Stars: Cary Elwes, Jessalyn Gilsig, Don Rickles, Eric Idle, Pierce Brosnan, Gabriel Byrne, Bronson Pinchot, John Gielgud, Jaleel White, Jane Seymour

Summary: King Arthur's sword is stolen by an evil lord. A young girl called Kayley and a blind man called Garrett embark on the adventure of a lifetime to reclaim the sword. Animation and song based on the novel 'The King's Damosel' by Vera Chapman.

In this animated tale, Kayley (Jessalyn Gilsig), an energetic teenage girl, finds herself on an adventure when Baron Ruber (Gary Oldman), an evil knight, steals Excalibur, the legendary sword of King Arthur (Pierce Brosnan). Assisted by Garrett (Cary Elwes), a handsome blind squire, and a wise-cracking, two-headed dragon named Devon and Cornwall (Eric Idle and Don Rickles, respectively), Kayley embarks on a thrilling journey to recover the sword and save the kingdom. In addition to the vocal talents of actors such as Brosnan, Oldman, Idle, Rickles, Jane Seymour, and Sir John Gielgud, THE MAGIC SWORD: QUEST FOR CAMELOT features the singing voices of Andrea Corr, Celine Dion, Bryan White, and Steve Perry.

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Following their animated/live action hit Space Jam, Warner Bros. jumped into the fully animated feature competition by playing it safe, giving the Arthurian legend a conspicuously Disneyesque facelift. Ingredients from Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaidand Pocahontasare evident in the tale of a girl named Kayley (Jessalyn Gilsig) whose father, a Knight of the Round Table, is killed by Sir Ruber (Gary Oldman), a maniacal brute who steals Excalibur and threatens to seize King Arthur's Camelot. Kayley enlists the blind, reclusive knight-aspirant Garrett (Cary Elwes) to brave the Enchanted Forest and retrieve the magic sword, and their adventure is (of course) fraught with danger. Adding extra punch to the movie's commercial appeal, the soundtrack songs are performed by big names like LeeAnn Rimes and Celine Dion. And if that's not enough to hold a kid's attention, there's a two-headed dragon ("we're the reason cousins shouldn't marry") voiced by Eric Idle and Don Rickles. With so much talent involved, it's entertaining but uninspired, although cleverly harmless riffs from Dirty Harry, Taxi Driverand other movies spice up the adventure with enjoyable pop-culture references. --Jeff Shannon

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menu, Scene Access
Subtitles:	Arabic, Bulgarian, German, Romanian, Spanish
Year:	1998
Release Date:	September 27, 1999
Runtime:	82 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 016607
Keywords:	Animated, Family, Magic, Quest, Camelot, Wide, Screen, Sword, Animation
Genre:	Family