Dawn of the Dragonslayer (2011)

When Will's father is killed by a dragon, he embarks on an epic journey filled by vengeance that leads him to an ancestral home which he stays at and works for the tyrannical Sterling in ... See full summary »

Director:

Anne K. Black

Writers:

Anne K. Black, Kynan Griffin

Stars:

Richard McWilliams, Nicola Posener, Philip Brodie

Cast

Cast overview:
Richard McWilliams	...	Will Shepherd
Nicola Posener	...	Kate Sterling
Philip Brodie	...	Rogan Ap Cynan
Ian Cullen	...	Baron Sterling
Maggie Daniels	...	Lady Spriggs
Michael O'Flaherty	...	Crow
Anthony Murphy	...	Tom
Adam Johnson	...	Lance
Nick Devlin	...	Sam
Ciaran O'Grady	...	Dirth
Lemuel Black	...	Baron DeGuilbert
Louie Rodriguez	...	Sheep Herder

Storyline

When Will's father is killed by a dragon, he embarks on an epic journey filled by vengeance that leads him to an ancestral home which he stays at and works for the tyrannical Sterling in order to learn how to slay the beast. While he is training, he befriends Sterling's daughter Kate, and Sterling becomes increasingly suspicious of and threatened by Will. He orders his men to kill him but Will escapes. Now Will must evade Sterling's men whilst trying to avenge his father.

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Plot Keywords:

dragon | sword and sorcery | sword and fantasy | fire breathing | girl sword fight | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some crude humor and dialogue

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Paladin: Dawn of the Dragonslayer

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arrowstorm Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Will brings Kate back to the castle after she ran away, the clothes she's wearing keep changing depending on the camera angle during the horse ride: sometimes she has a cloak, sometimes she doesn't, sometimes she's wearing small black shoes, sometimes she's wearing brown boots.

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Connections

Featured in The Big Picture: February 2012 (2012)

User Reviews

What a good surprise

This is the first review I leave on IMDb, but I thought this movie deserved it. Not that it's better than any other I've seen, but because the current punctuation (around 3 stars) is undeserved. First of all, I believe this movie has been released pretty much straight away into DVD/Blueray. That tells you something - it is not a blockbuster, so don't expect it! I can only guess that people rating it very low were expecting to watch a big Hollywood production. Well, it's not, but it's so nice to know that movies can still be made without famous stars or big bucks. I started watching and thought "well, here's something to watch on a Sunday afternoon when there's nothing else". I was wrong. I have actually paid to go to the cinema and watch overrated movies that were much worse than this one. The acting is good, the main character - an almost unknown actor - delivers good quality acting. The storyline is good, and the special effects considering this is a low budget movie are great! The scenery is beautiful and I was expecting the dragon to be awful, but it was another little good surprise. Come on people, give it a chance, you'll enjoy it.