Galgameth

Galgameth
Galgameth
	DVD cover
Directed by	Sean McNamara
Written by	Michael Angeli
Based on	Pulgasari ; by Shin Sang-ok
Produced by	Martha Chang; Simon Sheen
Starring	Devin Oatway; Sean McNamara; Stephen Macht; Lou Wagner; James Nixon;
Cinematography	Christian Sebaldt
Edited by	Annamária Szántó; Joe Woo Jr.;
Music by	Richard Marvin
Production; company	Sheen Communications
Distributed by	Galaxy International Releasing; Kidmark
Release date	November 18, 1996 (Spain);
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million

Galgameth (also released under the titles The Legend of Galgameth and The Adventures of Galgameth) is a 1996 American fantasy children's film directed by Sean McNamara. The film stars Devin Neil Oatway, Johna Stewart and Stephen Macht.^[2]^[3] The film's script is loosely based on Shin Sang-ok's 1985 film Pulgasari, which he had directed while being held in North Korea and which was itself a remake of a lost 1962 film.^[4]^[5] The film was produced through Shin's production company Sheen Communications.^[6]

Plot

In the medieval kingdom of Donnegold, a young prince named Davin (Devin Oatway) lives with his father, the noble King Henryk (Sean McNamara). This comes to an end when the King's black knight, El El (Stephen Macht), poisons him. As he lays dying, Henryk gives his son a small black statue of a creature. He tells him that it is called "Galgameth", the family guardian of legend. Davin takes it and while he is away mourning his father, El El secretly shatters the statue and takes command, thrusting the kingdom into turmoil under Davin's name. Davin is given the broken statue by a maidservant and cries. The next morning he finds that the statue has become a living creature which he nicknames "Galgy" (Felix Silla and Doug Jones). Brought to life by the prince's tears, Galgameth becomes his friend and guardian as he finds himself chased by El El and in the company of disgruntled peasants who are planning a revolt in order to dethrone the man they think is the source of all their trouble, Prince Davin.

Cast

Devin Oatway as Prince Davin
Sean McNamara as King Henryk
Stephen Macht as El El
Lou Wagner as Zethar
Time Winters as Templeton
James Nixon as Bertrand
Felix Silla as Little Galgy
Doug Jones as Big Galgy
Brendan O'Brien as Heretic
Tom Dugan as William
Richard Steven Horvitz as Kinch
Elizabeth Cheap as Periel
Patrick Richwood as Grecy
Ken Thorley as Footy
Johna Stewart-Bowden as Julia
Corneliu Țigancu as Zhidao

Production

The production was filmed on locations in Romania,^[7] including Bucharest and Zărnești.

Release

Original release was in Spain on November 18, 1996, followed by release in Japan on November 21. Its original Romanian title was Galgameth and had differing titles dependent upon the country and language of later releases. In Germany it was released as Galgameth - Das Ungeheuer des Prinzen. In Spain its video title was as La leyenda de Galgameth and its television release title was Galgameth - El guerrero invencible. In France it was released as Galgameth: L'apprenti dragon. English release titles included both The Legend of Galgameth and the later The Adventures of Galgameth,^[8] which was released by Trimark Home Video on July 29, 1997.^[9]