Taglines: Fight fire with fire.
Reign of Fire movie storyline. It is twenty years in the future, and the planet has been devastated by vicious fire-breathing dragons. The last vestiges of humanity now struggle for survival at remote outposts. In a ruined castle in the English countryside, Quinn is desperately trying to hold together a band of frightened, restless survivors.
As a boy, Quinn watched his mother die protecting him from one of the beasts, and is still haunted by the memory. One day, a group of American rogues shows up, led by a brash, tough-guy named Van Zan. He claims to have discovered a way to kill the dragons once and for all, and enlists Quinn’s help. But doing so will force Quinn to confront his own frightening memories. This, and Quinn’s responsibilities to those that are under his protection, results in a battle of wills between the two men. In the end, events cause them both to realize that they must work together to defeat the monsters–both without and within.
Reign of Fire is a 2002 post-apocalyptic fantasy film directed by Rob Bowman and starring Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Gerard Butler, Izabella Scorupco, Alexander Siddig, Scott James Moutter, Doug Cockle and David Kennedy.
The film is set in a England in the year 2020, twenty years after London tunneling project workers inadvertently awakened dragons from centuries of slumber and the creatures have subsequently replaced humans as the dominant species on Earth. With the fate of mankind at stake, two surviving parties, led by Quinn Abercromby (Bale) and Denton Van Zan (McConaughey), find that they must work together to hunt down and destroy the beasts in a desperate attempt to take back the world.
The film was released by Touchstone Pictures on July 12, 2002. Upon release, it received generally mixed reviews from critics and audiences and became a commercial failure, grossing $82 million on a $60 million budget.
Reign of Fire (2002)
Directed by: Rob Bowman
Starring: Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Gerard Butler, Izabella Scorupco, Alexander Siddig, Scott James Moutter, Doug Cockle, David Kennedy
Screenplay by: Matt Greenberg , Kevin Peterka , Gregg Chabot
Production Design by: Wolf Kroeger
Cinematography by: Adrian Biddle
Costume Design by: Joan Bergin
Set Decoration by: Chris Fogel
Art Direction by: Ian Bailie, Alan Tomkins
Makeup Department: Dee Corcoran, Lynn Johnson
Music by: Ed Shearmur
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense action violence.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: July 12, 2002
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