Need to find the name of a movie! A dragon movie!?

Question

I don't remember a lot of the movie, I was a good bit younger when I saw it. A boy (or young man) talks to a dragon throughout the movie. I think the dragon was a model, and most of the talk seems like the boy's imagination. It was set in modern times. I can't remember much more than that. Please help, I really liked the movie and not finding the title is driving me nuts!

Answer 1

This is the only modern-day one I can find right now, but I think there's another one I recall reading about somewhere.

Dragonworld (1994)

aka Dragon World

starring Courtland Mead, Brittney Powell, John Calvin, Lila Kaye, Andrew Keir

Wikipedia synopsis:

Young John McGowan travels to Scotland to live at his grandfather's castle after he loses both his parents in a traffic accident. At the magical wishing tree on his grandfather's estate, he conjures up a dragon friend, whom he nicknames Yowler. They grow up together, and one day documentary film maker Bob Armstrong and his daughter, Beth, stumble upon Yowler. Eager for fame and money, Bob convinces John to "rent" Yowler to local corrupt businessman, Lester McIntyre. John, who is coaxed in part by the offer to have the mounting taxes on the castle paid off, allows Lester to take in Yowler. He does so also partly because of his growing interest in Beth. Yowler is miserable and harassed in the new theme park built for him, and when it becomes clear that McIntyre has duped them in order to exploit the dragon, John and his new friends take action.

There is a sequel:

Dragon World: The Legend Continues (1999 TV movie)

aka Dragonworld: The Legend Continues

starring Drake Bell (film debut), Andrew Keir (final film), James Ellis

Amazon.com review:

In the remote Scottish Highlands, a place steeped in myth and mystery, there lives a boy wizard. His name is John McGowen, and his only true friend is Yowler, the last dragon on Earth. But, Yowler is in terrible danger. His archenemy, the Dark Knight, has returned and is determined to slay the dragon so that he might use the magical powers of the creature's blood to unleash a new age of darkness on the planet. Only young John can save Yowler.

I'm not sure if "Dragonworld" is your movie or not. I've looked around for it on VHS and DVD but haven't found it though there are copies of the sequel, of which most reviewers expressed great disappointment.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The usual suspect on that one, if you're talking about a live action film, is Pete's Dragon.  It's an old Disney film featuring an animated dragon that appears to Pete, but not to anyone else, so no one believes the dragon is real.

If you're thinking of a cartoon, it may be Puff the Magic Dragon.  Same basic story about a dragon befriending a boy.  In this case, he's there to help the boy learn to open up to other people.

One other notable one, though I doubt it's the one you're looking for, is Flight of Dragons, which really centers around a young scientist who gets transported to a land of magic, and uses rational thought to beat the bad guys.  Don't let that fool you, it's still a fun movie.

Addendum:

There are no end of boy and dragon movies out there, but you know, something about the model part tripped in my head.  The Neverending Story is set in modern times, largely takes place inside the main character's imagination, and the dragon in that one is a giant mechanical model.  Even if that isn't the movie you're looking for, it's a good one.

Answer 4

Could be The NeverEnding Story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Unendli...