Ep. 175 Dragonslayer (1981)

Vermithrax Pejorative towers over Galen (Peter MacNicol) in Matthew Robbins' 1981 dark fantasy "Dragonslayer."

An apprentice sorcerer attempts to free a kingdom from a ruthless beast? Sounds good to us! Tune in as Chris talks Dragons, Go-Motion, & Subtlety as the LSCE screens the 1981 dark fantasy classic “Dragonslayer.”

Works Cited:

Ebert, Roger. “Dragonslayer.” The Chicago Sun Times. January 01, 1981. Article Link. Accessed 11/5/2022.

“Disney Write-Downs on Three.” Variety. Vol. 303, Iss. 12. July 22, 1981. Article Link. Accessed 11/8/2022.

Domestic Returns June 26th, 1981. Box Office Mojo. Accessed 2/1/23

Drew, Wayland. Dragonslayer: A Novel. Book Club Ed. New York: Ballentine Books, 1981.

Maslin, Janet. Sorcery and Immortality in ‘Dragonslayer.’ The New York Times. June 26, 1981. Article Link. Accessed 11/7/2022.

Meyer, Robinson. “No Old Maps Actually Say “Here Be Dragons.’” The Atlantic. December 12, 2014. Article Link. Accessed 11/1/2022

Ronan, Margaret. “The Vermithrax Pejorative Story Behind the Scenes at the Making of Dragonslayer.” Weird Worlds. 1981. Article Link. Accessed 11/7/2022.

Sragow, Michael. “Dragonslayer.” Rolling Stone, Iss. 349. Aug 6, 1981. Article Link. Accessed 11/28/22.

Von Gunden, Kenneth. Flights of Fancy: The Great Fantasy Films. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 1989.

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