Dragonslayer

![According to Barwood, the dragon's basic body plan was based on that of the Jurassic pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus[3]](/uploads/202501/10/Rhamphorchynchus_white_background0845.jpg)


Dragonslayer is a 1981 American fantasy film directed by Matthew Robbins, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hal Barwood. It stars Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam and Caitlin Clarke. The story, set in a fictional medieval kingdom, follows a young wizard who experiences danger and opposition as he attempts to defeat a dragon.