Quest for Camelot (1998)

An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.

Director:

Frederik Du Chau

Writers:

Vera Chapman (novel), Kirk DeMicco (screenplay) (as Kirk De Micco)

Stars:

Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Andrea Corr

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessalyn Gilsig	...	Kayley (voice)
Andrea Corr	...	Kayley (singing voice)
Cary Elwes	...	Garrett (voice)
Bryan White	...	Garrett (singing voice)
Gary Oldman	...	Ruber (voice)
Eric Idle	...	Devon (voice)
Don Rickles	...	Cornwall (voice)
Jane Seymour	...	Juliana (voice)
Céline Dion	...	Juliana (singing voice) (as Celine Dion)
Pierce Brosnan	...	King Arthur (voice)
Steve Perry	...	King Arthur (singing voice)
Bronson Pinchot	...	Griffin (voice)
Jaleel White	...	Bladebeak (voice)
Gabriel Byrne	...	Lionel (voice)
John Gielgud	...	Merlin (voice) (as Sir John Gielgud)

Storyline

During the times of King Arthur, the story of an adventurous brave girl, named Kayley, whose father, a Knight of the Round Table, is killed by Sir Ruber, a maniacal brute who steals Excalibur and ultimately threatens to seize King Arthur's Camelot. Kayley enlists the blind, reclusive knight-aspirant Garrett and a goofy two headed dragon to brave the Enchanted Forest and retrieve the magic sword. Their adventure is also, of course, fraught with danger.

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Plot Keywords:

ogre | king arthur character | merlin character | scene before opening credits | scene during opening credits | 

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Taglines:

Ruber: An evil knight gives nobility a bad name.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scantily-clad girl, who briefly appears during Devon and Cornwall's song, is "Red Hot Riding Hood, featured in Red Hot Riding Hood (1943) and several other 1940s Warner Brothers cartoons.

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Goofs

When Kayley and Garret are standing by the acid lake, deciding whether or not it's safe, Garret dips just the end of his walking stick into the lake, but when he pulls it out, almost half is gone and the end of what remains is charred black. In the next shot, the entire walking stick is complete and unharmed.

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Quotes

Ruber: A spear. How Stone Age. A king would hold a nobler weapon. A king would hold *Excalibur*!

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Crazy Credits

The first half of the closing credits revolves around the Stonehenge in which Excalibur, King Arthur's sword, was originally found. When it shows the cast & the animators, the main characters is aside from them.

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Alternate Versions

On the Netflix release, the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logo is plastered by the Warner Bros. Television logo.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Classic Reviews: FernGully: The Last Rainforest (2014)

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Soundtracks

Superman Theme
Written by John Williams

User Reviews

Just second rate Disney

This film is like The Sword in the Stone's awkward, ugly little brother. Despite a pretty impressive cast, it lacks charm. The animation is sloppy, the "humourous" characters irritating, and the others just dull. It is filled with dire songs with meaningless lyrics, and the dialogue is just silly. I don't think Disney has much to fear from this mediocre (at best) offering.

The other small detail I had a problem with is the heroine's name; I find it hard to believe there were many Kayleys in Arthurian England.

Details

Official Sites:

Warners

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Quest for Camelot

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,041,602, 17 May 1998

Gross USA:

$22,510,798

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,510,798

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Feature Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1