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| Directed by | Nora Twomey |
| Screenplay by | Meg LeFauve |
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| Based on | My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett |
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| Narrated by | Mary Kay Place |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
My Father's Dragon is a 2022 animated fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Nora Twomey with a screenplay by Meg LeFauve who co-wrote the story with John Morgan.[2] It is based on the 1948 children's novel of the same name by Ruth Stiles Gannett.[2] The film is also dedicated to Morgan who had since died. It stars the voices of Jacob Tremblay, Gaten Matarazzo, Golshifteh Farahani, Dianne Wiest, Rita Moreno, Chris O'Dowd, Judy Greer, Alan Cumming, Yara Shahidi, Jackie Earle Haley, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ian McShane.
Co-produced by Netflix Animation, Mockingbird Pictures and Cartoon Saloon, the film was originally set for a 2021 premiere on Netflix,[3][4] but was pushed to a Netflix release on November 11, 2022,[5] after a limited theatrical release in Ireland, the United States, and the United Kingdom on November 4. Despite receiving positive reviews from critics, it became Cartoon Saloon's first film to not achieve a Best Animated Feature nomination at the Academy Awards.
- ^ "My Father's Dragon". Animation is Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Netflix orders a new animated feature 'My Father's Dragon' from Cartoon Saloon". Animation Xpress. November 9, 2018. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Day (November 6, 2018). "Netflix Unveils 'The Willoughbys', 'Maya and the Three', & More In Animated Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 17, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ Anderton, Ethan (November 6, 2018). "Netflix Orders Up Six New Animated Movies & TV Shows, Including 'The Willoughbys' and 'My Father's Dragon'". Slash Film. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ Diamond Sarto, Debbie (September 28, 2022). "Netflix Drops 'My Father's Dragon' Trailer". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.