The Christmas Dragon

The Christmas Dragon
The Christmas Dragon
Directed by	John Lyde
Screenplay by	Shylah Addante; David Addante;
Story by	John Lyde
Produced by	Jennifer Griffin; John Lyde;
Starring	Bailee Johnson; Jake Stormoen;
Cinematography	John Lyde
Edited by	John Lyde
Music by	James Schafer
Production; companies	Arrowstorm Entertainment; Mainstay Productions;
Distributed by	Excel Entertainment
Release date	November 7, 2014;
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Christmas Dragon is a 2014 American family film directed by John Lyde.

Plot

Ayden, an orphan in Medieval Europe who lost her parents to a dragon, receives a magic crystal from a dying elf to bring back Christmas from becoming a fading memory. She and the other orphans alongside wayward adult Airk must go to the North to meet Father Christmas.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Bailee Johnson as Ayden
Jake Stormoen as Airk
Paris Warner as Rosalynne
Jacob Buster as Rand
Ruby Jones as Hoyt
Melanie Stone as Saerwen
Talon Ackerman as Garrett
Adam Johnson as Father Christmas / Roki
Renny Grames as Gazared
Danny James as Bomtall
Eve Mauro as Aesa

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the film one star.^[3]

Stormoen won the Best Supporting Actor category at the Utah Film Awards the next year.^[4]

Legacy

It was featured as the final episode of the 13th season of the cult science fiction series Mystery Science Theater 3000.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ Salt Lake City Weekly
^ Theatrical Trailer on Arrowstorm Entertainment's official YouTube channel
^ Common Sense Media
^ "Utah Film Festival winners 2015". theutahfilmawards.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23.
^ Haas, Shawnee (November 26, 2021). "'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Unveils All 13 Movies for New Season". Collider. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
^ Mystery Science Theater 3000 Reveals Season 13 Movies|Collider
^ Jasper, Gavin (November 28, 2021). "MST3K Season 13: All The Movies, Details, and Release Date". Den of Geek. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

External links

[1] Salt Lake City Weekly

[2] Theatrical Trailer on Arrowstorm Entertainment's official YouTube channel

[3] Common Sense Media

[utah-4] "Utah Film Festival winners 2015". theutahfilmawards.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23.

[5] Haas, Shawnee (November 26, 2021). "'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Unveils All 13 Movies for New Season". Collider. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

[6] Mystery Science Theater 3000 Reveals Season 13 Movies|Collider

[den_of_geek_s13-7] Jasper, Gavin (November 28, 2021). "MST3K Season 13: All The Movies, Details, and Release Date". Den of Geek. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

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