Trivia / Dragonheart

Film series

• California Doubling: Slovakia doubles for England of The Low Middle Ages.
• Celebrity Voice Actor:
  • The Brazillian Portuguese dub has Miguel Falabella as Draco.
  • In France, Draco was dubbed by French cinema mainstay Philippe Noiret.
• Completely Different Title:
  • French Canada: Draco: The Legend of the Last Dragon
  • Finland: The Last Dragon
  • Taiwan: The Legend of the Dragon
• Creator Backlash: Co-writer, Patrick Read Johnson expressed regret over the casting for Bowen and Kara.
  ...I love Dennis Quaid; I love everything he's done. I just didn't think he should be in 10th century England, any more than Kevin Costner should be in Sherwood Forest. Not that they weren't enjoyable in their roles. Frankly, I think Dennis Quaid saved the movie, as much as it could have been saved...Dennis Quaid just wasn't the right man for the role; Liam Neeson was the right man for the role... And Dina Meyer...again...10th century England?! Beverly Hills 100 A.D.? Bless her heart, she tried. It didn't help that they stuck her in that funny red wig that was constantly changing shape and size. The whole thing just flabbergasted me."
• Direct to Video: The first film is the only one in the franchise to get a theatrical release; all sequels/prequels have been direct-to-video.
• Fake Brit: Dennis Quaid and Dina Meyer, who play Bowen and Kara in the first film, are Americans.
  • In the sequel, American actors Christopher Masterson plays Geoff, and Robby Benson provides Drake's voice (making him currently the first and only non-British or Celtic actor to voice a dragon in the Dragonheart films.)
• Follow the Leader: It was a part of a wave of Middle Ages-themed adventure films that followed the success of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, though it has a more overt fantastical nature to it.
• Throw It In!: In the scene where Bowen, Kara, and Gilbert flee from a mob of armed villagers before they go to Avalon, if you look closely, Pete Postlethwaite is seen accidentally putting his hand on Dina Meyer's clothed left breast. Although it was accidental, Rob Cohen kept it in the movie.
• What Could Have Been:
  • According to the movie's original screenplay, which screenwriter Charles Pogue later adapted into a novelization, he wrote the film to be an earnest, transcendent drama and epic fantasy with compelling imagery and characters and moments of levity sprinkled throughout it. Liam Neeson would have been Bowen, and Jim Henson would have done the effects for Draco.
  • Patrick Read Johnson was originally slated to direct, but got replaced on the project during pre-production and was only credited as writer and executive producer.
  • Robin Williams was offered the role of Bowen, but he was more interested in voicing Draco. Kevin Bacon, Pierce Brosnan, Gabriel Byrne, Timothy Dalton, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Patrick Swayze were also contenders for Bowen.
  • Elizabeth Hurley was considered for Kara.
  • Richard E. Grant was considered for Einon.
  • Whoopi Goldberg was considered to voice Draco.
  • Richard Donner was interested in directing and spent six months on pre-production before moving to other projects. Kenneth Branagh was also involved as director in the early stages of production; he was also to star as Einon.

Metal band

• Covered Up: A re-release of Throne of the Alliance has a cover of Grave Digger's "Rebellion (The Clans Are Marching)."
• No Export for You: Their albums are released only within the Baltic States.

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