Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by Ryan C — 16 Jun 2007

Peter MacNicol is great in this. I recommend it.

This review of Dragonslayer (1981) was written by Ryan C on 16 Jun 2007.

Dragonslayer has generally received positive reviews.

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