Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)

As the village of Berk prepares for its winter holiday, the resident dragons all inexplicably fly away.

Director:

Tom Owens

Writers:

Adam F. Goldberg (screenplay), Cressida Cowell (book)

Stars:

Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Jay Baruchel	...	Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (voice)
Gerard Butler	...	Stoick the Vast (voice)
Craig Ferguson	...	Gobber the Belch (voice)
America Ferrera	...	Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Jonah Hill	...	Snotlout (voice)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse	...	Fishlegs (voice)
T.J. Miller	...	Tuffnut (voice) (as TJ Miller)
Kristen Wiig	...	Ruffnut (voice)
Bridget Hoffman	...	Female Viking (voice)
Peter Lavin	...	Viking 1 (voice)
Neil Dickson	...	Viking 2 (voice)
Ian Ruskin	...	Viking 3 (voice)
Julian Barnes	...	Viking 4 (voice)

Storyline

The Viking town of Berk, now enjoying its new alliance with the dragons, is preparing for its annual winter holiday of Snoggletog. However, that spirit is threatened when all the dragons, except Toothless who needs Hiccup to help him, suddenly fly away for some reason. While Astrid ineffectually tries to salvage the occasion, Hiccup decides to build Toothless a new prosthetic to allow him to fly independently, only to have the dragon take off as well. However, as the holiday approaches, Hiccup finds himself swept up to learn the dragons' secret the hard way and to find a solution to bring them home early.

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Plot Keywords:

dragon | viking | island | village | cgi animation | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

How to Hatch Your Dragon

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[Three days later, Hiccup is still worrying about Toothless. He's lying awake in his bed, when suddenly there is a rhythmic banging on the roof. Hiccup excitedly runs outside]
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III: Toothless! I'd knew you'd come back... Urgh!
[Hiccup slips on the ice, then sees Stoick repairing the roof]
Stoick the Vast: Morning, son!
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III: Oh, hey Dad...
Stoick the Vast: Glad you're up! I was looking for your helmet.
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III: My... My Helmet?
Stoick the Vast: Odin needs a place to put your goodies.
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III: Yeah, right... I - I'll get on that. Great...
Stoick the Vast: Hold on! Hold on. Alright... Come on. ...
[...]

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Connections

Spun-off from How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

User Reviews

it is not the original but...

can be a lovely Christmas movie. because it has the entire spirit of holiday, remember a splendid movie events, gives to the original few original lines and preserves its air.and atmosphere, humor, the characters are at right place. a film who has the role of gift more than second part of a real good movie. more human, in same measure nice, impressive animation and inspired lesson about life. it is short and not so great but it is touching and gives a not bad story, a frame for the source. and, more important, seems be a nest for a lot of adventures and amusing situations. it is not the original. but it can be seed for another impressive part.