Book of Dragons
| Book of Dragons | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Steve Hickner |
| Produced by |
Lisa J. Freberg Ian Richter Bonnie Arnold (executive) |
| Written by |
Bart Coughlin Steve Hickner Joshua Pruett |
| Starring |
Jay Baruchel Craig Ferguson America Ferrera Christopher Mintz-Plasse Jim Cummings Tress MacNeille |
| Music by | David Buckley |
| Edited by | Christopher Knights |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Home Entertainment |
Release dates | November 15, 2011 |
Running time | 18 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Book of Dragons is a computer/traditionally animated short film based on the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Steve Hickner. The short was released on November 15, 2011, on DVD and Blu-ray, along with Gift of the Night Fury, another short film based on the Dragons.[2]
Plot
Happening after the events in How to Train Your Dragon, the short shows Hiccup, Astrid, Fishlegs, Toothless and Gobber telling the legend behind the Book of Dragons with the misadventures of its author, Bork the Bold. In addition to Bork's discoveries, the young Vikings reveal their own training methods they developed with new, never before seen dragons. The short shows a total of 14 dragons, each spread into 7 classes: Stoker (Terrible Terror, Monstrous Nightmare), Boulder (Gronckle, Whispering Death), Fear (Hideous Zippleback, Snaptrapper), Sharp (Deadly Nadder, Timberjack), Tidal (Scauldron, Thunderdrum), Mystery (Changewing, Boneknapper) and Strike (Skrill, Night Fury). But there are new dragons that are not in the book that are shown in the cartoon series.[2]
Voice cast
- Jay Baruchel as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
- Craig Ferguson as Gobber the Belch
- America Ferrera as Astrid Hofferson
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fishlegs Ingerman
- Jim Cummings as Bork the Bold
- Tress MacNeille as Bork's Wife
References
- ↑ Smith, Matthew (September 7, 2011). "Dreamworks Dragons Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- 1 2 DreamWorks Animation (September 7, 2011). "How to Train Your Dragon Continues On DVD". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved May 3, 2012.