Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by Sarah F — 03 Jun 2007

For an 80's movie not to bad. Peter MacNicol has not changed much over the years. See him in the TV series Numb3rs.

This review of Dragonslayer (1981) was written by Sarah F on 03 Jun 2007.

Dragonslayer has generally received positive reviews.

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