Reign of Fire

Director: Rob Bowman Rob Bowman

Overview

"Rob Bowman's futuristic dragon film Reign of Fire comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1, and a French soundtrack recorded in Dolby Digital 5.1. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and both English soundtracks are closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include an interview with the director, the original theatrical trailer, and a pair of featurettes concerning the technical aspects of special effects and their production. This is a solid release from Disney/Buena Vista."

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/2002
UPC:	0786936191417
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Touchstone / Disney
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00
Sales rank:	11,263

Special Features

Closed Caption;"Breathing Life into the Terror" featurette; "If You Can't Stand the Heat" pyrotechnics featurette; Conversations with director Rob Bowman; Original theatrical trailer; French language track in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; Spanish subtitles; DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; Widescreen

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christian Bale	Quinn Abercromby
Matthew McConaughey	Denton Van Zan
Izabella Scorupco	Alex
Gerard Butler	Creedy
Scott Moutter	Actor
David Kennedy	Eddie Stax
Alexander Siddig	Ajay
Ned Dennehy	Barlow
Rory Keenan	Devon
Terence Maynard	Gideon
Doug Cockle	Actor
Chris Kelly	Actor
Ben Thornton	Actor
Alice Krige	Karen Abercromby
Randall Carlton	Actor
Malcolm Douglas	Actor
Dessie Gallagher	Actor
Martin Linnane	Actor
Denis Conway	Actor
Duncan Keegan	Actor
Laura Pyper	Lin
Bernard Berts Folan	Actor
Brian McGuinness	Actor
Barry Barnes	Actor
David Herlihy	Actor
Gerry O'Brien	Actor
Patrick Foy	Actor
Anne Maria McAuley	Actor
Maree Duffy	Actor
Alex Meacock	Actor
David Garrick	Actor
Andy Godbold	Actor
Scott James Moutter	Jared Wilke
Ben Thorton	Young Quinn
Benny Nieves	Alvarez
Ed Shearmur	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Kevin Peterka

Gregg Chabot

Matthew Greenberg

Terry Hayes

Rob Bowman	Director
Gary Barber	Producer
Roger Birnbaum	Producer
Dan DeLeeuw	Special Effects
Nick Gillard	Stunts
Jonathan Glickman	Executive Producer,Producer
Richard R. Hoover	Special Effects
Priscilla John	Casting
Marcia Ross	Casting
Lili Fini Zanuck	Producer
Richard D. Zanuck	Producer
Kevin Peterka	Screenwriter
Gregg Chabot	Screenwriter
Matthew Greenberg	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Kieran Horgan	Sound/Sound Designer
Terry Hayes	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

A creaky B-movie plot is given an A-list treatment in director Rob Bowman's future-primitive action flick, which delivers just enough thrills and eerie atmosphere to put it above the ranks of the usual, uninspired summer fare. Reign of Fire doesn't try to subvert or mock the conventions of the creature-feature, instead, it approaches them with just the right balance of stone-faced seriousness and levity. The dialogue is threadbare but functional, giving stars Christian Bale -- in his first big-budget action lead -- and Matthew McConaughey plenty of room for appropriate, unapologetic scenery-chewing. And what scenery it is; the real star here is Wolf Kroeger's production design, awash in orange, black, and gray, offering up one of the most vivid, lived-in post-apocalyptic landscapes since the Mad Max series. Reign of Fire's sole drawback -- and it's a big one -- is its last act, in which the tension dwindles just as it should be taking off into the stratosphere. It's here that the script fails Bowman and his game cast. Unlike James Cameron's B-masterpiece Aliens, the scattered plot points don't inform the finale in a satisfying way; instead, it's a warmed-over reenactment of Jaws, with a fire-breathing dragon standing in for a Great White.