In Theaters: July 9, 2002 (US)
Rating: PG-13 / 101 Minutes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Gregg Chabot
Synopsis:
Matthew McConaughey (U-571) and Christian Bale (SHAFT) star in an explosive action-packed adventure with bone-charring special effects that will have you glued to your seat! When workers in a London tunneling project awaken an unearthly fire-breathing beast from centuries of slumber, all hell breaks loose. Twelve-year-old Quinn (Bale) sees his mother, one of the workers, die trying to escape this new terror. Twenty years later as a “fire chief,” he tries to keep a group of refugees alive with fierce dragons dominating the air, burning the land and feeding on the ash. Unexpectedly, Van Zan (McConaughey), a hotshot American militia leader, shows up with a ragtag group of slayers on a perilous crusade to hunt down and destroy the beasts. Tempers flare when there is a struggle for leadership — until both men realize only one species is getting out of this alive.
Christian Bale as Quinn Abercromby
Matthew McConaughey as Denton Van Zan
Izabella Scorupco as Alex Jensen
Gerry Butler as Creedy
Scott James Moutter as Jared Wilke
David Kennedy as Eddie Stax