Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by Paul F — 04 Apr 2006

This one holds up pretty well 25 years later.

Peter MacNicol and Caitlin Clarke (RIP) star, BTW.

This review of Dragonslayer (1981) was written by Paul F on 04 Apr 2006.

Dragonslayer has generally received positive reviews.

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