Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)

A dragon known as Drago tries to end the rivalry between a brother and sister, both having dragon-like powers, who are after the throne of their grandfather, while a new threat steals Drago's source of power.

Director:

Patrik Syversen

Writers:

Patrick Read Johnson (based on characters created by), Charles Edward Pogue (based on characters created by)

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Tom Rhys Harries, Jessamine-Bliss Bell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Stewart	...	Drago (voice)
Tom Rhys Harries	...	Edric
Jessamine-Bliss Bell	...	Meghan
Tamzin Merchant	...	Queen Rhonu
André Eriksen	...	Thorgrim
Richard Cordery	...	Earl Robert
Martin Hutson	...	Osmund
Delroy Brown	...	Councilor Marrakar
Turlough Convery	...	Walter
Lewis Mackinnon	...	Player
Marte Germaine Christensen	...	Sable
Ørjan Gamst	...	Krokr
Daniel Berge Halvorsen	...	Hakon
Stig Frode Henriksen	...	Leiknarr
Elijah Ungvary	...	Spaki

Storyline

Sir Patrick Stewart voices Drago, the magnificent dragon who became bonded with King Gareth. When the King dies, his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon's unique strengths, use their inherited powers against each other to vie for the throne. When Drago's source of power, known as the "Heartfire", is stolen, more than the throne is at stake. The siblings must end their rivalry with swords and sorcery, or the kingdom may fall.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | fourth part | dragon | fraternal twins | fire | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the fourth installment of the "Dragonheart" film franchise. Sir Patrick Stewart takes over the voice role of the dragon. Sir Sean Connery first played the voice of the dragon, then Robby Benson in the second installment, and Sir Ben Kingsley in the third installment.

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Goofs

When Edric kicks in the barn door, the wood breaks into almost perfectly-square pieces because it was previously cut by the effects team to give easily.

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Quotes

Thorgrim: Boy king! You ready for a man's death?

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Connections

Follows DragonHeart (1996)

User Reviews

surprisingly not bad

Fun family Bmovie flick that's going to suffer from a few various trends

-the hatred for Dragonheart sequels.

-the current anti-PC culture that starts screeching about their hatred for feminism when a woman shows any sign of strength.

All by all unwarranted negatives, this movie was surprisingly entertaining and well made. If you like medieval stories with dragons that aren't into burning humanity to the ground, it's certainly worth checking it out.

And no, for the love of it, you do NOT need to see Dragonheart 3 to understand what's going on. In fact, if you have seen DH1 then I suggest skipping 2 and 3 entirely and go straight to 4.

Details

Official Sites:

Universal Home Entertainment

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dragonheart 4

Filming Locations:

Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castel Film Romania, Universal 1440 Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color