The Flight of Dragons

Video
19821982
PassedPassed
1h 35min

John Ritter, Cosie Costa, and Harry Morgan in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

Animation Adventure Family

A young Boston writer goes back in time into an era where wizards and dragon reign and science is just barely known.A young Boston writer goes back in time into an era where wizards and dragon reign and science is just barely known.A young Boston writer goes back in time into an era where wizards and dragon reign and science is just barely known.

Directors
- Jules Bass
- Arthur Rankin Jr.
Writers
- Romeo Muller(screenplay by)
- Peter Dickinson(book "The Flight of Dragons")
- Wayne Anderson(book "The Flight of Dragons")
Stars
- Victor Buono(voice)
- James Gregory(voice)
- James Earl Jones(voice)

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Bob McFadden in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

The Flight of Dragons (1982)

John Ritter in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

The Flight of Dragons (1982)

Nellie Bellflower and Bob McFadden in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

James Earl Jones, John Ritter, Nellie Bellflower, Victor Buono, Bob McFadden, and Don Messick in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

The Flight of Dragons (1982)

Bob McFadden in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

James Earl Jones and John Ritter in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

The Flight of Dragons (1982)

Victor Buono in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

Nellie Bellflower in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

Araghas Aragh
(voice)

Bryaghas Bryagh
(voice)
…

James Earl Jones

Ommadonas Ommadon
(voice)

Carolinusas Carolinus
(voice)

Peter Dickensonas Peter Dickenson
(voice)

Pawnbrokeras Pawnbroker
(voice)

Giles of the Treetopsas Giles of the Treetops
(voice)
…

Sir Orrin Neville-Smytheas Sir Orrin Neville-Smythe
(voice)
(as Robert McFadden)

Araghas Aragh
(voice)

Alexandra Stoddart

Princess Melisandeas Princess Melisande
(voice)

Nellie Bellflower

Danielleas Danielle
(voice)

Gorbashas Gorbash
(voice)
(uncredited)

Antiquityas Antiquity
(voice)
(uncredited)

The Balladeeras The Balladeer
(voice)
(uncredited)

Directors
- Jules Bass
- Arthur Rankin Jr.
Writers
- Romeo Muller(screenplay by)
- Peter Dickinson(book "The Flight of Dragons")
- Wayne Anderson(book "The Flight of Dragons")
All cast & crew

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This is an animated movie based on the book by Peter Dickinson. In this movie the realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so Carolinus, the green wizard decides to shield it for all time. Ommedon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. Carolinus then calls for a quest that is to be led by a man named Peter Dickinson, who is the first man of both the realms of science and magic. It is Peter's job to defeat Ommedon. —<ivenho@pacific.net>

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Taglines
- Man is faced with the ultimate question, of whether to have a world of Magic or a world of Science. Which will it be?
Genres
Certificate
- Passed
Parents guide

Trivia
The theories Peter recites are:
"A body in motion tends to stay in motion." - Newton's First Law of Motion
"Protons have 1832 times the mass of electrons." - 30 years later, more precise measurements say 1836
"All light is bent or refracted as it goes from one medium to another, save in a direction perpendicular to the interface between the two mediums."
"...new species may result from the selective action of external conditions upon the variations from their specific type which individuals present...." - T. H. Huxley, to Darwin on Origin of Species
"Gravity varies as to the inverse square of the distance."
"The velocity of light is equal to the wavelength times the frequency of vibration." - This is actually true of anything that propagates as a wave as it's the definition of the phase velocity of the wave.
"The geometrical properties of the space-time continuum are determined by the masses present in space and time."

Also Peter's naming of the different sciences was done in alphabetical order: algebra, anatomy, astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, geometry, mathematics, meteorology, mineralogy, oceanography, paleontology, physics, psychology, sociology, trigonometry and zoology.

Quotes
Sir Orin Neville Smythe: Blade with whom I have lived, blade with whom I now die, serve right and justice one last time, seek one last heart of evil, still one last life of pain. Cut well, old friend, and then farewell.

Connections
Featured in AniMat's Classic Reviews: The Flight of Dragons (2015)

Soundtracks
The Flight of Dragons
Written by Jules Bass and Maury Laws
Performed by Don McLean

Top review

9/10

Awesome dragon tail (er, tale)

Good story and characters team up with good animation to bring an excellent tale of a group of heroes joining forces to fight off an evil sorcerer in the world of magic. John Ritter excels as the voice of Peter Dickenson, the modern day scientist who is transformed into a dragon and forced to go along on the journey. Great action all around, and likeable characters.

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Jul 9, 1999

Release date
- December 19, 1984 (France)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Drakarnas sista kamp
Production company
- Rankin/Bass Productions
See more company credits at IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 35min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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