Early 80s animated weirdness pitting evil sorcery against board game design...
Is there room for magic in the modern world? Can science overcome dark sorcery? How do dragons fly? These are just some of the questions posed by the 1982 Rankin and Bass animated film The Flight of Dragons, featuring the voice talents of John Ritter and James Earl Jones.
It's a wonderful slice of family entertainment, very much in the style of the Rankin and Bass films The Hobbit from 1977 and The Last Unicorn, also from 1982. I don't have a trailer to share on this one, so I'll include a clip that includes the pleasant theme song by American troubadour Don McLean:
As I mention in the episode, the source material for the film The Flight of Dragons by Peter Dickinson and illustrated by Wayne Anderson, as well as The Dragon & the George by Gordon R. Dickson. I haven't read the later, but The Flight of Dragons is an excellent non-narrative read that attempts to explain the wonders, magic and indeed science of dragons and their various relatives. You can still pick up used copies for very reasonable prices.
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