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This movie has a time jump of 12 years, but only four years pass in the novelization. In the novelization, Einon is noted as initially being 15 years old. Kara has dark brown eyes, and is said to be a year or two older than Einon, so she ages from 16 or 17 to 20 or 21. In this movie, Einon attempts to rape Kara, but in the novelization, he succeeds in doing so, and Kara reveals it to Bowen on the eve of the battle against Einon. After being raped, Kara attempts to commit suicide, before sharing an extended dialogue scene with Queen Aislinn and escaping.
Draco the dragon never breathes fire from his mouth, only from his nostrils.
More than 200 photos were taken of Sir Sean Connery with a variety of facial expressions, which, along with footage of his voice recording, were used to make Draco bear a stronger resemblance to him.
Excerpts from the music score have been used in dozens of movie trailers and even for a special projection at the 1997 Oscars. The main theme was also used as interstitial and credits music during the U.S. telecast of the 2004 Olympics.
According to an interview on IGN, the producers originally cast Liam Neeson in the role of Bowen, but at those time the studio didn't think audiences would buy him as an action hero. Ironically, Neeson starred Taken (2008), which relaunched his career as an action hero from this movie ahead.
Dennis Quaid broke a finger in a duel with David Thewlis and spent the last two weeks of the shoot in a plaster cast.
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