Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010)

Original title

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

Directed by

John Puglisi

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, monster film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

17 min

Rated

PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 284 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Viking and his dragon friend go on a quest to find a legendary dragon. They learn about the creature's mysterious past and what it truly wants.

lightheartedadventurousplayfulexcitingheartwarmingfast-pacedwhimsicaluplifting

What happens

How to Train Your Dragon is an American fantasy adventure media franchise from DreamWorks Animation and based on the book series of the same name by British author Cressida Cowell. It consists of three feature films: How to Train Your Dragon (2010), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). A live-action remake of the first film was released in 2025, with a sequel scheduled for 2027. The franchise primarily follows a young Viking named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, generally known as Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel in the animated films, and portrayed by Mason Thames in the live-action films), son of Stoick the Vast, leader of the Viking island of Berk. Although Hiccup was initially dismissed as a clumsy and underweight misfit, he soon becomes renowned as a courageous dragons expert, alongside Toothless, a member of the rare Night Fury breed as his flying mount and closest companion. Together with his friends, he manages the village's allied dragon population in defense of his home as leader of a flying corps of dragon riders. Upon becoming leaders of their kind, Hiccup and Toothless are forced to make choices that will truly ensure peace between people and dragons. Dean DeBlois, the director of the film trilogy, described its story as "Hiccup's coming of age", taking place across a span of five years between the first and second film, and a year between the second and third film. The franchise also contains six short films: Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010), Book of Dragons (2011), Gift of the Night Fury (2011), Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014), How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming and How to Train Your Dragon: Snoggletog Log (both 2019). The television series based on the events of the first film, DreamWorks Dragons, began airing on Cartoon Network in September 2012. The first and second seasons were titled Dragon: Riders of Berk and Dragons: Defenders of Berk respectively. After the two seasons on Cartoon Network, the series was given the new title Dragons: Race to the Edge. The characters are older and it served as a prequel to the second film, running from June 2015 to February 2018. A more-child-friendly second series, titled Dragons: Rescue Riders, began airing on Netflix in 2019 and features a completely different cast and locale than the original series of films and TV shows, but is set in the same universe. A third series, Dragons: The Nine Realms, began streaming on Hulu and Peacock in December 2021, with Rescue Riders transferring to Peacock beginning with the third season under the Heroes of the Sky subtitle. Unlike past entries in the franchise, The Nine Realms is set in the 21st century, specifically around 1,300 years after the events of The Hidden World. The animated film trilogy has been highly acclaimed, with each film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, in addition to the first film's nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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