Dragon Hunters (2008)

A fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters!

Directors:

Guillaume Ivernel, Arthur Qwak

Writers:

Frédéric Lenoir, Arthur Qwak

Stars:

Vincent Lindon, Patrick Timsit, Philippe Nahon

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Vincent Lindon	...	Lian-Chu (voice)
Patrick Timsit	...	Gwizdo (voice)
Philippe Nahon	...	Le Seigneur Arnold (voice)
Amanda Lear	...	Gildas (voice)
Marie Drion	...	Zoé (voice)
Jérémy Prévost	...	Hector (voice) (as Jeremy Prevost)
Jean-Marc Lentretien	...	Mamular (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John DiMaggio	...	Fat John (voice)
Elias Eliot	...	Gildas (voice)
Jess Harnell	...	Gildas (voice)
Nick Jameson	...	Lord Arnold (voice)
Mary Mouser	...	Zoé (voice) (as Mary Matilyn Mouser)
Rob Paulsen	...	Gwizdo / Bat / Lensflair (voice)
Forest Whitaker	...	Lian-Chu (voice)
Dave Wittenberg	...	Hector (voice)

Storyline

The world has become a vast conglomerate of islands of varying size and shape. This babbling universe is mainly populated with ruthless rogues, surly peasants and illiterate, petty lords. Their main concerns revolve around two fundamental rules: Eat and don't get eaten. For this new world has become infested with a terrible plague: omnipresent, monstrously famished, mutant creatures are wreaking havoc - They are known as the Dragons. Gwizdo and Lian-Chu are two dragon hunters, but are a long way from being among the best. Their only real talents: the size of the hulking brute with the heart of gold, Lian-Chu, and Gwizdo's talent for scams of all and any shape or form. Their sole ambition: to buy a little farm where they can relax and raise mussels, a creature that is a lot less unpleasant and difficult to hunt down than dragons. A few islands away rises the fortress of Lord Arnold. Arnold has a problem: he's living in terror at the thought of the return of World Eater, that horrible ...

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Plot Keywords:

knight | king | sheep | gold | hero | 

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Taglines:

La chasse aux dragons, c'est pas un conte de fées (Dragon hunting isn't a fairy tale)

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some scary images, fantasy action and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one scene Gwizdo asks what the tree illustrated on the calendar is for, and Lord Arnold answers that it's for scale to compare to the size of the World Gobbler. This is a call-forward to the episode "Gland of the Mimikar", where Gwizdo finds a picture of a tree in an illustration of the Mimikar for scale.

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Quotes

Gwizdo: Good move with the barrel, kid.
Zoé: Yes. Go find your own!

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Connections

Follows Dragon Hunters (2004)

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Soundtracks

Lotus
Performed by Jalan Jalan

User Reviews

Loved it!

This movie took my breath away at some points, I simply loved it!

I admit that the character dialogs and storyline could have been done a bit better, but hey, this is just a simple (short) story of a couple of guys trying to slain a dragon, there's nothing more to it!

The overall design, atmosphere, the beautiful landscapes... it's all just magical!

They've put a lot of love in this movie. Character designs were great and funny. A bit Tim Burton-ish if you like. I can recommend this movie to anyone interested in great design, displayed in a simple small, but lovely story.

Details

Official Sites:

Bac Films [France] Official site

Country:

France Luxembourg Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

26 March 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

Dragon Hunters

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR11,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,389,088

Company Credits

Production Co:

Futurikon, Luxanimation, Trixter Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color