Eragon (film)
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| Directed by | Stefen Fangmeier |
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| Screenplay by | Peter Buchman |
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Eragon by Christopher Paolini |
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| Music by | Patrick Doyle |
| Cinematography | Hugh Johnson |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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103 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $100 million |
| Box office | $249.5 million |
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| Released | December 12, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
| Length | 55:24 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Patrick Doyle, Maggie Rodford | |||
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Eragon is a 2006 British-American action-fantasy film directed by Stefen Fangmeier (in his directorial debut) and written by Peter Buchman, based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Paolini. The film stars Ed Speleers in the title role as well as Jeremy Irons, Garrett Hedlund, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Djimon Hounsou, Alun Armstrong and Joss Stone, with Rachel Weisz as the voice of Saphira the dragon.
Principal photography took place at the Mafilm Fót Studios in Hungary, starting on August 1, 2005. Visual effects and animation were by Weta Digital and Industrial Light & Magic. Eragon was released worldwide between December 13 and December 15, 2006 by 20th Century Fox. It was the 10th worst reviewed film of 2006 on Rotten Tomatoes, but the 31st highest-grossing film of 2006 in the US. The film was released for home entertainment on March 20, 2007. It is notable for being the last film to be released on VHS in the United States.
Arya, an elf and princess of Ellesméra, runs for her life with a "stone" stolen from the evil king, Galbatorix. She is surrounded by a ring of fire created by a Shade (dark sorcerer) called Durza, and to protect the stone from him she uses magic to send it to a distant forest, where Eragon, a 17-year-old farm boy from the small village of Carvahall in the country of Alagaësia, is hunting for food. When the stone appears before him, he takes it to his hometown in hopes of trading it for food. After he brings it home, he realizes it is an egg when a blue dragon hatches from it. As he reaches to touch the dragon, a magical mark is burned into his palm. Magic that is felt all across the land by those who have a connection to magic, mainly Arya, a former dragon rider named Brom, and Galbatorix himself. Eragon tries to keep the dragon and take care of it until Durza sends his monstrous minions, the Ra'zac, to capture Eragon and the dragon. Eragon has the dragon learn to fly and while doing so the dragon magically grows to full size. She reveals to him that her name is Saphira, and that they are able to hear each other's thoughts because Eragon is her Rider. After seeing the Ra'zac in town, Eragon hurries home to protect his uncle, but Saphira picks him up and tells him that the Ra'zac are after him. When he gets home, Eragon finds his uncle dead and blaming Saphira, he sends her away. As he mourns over his uncle's body, Brom arrives, and asks Eragon to call his Saphira. After a brief scuffle, Brom implores Eragon to leave town, which they do after Brom sets fire to his uncle's barn, burning his remains.
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