DragonHeart (1996)


DragonHeart
Release Date31 May 1996
Budget$57,000,000
US Box Office$51,000,000
TaglineYou will believe.
GenreAction, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBratislava, Slovakia
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS-Stereo, DTS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFantasy Adventure, Sword-and-Sorcery
MoodOther Dimensions
ThemesHeroic Mission, Knights and Ladies, Dangerous Friends
TonesFanciful, Whimsical, Sweet, Humorous, Poignant, Dreamlike, Bittersweet
TagsAgainst The System, Aristocrat, Con/scam, Courage, Dragon, Endangered Species, Government, Heart, Knight, Monk, Oppression, Queen [royalty], Transplant, Tyrant, Uprising

Dragonheart is a 1996 fantasy adventure film directed by Rob Cohen. It stars Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, and the voice of Sean Connery. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and various other awards in 1996 and 1997. The film also inspired a direct-to-video sequel, Dragonheart: A New Beginning.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Bowen

King Einon

Gilbert of Glockenspur

Kara

Lord Felton

Lee Oakes
Young Einon

Wolf Christian
Hewe

Redbeard

Eva Vejmelková
Felton's Minx

Milan Bahúl
Swamp Village Chief

Peter Hric
King Freyne

Sandra Kovacicova
Young Kara

Kyle Cohen
Boy in Field

Thom Baker
Aislinn's Chess Partner

Queen Aislinn

Draco

Buddy Quaid
Cook, Servant

Director

Writer

Patrick Read Johnson

Charles Edward Pogue
,

Producer

Kelly Breidenbach
associate producer

Raffaella De Laurentiis
producer

Herb Gains
associate producer

Hester Hargett
co-producer

Patrick Read Johnson
executive producer

David Rotman
executive producer

Original Music

Randy Edelman
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Cinematographer

David Eggby

Editor

Peter Amundson
-

Casting Director

Margery Simkin
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Production Designer

Benjamín Fernández

Art Director

Maria-Teresa Barbasso

Ján Svoboda

Set Decorator

Giorgio Desideri
-

Costume Designer

Thomas Casterline
-

Anna B. Sheppard

Makeup Department

Giannetto De Rossi
makeup supervisor

Mirella De Rossi
chief hair stylist

Maurizio Silvi
makeup artist

Angelo Vannella
hair stylist

Production Manager

Barbara Ostrowiecki
post-production supervisor

Viliam Richter
production manager: Slovakia

Milan Stanisic
unit production manager

Stefano Spadoni
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Herb Gains
first assistant director

Hester Hargett
second second assistant director

Chitra F. Mojtabai
second assistant director

Art Department

Jonathan Downing
prop assistant

Ron Downing
supervising property master

Patrick Janicke
storyboard artist

Jiri Juda
property master

Ladislav Markic
plasterer

Stano Mozny
property master

Mark Siegel
sculptor

Dusan Svoboda
assistant art director

Alberto Tosto
assistant art director

Peter Balogh
props

Joseph Musso
storyboard artist

Mike Smithson
preproduction dragon designer

Sound Department

Charlie Ajar Jr.
sound recordist

Richard L. Anderson
supervising sound editor

Michael C. Casper
sound re-recording mixer

Avram D. Gold
dialogue editor

Hilda Hodges
foley artist: dragon

Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer: dragon

Daniel J. Leahy
sound re-recording mixer

Randy Singer
foley mixer

Reinhard Stergar
production sound mixer

Bill Varney
sound re-recording mixer

Ed Callahan
sound editor

Matt Colleran
foley recordist

Clayton Collins
sound editor

Jessica Goodwin
assistant sound editor

Nicholas James
sound effects editor

Marla McGuire
sound editor

Bill Meadows
sound recordist

John Roesch
foley artist

Special Effects

Terence J. Cox
senior special effects technician

microlight coordinator

Kit West
special effects supervisor

Trevor Wood
senior special effects technician

Peter Fern
senior technician

Visual Effects

Michael Bauer
digital effects artist: ILM

Steve Braggs
digital effects artist: ILM

Bruce D. Buckley
CGI character modeler

Blair Clark
animator: Tippett Studio

Rob Coleman
supervising character animator

Marc Cooper
digital effects artist: ILM

Lou Dellarosa
digital character animator

Syd Dutton
matte painter: Illusion Arts

Russell Earl
digital effects artist

Vicki L. Engel
visual effects coordinator

Sandy Houston
digital 2D paint and rotoscoping supervisor

Tony Hudson
digital modeler: ILM

Daniel Jeannette
character animator

Wayne Kennedy
digital modeler: ILM

Ken Satchel King
character animator

Gregor Lakner
digital effects artist: ILM

Euan K. MacDonald
digital effects supervisor

Robert Marinic
character animator

Robert Mendez Jr.
computer graphics resource assistant

Curt I. Miyashiro
digital effects artist

Mark Moore
visual effects art director

Patrick Neary
digital effects artist

David Parrish
digital artist

Kevin Rafferty
digital effects supervisor

Carolyn Ensle Rendu
3D digital artist

Jonathan Rothbart
animatic artist

Alex Seiden
visual effects pre-production co-supervisor

Scott Squires
visual effects supervisor

James Straus
character animation supervisor

John Swallow
effects producer

Bill Taylor
matte painter: Illusion Arts

Dennis Turner
character animator

Adam Valdez
animator/animatics

John Walker
digital effects artist

Andy Wang
digital artist: ILM

Judith Weaver
visual effects producer

Jeff Wells
digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital

Darryl Anka
storyboards

Al Bailey
digital frame touch-up: ILM

Loring Doyle
digital artist

David Dozoretz
concept artist

Anastasia Emmons
visual effects assistant

Douglas Epps
software developer

Dan B. Goldman
digital effects artist

Roger Guyett
senior technical director

Pat Hadnagy
visual effects

Craig Hayes
visual effects art director

Benton Jew
storyboard artist: ILM

Marshall Richard Krasser
digital rotoscoper

Angela Leaper
electronic editorial

Steve Nichols
animator

Cary Phillips
software research and development

Douglas James Smith
visual effects artist

Robert Stromberg
matte paintings

Chad Taylor
Sabre artist: ILM

Danny Gordon Taylor
character animator

John Torrijos
CG technical assistant

Mike Wassel
matte artist

Heidi Zabit
digital artist

Stunts

Miroslav Bertovic
stunts

Lubomir Burco
stunts

Gerry Crampton
stunts

Monika Fiserova
stunts

Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik
stunts

Zoltán Gulyás Kiss
stunt double

Peter Hric
stunts

Samuel Kalim
stunts

Rastislav Kotula
stunts

Vladimir Kuna
stunts

Gustáv Kyselica
stunts

Branislav Martinak
stunts

Lubomir Misak
stunts

Peter Oglay
stunts

Pavol Osusky
stunts

Peter Plazak
stunts

Peter Prikler
stunts

Peter Rak
stunts

Michael Sandala
stunts

Stanislav Satko
stunts

Jaroslav Sykora
stunts

Marek Toth
stunts

Martin 'Mato' Uhrovcik
stunts

Peter Uhrovcik
stunts

Ingrid Vrabcova
stunts

Paul Weston
stunt coordinator

Daniel Zdenek
stunts

Jana Zvarikova
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Buzz Feitshans IV
director of photography: second unit

Igor Meglic
camera operator

Dean Brkic
best boy electric

Ivo Gresak
grip

Mark Gutterud
camera operator: effects camera

Branko Knez
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Animation Department

Miguel A. Fuertes
animator

Peter Konig
character designer and sculptor: Tippett Studio

Casting Department

Sheila Trezise
casting: UK

Lenka Stefankovicova
extras casting

Editorial Department

Sarah Brockhoff
assistant film editor

Giorgio Conti
assistant film editor

Lisa Cossettini
assistant film editor

John M. Taylor
first assistant editor

Aaron Yamamoto
assistant film editor

Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter

Mike Stanwick
color timer

Music Department

Joanie Diener
music editor

Randy Edelman
conductor

Ralph Ferraro
orchestrator

Susan McLean
scoring crew

Transportation Department

Mladen Cernjak
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

David Cook
microlight pilot

Jacob Cook
assistant pilot

Terry Dunn
assistant production accountant

Daniel Hadl
assistant to producer

David Henri
assistant to director

Hilde Odelga
production coordinator

Nada Pinter
script supervisor

Mark Siegel
creature maker, puppeteer

Phil Tippett
dragon designer

Rhonda Baer
location manager

Beau Holden
assistant: Dennis Quaid

Zeljko Hren
caterer

Erik Jessen
production assistant

Dragan Josipovic
location manager

Steve O'Corr
production liaison

Sandra Odelga
assistant production coordinator

Golda Offenheim
production liaison

Production Company

Universal Pictures
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Distributor

Universal Pictures

Fox Network

Argentina Video Home
,

CIC Video

CIC-Taft Home Video
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Cinema International

Home Video Hellas (HVH)

MCA/Universal Home Video

Odeon

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

Special Effects

Perpetual Motion Pictures

Illusion Arts
-

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
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Tippett Studio
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Miscellaneous

ARRI Rental
grip and lighting equipment

Angels & Bermans
costume house

Animales Y Carruajes S.A, Madrid, Spain
costume house

Cornejo
costume house

Encore Video
video facility

Gabriella Lo Faro, Roma, Italy
costume house

Great NorthernReiff & Associates
insurance

Hren & Mamic Catering
catering

Light & Sound Design
icon lights

Lódzkie Centrum Filmowe
costume house

MCA
soundtrack

MCA Records
soundtrack

MCA Soundtracks
soundtrack

Pacific Title
titles and opticals

Pentor Films, Warsaw, Poland
costume house

Revel Travel Service
travel services

Seniger Advertising Group
titles and credit design

Universal Studios Sound Facilities
sound recording






Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Rob Cohen
Daylight (1996)
DragonHeart
Stealth (2005)
The Rat Pack (1998)
The Skulls (2000)
xXx (2002)