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Dragonworld

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Dragonworld
Promotional VHS-release Poster
Directed byTed Nicolaou
Written bySuzanne Glazener Naha
Ted Nicolaou
Produced byAlbert Band
Charles Band
StarringSam Mackenzie
Courtland Mead
Janet Henfrey
CinematographyAlan M. Trow
Edited byD. Brett Schramm
Music byRichard Band
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Home Video
Release date
  • July 27, 1994 (1994-07-27)
Running time
86 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
Romania
LanguageEnglish

Dragonworld is a 1994 American direct-to-video family fantasy film directed by Ted Nicolaou. It is the third film to be released by Moonbeam Entertainment, the family video division of Full Moon Entertainment.

Plot

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Set in modern times, a young five-year-old boy named Johnny McGowan travels to Scotland to live at his grandfather's castle after he loses both his parents in a traffic collision. At the magical wish tree on his grandfather's estate, he conjures up a friend, which is a baby dragon whom he nicknames "Yowler". They grow up together as 15 years go by. In that time, his grandfather passes away and Yowler has grown to full size. One day after the years go by, documentary filmmaker Bob Armstrong, his daughter Beth, and his pilot Brownie McGee stumble upon Yowler. Eager for fame and money, Bob convinces John to "rent" Yowler to local corrupt businessman, Lester McIntyre. John, who is coerced in part by the offer to have the mounting taxes on the castle paid off, allows Lester to take Yowler in. He does so also partly because of his growing interest in Beth. Yowler is miserable and harassed in the new amusement park built for him, and when it becomes clear that McIntyre has duped them in order to exploit Yowler, John and his new friends take action.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Dragonworld: Soundtrack
Film score (Digital download)/Audio CD by
Richard Band[1]
ReleasedJune 12, 2012
Length60:32
LabelIntrada

All music is composed by Richard Band

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Main Title"2:39
2."Grandpa's Legend"6:59
3."Mrs. Cosgrove"2:03
4."Behold The Manor"5:34
5."Baby What?"0:54
6."Dad's Old Room"3:18
7."The Envelope For Taxes"0:55
8."They Land"4:10
9."Bagpipes And Gravesite"3:20
10."Baby Dragon"2:20
11."Showtime"6:50
12."Yowler Goes Ape"2:49
13."Getting Yowler Back"10:39
14."All Is Well"8:06
Total length:60:32

Filming locations

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Haddon Hall and Manorbier Castle were used as locations during filming. Llangollen railway station was used as the Scottish station where the youngster first meets his grandfather.[citation needed]

Home media

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The film was released directly to videocassette and LaserDisc in 1994 by Paramount Home Video. It was re-issued on VHS in 1996, under the Paramount Family Favorites label. The film has been seen on DVD releases in Australia and Germany. It was officially released on DVD and Blu-Ray by Full Moon Features on February 8, 2022 in North America.[2]

Sequel

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A sequel to the film, Dragonworld: The Legend Continues, was released directly to video in 1999, although filmed in 1996. The film bears little relation to the first film and has received mainly negative reviews from critics.

References

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  1. ^ "Dragonworld Soundtrack (1994)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  2. ^ "Full Moon Features: Remote and Dragonworld Prepped for Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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