Underplayed Gems

Gift of the Night Fury (2011)

Gift of the Night Fury poster
Original title
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Directed by
Tom Owens
Genre
fantasy film, science fiction film, children's film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
22 min
Rated
G
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 432 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Set during a Viking winter holiday, the dragons suddenly fly away. Hiccup ends up kidnapped by the last remaining dragon. The short shows the characters preparing for the celebration while dealing with this unexpected situation.

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What happens

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury is a 2011 American animated Christmas short film by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Tom Owens. It was released on November 15, 2011, on DVD and Blu-ray, along with another original animated short film Book of Dragons. Based on the 2010 film How to Train Your Dragon, in-turn loosely inspired by the 2003 novel of the same name, the short takes place in the middle of preparing for the Viking winter holiday. After all dragons inexplicably fly away, the last one of them unwittingly kidnaps Hiccup. Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse all reprise their roles from the original film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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