March 26, 2010
How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 American animated action fantasy film loosely based on the 2003 book of the same name by Cressida Cowell, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois from a screenplay by Will Davies, Sanders, and DeBlois, and stars the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, and Kristen Wiig. The story takes place in Berk, a mythical Viking village; Hiccup, an undersized teen wishing to become a dragon slayer like the other Vikings, injures a rare Night Fury dragon but is unable to bring himself to kill it. He instead helps and befriends the dragon, and quickly discovers that things are not exactly as they seem in the conflict between Vikings and dragons.
In 2004, the book series began attracting the attention of the executives at DreamWorks Animation. After the success of Over the Hedge (2006), producer Bonnie Arnold shortly became interested in the newly acquired property. The directors of the film wanted to make sure to cash in the improvisation abilities of the secondary cast by frequently bringing them together in the recording sessions. The filmmakers hired cinematographer Roger Deakins (known for frequently collaborating with the Coen brothers) as a visual consultant to help them with lighting and aesthetic of the film and to add a live-action feel. John Powell composed the film's musical score.
How to Train Your Dragon premiered at the Gibson Amphitheater on March 21, 2010, and was released in the United States on March 26. The film was a commercial success, earning nearly $500 million worldwide. It was widely acclaimed for its animation, voice acting, writing, musical score, and 3D sequences. The film was nominated for two awards at the 83rd Academy Awards and received numerous other accolades. How to Train Your Dragon is the first entry in what would become the multimedia franchise of the same name, which includes two more films—How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). A live-action reboot from Universal Pictures is scheduled to be released on June 13, 2025.
Storyline[]
A Viking breaks all rules and befriends a dragon he is supposed to kill. He decides to call him Toothless and they join forces to put an end to the terror that wreaks havoc in their respective worlds.
Also See[]
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010) (TV Spots)
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010) (Video Game)
Movie Trailer[]
Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Earthquake Shrt Rock PE985407 (Heard in a higher pitch.)
- Hollywoodedge, Explosion No Debris EXP021601
- Hollywoodedge, Explosion No Debris EXP022101
- Hollywoodedge, Heavy Chain Clanks CRT039901
- Hollywoodedge, Kick Body Hit 1 SharpT PE101301
- Hollywoodedge, Sheep Baa Medium Pers PE027001
- Hollywoodedge, Splashes Small PlopL TE049201
- SKYWALKER, ANIMAL - GALLIMIMUS CALL
- SKYWALKER, ANIMAL - PACHYCEPHALOSAURUS GRUNTS
- SKYWALKER, BELL - BELL CHIMES RINGING
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - OMNIDROID LASER GUN, SCREAM-LIKE
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - SCREAM-LIKE RICOCHET
- SKYWALKER, COW BELLOW
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - HOLLOW, THUMPING CRUNCH
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - ROCK OR EARTH CRACKING
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 08
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - AT-AT STOMP
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - DISTANT, FAINT EXPLOSIONS 01
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - EXPLOSIVE RICOCHET, HIGH RICCO, EXPLOSION ACCENT
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - PAC-MAN CHOMPING
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - SHARP, MUFFLED BLAST
- SKYWALKER, FIRE - FLAMES QUICK ROAR BY 01
- SKYWALKER, FOOTSTEP - MUDDY FOOTSTEP
- SKYWALKER GRENADE LAUNCHING SOUND
- SKYWALKER, HISS - CREATURE HISS OR GROWL
- SKYWALKER, HISS - GUANLONG HISS
- SKYWALKER, IMPACT - HEAVY BODYFALL IMPACT
- SKYWALKER, MONSTER - CREATURE WHIMPER OR GURGLE (Used for Toothless in a very low pitch.)
- SKYWALKER, MONSTER - LOUD, GURGLING GROWL, SNARL (Used once for Toothless when Hiccup holds up an eel in front of him as he tries to find him a new tail.)
- SKYWALKER, MONSTER - SHORT, RASPY BLUBBER (Used once for Toothless when the camera pans down to him as he tries to escape a cove and fly out of it but fails due to his damaged tail.)
- SKYWALKER, MONSTER - SNARL
- SKYWALKER, MUSIC - DEEP, OMINOUS BASS TONE
- SKYWALKER, ROAR - RED DEATH SCREAM
- SKYWALKER, ROAR - TOOTHLESS SCREAM
- SKYWALKER ROCK DROPPING SOUND
- SKYWALKER, SQUAWK - PTERANODON SQUAWK
- SKYWALKER THUNDERCLAP
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - BIG WHOOSH ELEMENTS
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SINGLE SWISH (slowed down)
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SINGLE WHOOSH
- Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - UNBITE BONE
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - BOULDER EXPLOSION 01
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - IMPACT AND LARGE FIRE BURST, RUMBLE
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, KISS - MEDIUM KISS
- Sound Ideas, WIND - FOREST WIND, LEAVES STIR, WEATHER