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.
Iron Woobie: The dragon race, they swore to protect and guide mankind and yet they would end up being persecuted, hunted and driven to near-extinction by those they had sworn to protect, despite all of this they kept to their oath, down to the last dragon.
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.
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.
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.
