Van Wagenen	....	associate business & legal

Production Companies

• KOAN (co-producer)
• Cinedome (co-producer)
• Dragon Quest Productions
• Outpost Studios

Distributors

• KOAN (2010-2012) (worldwide) (all media) (except UK)
• MultiVisionnaire Media (2011) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Metrodome Distribution (2011) (UK) (theatrical) (limited)
• GoDigital Media Group (2011) (USA) (video) (digital)
• ARC Entertainment (II) (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Earth Star Entertainment (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• Film Depot (2010) (Russia) (all media) (CIS)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Italia Film (2011) (Lebanon) (all media) (Arabic Middle East)
• Splendid Film (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Splendid Film (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• WVG Medien GmbH (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• WVG Medien GmbH (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• XLrator Media (2012) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Anarchy Post  ADR Recording Facility
• Color Mill  post-production facilities
• Post Haste Sound  foley recorded at
• Utah Film Commission  thanks
• Warner Bros. Studios  sound mixed at

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence

Runtime:

UK:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | UK:12 | Ireland:12 | South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG13

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Company:

KOAN

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.

Don't waste your time

This adaption of Moby Dick was terrible! I love SciFi and watched the whole thing anyway. Basically, it's dragons in stead of whales and a white dragon in stead of a white whale. It features a crazy land-ship that's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside; it sleeps eight people in separate quarters, kitchen/dining/storage and office in a vehicle the size of a bus. Propulsion of the ship left me scratching my head too - no sails, no horses pulling it, no steam engine, it just rolls on wooden wheels in an age of harpoons and cross bows - I didn't get it. The effects were reasonably good. I liked most of the actors. But the premise, story line and dialog were so bad that it took down the entire movie to a (1) "awful".