A kingdom finds itself under siege from a dragon, seemingly the only one of its kind left. The ruling class attempts to keep the creature calm by offering up young women as sacrifices, chosen through a process that seems far from fair. When the King’s own daughter is selected for this grim fate, he turns to a sorcerer's apprentice—played by Peter MacNicol—and asks him to take on the task of killing the dragon. "Dr…

This is a fairly agreeable fantasy movie from Disney, though it does run on for too long. *Dragonslayer* manages to be decent. There are aspects of the settings that appeal to me, and even the special effects, which are clearly products of their time, have some charm. What didn't work so well were the actors, the characters they portray, and the plot itself. I wasn’t bored while watching them unfold, but I didn't …