Firebreather (TV 2010)

All Duncan wants is to be a normal kid in a normal school. Until he realizes he is something very far away from normal.

Director:

Peter Chung

Writers:

Phil Hester (story), James Krieg,

Stars:

Tia Texada, Jesse Head, Dante Basco

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tia Texada	...	Isabel (voice)
Jesse Head	...	Duncan Rosenblatt (voice)
Dante Basco	...	Kenny Rogers (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amy Davidson	...	Jenna (voice)
Dana Delany	...	Margaret Rosenblatt (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Ms. Dreakford (voice)
Reed Diamond	...	Barnes (voice)
Billy Evans	...	Steve (voice)
Josh Keaton	...	Troy (voice)
Jameson Moss	...	Big Rob (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Belloc (voice)
Nicole Sullivan	...	Dr. Pytel (voice)
Tom Tartamella	...	Whitey (voice)
Gary Anthony Williams	...	Principal Dave / Troy's Dad (voice)

Storyline

All Duncan wants is to be a normal kid in a normal school. Until he realizes he is something very far away from normal.

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Plot Keywords:

image comics | based on comic | based on comic book

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Genres:

Animation

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

A tűz gyermeke

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cartoon Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min 90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

WILHELM SCREAM: A student in the library as Duncan is being chased by Troy and his friends.

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Quotes

Barnes: Well then I'm guessing it has something to do with taking Jenna to Homecoming.
Duncan Rosenblatt: Yeah. How - how did you -?
Barnes: I'm your guardian angel. I know everything - except how you got her to say yes.
Duncan Rosenblatt: Well some of us got it and some - Wait! this isn't the way to the base.

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Connections

Referenced in 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys (2011)

User Reviews

Humans vs. Kaju... But something was missing...

Not being one to turn away from animated movies, I sat down to watch "Firebreather" with no particular expectations, as I had no idea what the story was or who did the voice acting.

My initial impression of the movie is that the graphics were fairly "sterile", in lack of better words. The animators had skipped on minute details, and there was a sense of work in progress to the background most of the time. Now, that being said, I am not saying that the movie wasn't nicely made, because the graphics did look cool, I just personally could have used more details in the backgrounds and scenery.

The story is about Duncan, who stands out in a crown because of his orange-tinted skin and scale-like texture on his skin, trying to fit into the new school and community where he just moved with his mother. Upon being bullied at school, Duncan discovers that he is able to breath forth fire, and that sets things into escalation, and Duncan finds out the truth about who his father really is.

There is a lot of action in "Firebreather", but the story is also nice in the aspect of having to find your place even when standing out in a crowd, plus there was also a side story of love and friendship. However, the main storyline, or at least what they put the most effort into, was the situation between humans and the Kaju. The subplots were skimmed only, not really given the proper attention to flesh them out in a satisfying manner.

Personally, I wasn't overly impressed with "Firebreather", as there are far better animated and far better story-driven animations available. But I am sure that "Firebreather" will appeal greatly to boys in the age 6 to 12.