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"You'll be dead Galen Bradwarden, Sorcerer's Apprentice. You'll be dead, the dragon will still be alive, and I'll still be a virgin! You'll be dead, and I don't care!" Sounds like a good foundation for a lasting relationship, right? Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out probably the most realistic dragon (did I hear someone say wyvern?) set to film in Dragonslayer (1981). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 222 – Dragonslayer (1981) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrifices virgins to it, and the dragon leaves his kingdom alone. An old wizard, and his keen young apprentice volunteer to kill the dragon and attempt to save the next virgin in line, the King's own daughter. Director: Matthew Robbins Writers: Hal Barwood , Matthew Robbins Music by: Alex North Cinematography by: Derek Vanlint (director of photography) Film Editing by: Tony Lawson Visual Effects by: Sam Comstock (animation supervisor: ILM) Alan Maley (matte painting supervisor: ILM) Dennis Muren (supervisor of special visual effects: ILM) Ken Ralston (dragon supervisor: ILM) Thomas G. Smith (effects production supervisor: ILM) (as Thomas Smith) Phil Tippett (dragon supervisor: ILM) Gene Whiteman (equipment engineering supervisor: ILM) Selected Cast: Peter MacNicol as Galen Bradwarden Caitlin Clarke as Valerian Ralph Richardson as Ulrich of Cragganmore John Hallam as Tyrian Peter Eyre as King Casiodorus Ulfilas Albert Salmi as Greil (dubbed by Norman Rodway) Sydney Bromley as Hodge Chloe Salaman as Princess Elspeth Ulfilas Emrys James as Simon (Valerian's Father) Roger Kemp as Horsrick, Casiodorus's Chamberlain Ian McDiarmid as Brother Jacopus Dragonslayer is Bill's pick. Surprise! He had read about the technique called go-motion and really enjoys it, calling Vermath
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