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Dungeons & Dragons

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
33K
YOUR RATING
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Theatrical Trailer from New Line Cinema
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  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
Profion, a tyrant, attempts to overthrow a peaceful kingdom ruled by a tough empress.Profion, a tyrant, attempts to overthrow a peaceful kingdom ruled by a tough empress.Profion, a tyrant, attempts to overthrow a peaceful kingdom ruled by a tough empress.
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
33K
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  • Director
    • Courtney Solomon
  • Writers
    • Topper Lilien
    • Carroll Cartwright
    • E. Gary Gygax(game)
  • Stars
    • Justin Whalin
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Zoe McLellan
Top credits
  • Director
    • Courtney Solomon
  • Writers
    • Topper Lilien
    • Carroll Cartwright
    • E. Gary Gygax(game)
  • Stars
    • Justin Whalin
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Zoe McLellan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 618User reviews
    • 119Critic reviews
    • 14Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 nominations

    Videos1

    Dungeons & Dragons
    Trailer 2:28
    Dungeons & Dragons

    Photos187

    Justin Whalin in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
    Marlon Wayans in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
    Justin Whalin in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
    Jeremy Irons and Bruce Payne in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
    Justin Whalin in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
    Justin Whalin in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
    Kristen Wilson in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
    Thora Birch in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
    Marlon Wayans and Kristen Wilson in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
    Thora Birch in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
    Marlon Wayans and Justin Whalin in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
    Thora Birch stars as Empress Savina

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    Justin Whalin
    Justin Whalin
    • Ridley Freebornas Ridley Freeborn
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Profionas Profion
    Zoe McLellan
    Zoe McLellan
    • Marina Pretensaas Marina Pretensa
    Bruce Payne
    Bruce Payne
    • Damodaras Damodar
    Marlon Wayans
    Marlon Wayans
    • Snailsas Snails
    Robert Miano
    Robert Miano
    • Azmathas Azmath
    Tomas Havrlik
    • Mageas Mage
    Thora Birch
    Thora Birch
    • Empress Savinaas Empress Savina
    Edward Jewesbury
    Edward Jewesbury
    • Vildan Vildiras Vildan Vildir
    Lee Arenberg
    Lee Arenberg
    • Elwood Gutworthyas Elwood Gutworthy
    Kristen Wilson
    Kristen Wilson
    • Nordaas Norda
    Martin Astles
    • Orc #1as Orc #1
    Matthew O'Toole
    • Orc #2as Orc #2
    David O'Kelly
    • Three Eyesas Three Eyes
    Richard O'Brien
    Richard O'Brien
    • Xilusas Xilus
    Kia Jam
    Kia Jam
    • Thief #1as Thief #1
    Nicolas Rochette
    • Thief #2as Thief #2
    David Mandis
    • Thief #3as Thief #3
    • Director
      • Courtney Solomon
    • Writers
      • Topper Lilien
      • Carroll Cartwright
      • E. Gary Gygax(game) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When asked why he did this film, Jeremy Irons replied, "Are you kidding? I'd just bought a castle, I had to pay for it somehow!"
    • Goofs
      When Daodar is holding Snails up on the castle, a combine harvester/ arge tractor is visible in a field in the background.
    • Quotes

      Profion: Let their blood rain from the sky!

    • Crazy credits
      No dragons or other animals were hurt or injured during the filming of this motion picture.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD contains several deleted and extended scenes as well as alternate versions of scenes used in the movie. According to director Corey Solomon, most of these were not used because of budgetary constraints in regards to special effects. They include:
      • A cameo by D&D co-creator Dave Arneson as a council wizard during the dragon fighting toward the end of the movie.
      • An extended Council meeting where Profion (Jeremy Irons) tries to convince the Council that Empress Savina (Thora Birch) is somehow responsible for his botched experiment at controlling dragons.
      • Ridley (Justin Whalin), Snails (Marlon Wayans), Marina (Zoe McLellan), and Elwood (Lee Arenberg) escape the city watch through the sewers. Elwood introduces himself to the party and Marina gets sewer water dumped on her in copious amounts.
      • Ridley and Marina's encounter inside the magical scroll they both get sucked into. Ridley explains why he has a hatred of mages, and the duo are charged with the quest to seek the Rod of Savrille.
      • The party enters the Thieves' Guild of Antioch through a series of secret doors and passages.
      • An extended version of the Thieves' Guild fight. In this version we see footage of Elwood going into a battle rage when his helmet is knocked off.
      • An extended version of Snails trying to woo over Norda (Kristen Wilson). They have a conversation about the moon and "sensing" things.
      • A conversation between Marina and Norda after Snails' death. It is revealed that Marian has feelings for Ridley and Norda had some degree of affection for Snails. They are interrupted by an elven search party.
      • While being healed by the Elf King (Tom Baker), Ridley has a vision of a gold dragon hatching from an egg.
      • A scene of the party wating outside the cave while Ridley seeks the Rod of Savrille. They are discovered by Damodar (Bruce Payne) and his men.
      • An alternate ending sequence, where Ridley stands at Snails' grave alone, speaking to his friend. After his speech, Ridley walks away from the grave, presumably back to the celebrations.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Proof of Life/Vertical Limit/The Emperor's New Groove/State and Main/Pollock/Dungeons and Dragons (2000)

    User reviews618

    Review
    Top review
    Poor delivery, so-so effects and laughable performances all combine to produce a film that will barely appeal to kids
    Ridley and Snails are thieves in the underclass of their world. Breaking into the magic school to steal they are captured by Marina but, when her master is killed, the thieves find themselves drawn into an attempt by the evil Profion to use the power of a lost sceptre to seize control from Empress Savina, who is trying to reform and make all men equal.

    It is hard to really judge the plot of this film because I'm sure it could have been a rollicking, engaging "swords & sorcery" affair and it is only the delivery here that has turned it into a massive, insulting pile of rubbish. The way that the characters have to explain every single action in BIG LETTERS for the audience was something that grated on me and took me from thinking of it as lazy writing to finding it offensive that the writers thought I was too stupid to follow the story myself. Instead of being a strong narrative the film is just a basic adventure for kids, with effects and noise to keep them distracted. As such it is still only so-so because even children might struggle to care about the unimpressive CGI backgrounds and action set pieces. It'll please the very undemanding genre fan under 12 years old but unlikely many others.

    The characters are another major failing – who thought that writing obnoxious, annoying or smug characters across the leads would cause an audience to be engaged by them? With this to work with, is it any wonder that the cast are roundly poor? Whalin must have thought his luck was in when he landed this role, but he messes it up with a performance that shows he is out of his depth and unsure of himself. McLellan is bland and quite irritating for the majority of the film but her faults pale in comparison to a trio of performances that stick in the mind as the worst of the film. Irons hams it up with all the carelessness of a pro who knows an easy payday when he sees it – he is hilariously terrible at times. Payne's blue lipstick seems to have affected his voice and every line is delivered as a sneer – it is never menacing and quickly becomes tiresome. However the worst performance is form, surprise surprise, Wayans who made me understand what Spike Lee's Bamboozled was getting at. He is a shrieking, mugging ethnic cliché – even worse than he usually does and even more annoying. The odd cameo from O'Brien or Baker do nothing to stop the rot and the cast add to the impression that this was cheaply made without much love.

    Overall a poor film that will probably only appeal to kids. The plot is badly delivered and the effects are not as impressive as director Solomon was clearly banking on them being. The cast are lost in the middle of it all and not a single on of them gives a performance that you could call "good", all in all producing a pretty poor attempt at a blockbuster.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 8, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Czech Republic
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • New Line
      • WOTC site, with synopsis and bios
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Calabozos y dragones
    • Filming locations
      • Kutná Hora, Stredoceský, Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Sweetpea Entertainment
      • Silver Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $45,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,391,970
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,237,422
      • Dec 10, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $33,978,694
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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