Deleted Scenes : Dungeons & Dragons (2000)

00:00 : Crisis reunion in the Parliament with Profion (probably the way the scene was supposed to begin but was cut for time reason, since one of the "blue" screens at 01:09 was never finished)
01:45 : Ridley, Snails, Marina and Elwood escape Damodar going by the sewers. Note that this is the only scene in the whole movie where you learn the dwarf's name.
03:09 : Ridley and Marina are absorbed into the magic scroll and learn some important information about the Rod of Savrille. Damodar's moment IS in the final cut though.
The scene was reportedly cut due to budget and time constraints, since there is nothing other than a voice to tell the information to Marina and Ridley. It also might have been cut for plot relevance since these same revelations are shared to Snails and Elwood by the other characters after they escape the tavern.
06:18 : Ridley, Snails, Marina and Elwood enter the Thieves Guild through a secret door.
07:42 : Ridley exits the Thieves Guild and goes after Damodar who kidnapped Marina and took the scroll. Extended fight scene involvig Elwood against the thieves and saving Snails who was taken hostage. Both characters exit the place and meet Ridley outside.
The scene was probably removed due to time constraints (many sound effects are missing during the fight and the audio mixing isn't finished) and pacing issues, as the scene has no impact on the rest of the movie.
09:11 : Norda and Snails in the forest (extended scene)
11:06 : Marina and Ridley in the forest after Damodar killed Snails and wounded Ridley in his castle. Norda comes to ease Marina's grieving and admits she had feelings for Snails. An other group of Elves come out of the wood to lead them to someone who can heal Ridley.
13:20 : Tom Baker (The Fourth Doctor) makes a weird apperance as he heals Ridley from his wounds. But before Ridley's awakening, a whole dream sequence showed Ridley as he watched the birth of a Gold Dragon, suppositely showing himself in all its might, before flying away.
The scene was obviously removed due to budget and time constraints, as the only effects that have been worked on are very basic CGI effects of the dragon leaving the place (which isn't saying much actually), probably for preview/previsualisation purposes. The props and blue screens remain untouched.
15:42 : Marina, Norda and Elwood wait outside for Ridley in the last dungeon, while Damodar and his men come by surprise in the background.
The scene was probably removed for pacing issues and to keep Damodar's arrival a surprise.
16:08 : Just a shot with some legendary overacting by Jeremy Irons and a cameo by one of Dungeons & Dragons co-creators as one of the extra, during the Final Battle on the highest tower of Sumdall.
The scene was obviously never supposed to make the cut, as there is very little editing, the blue screens are untouched, the film crew is visible, and there isn't even sound editing or treatment.
16:37 : Alternate ending where Ridley, instead of leaving with Marina, Norda and Elwood to look for a possibly alive Snails, actually leaves the cemetery on foot to go to his knighting ceremony at 18:45.
This knighting ceremony was actually shot and reportedly featured another cameo by one of D&D co-creators but never made the cut and has never even been presented on any DVD/Blu-Ray bonus.

[@WhiteMageOfTheWind]

They should have never removed majority of the scenes. They would made so much more sense in the film!

[@TheMovieDoctorful]

I will never understand the hatred for this film. As someone who got into D&D in 3rd edition, the makeup, the armor & weapon aesthetic, the effects for the creatures, looks straight out of a 3rd edition rule book. The CGI environments even emulate Baldur’s Gate’s aesthetic. Combine that with a lovable cast of heroes that has loads of chemistry and fun villains and I think you have an underrated D&D movie. Snails is the highlight!

[@LuiJoD316]

I never thought I'd say this to another person in my life, but friend, you are smoking entirely too much reefer...

[@dpainter1526]

I would love a dvd of this with the map scene left in, of all the deleted scenes, I think that one really should've stayed. I rather liked the way they filmed it. ...And also the extra scenes with Norda

[@AbelMcTalisker]

Note that at 16.04 we see the Gary Gygax cameo.

[@eugenewu9485]

Elwood Gutsworthy of Oakenshield Clan? Did they just stole that name Oaksenshield from The Hobbit?

[@gerLtfrva]

Most probably.

[@markevayne]

I think the ending music from the group scene with this ending would of been the perfect version 👌

[@gerLtfrva]

I guess so, but there are so many other things that would have been perfect in this movie but are not there. I would really like to see the knighting ceremony which available nowhere.

[@markevayne]

@@gerLtfrva if you look into the making of the film it had licencing issues for over 10 years the writer was forced to use a older script that had previously been dismissed and he was also made to direct which he had never done before. It was plagued with things going wrong and unfortunately that shows in the quality of the film

[@gerLtfrva]

@@markevayne Yeah I've seen it, I've posted it on this channel actually. And it really was a mess to make this movie, since he didn't even want to direct the movie but at the same time he didn't trust better directors like Coppola or James Cameron... He's not very consistent in some of his stories...

[@pferreira1983]

I'm pretty sure the alternate ending here is the ending of the movie I saw on VHS. Remembering thinking it weird they left the movie with Snails killed off.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

@@pferreira1983 Well pretty sure everyone was happy he stayed dead... he was the most annoying character in the movie. The party probably went "nope we are not paying for that resurrection spell" :D

[@destonlee2838]

Was that Pete's Dragon?

[@rossturcotte419]

classic trash from my childhood

[@zacharyjochumsen9677]

Ross thiscwas my first expure tomdungrons and dragond did t know abut dungeons andvdragons lerdud until I sfger I sa this move onndvd when I was a kid like in ver rdpynsupected that this movie was big flop but it felt Tom like it wascsime movie body had herd kf of they did they wre like what hsppend yo thst movie or wasnt thst movie like not so very muliked at all

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Whoever wrote this script never even read a single D&D novel, or they would know that people in-universe do NOT go around flaunting they are 9th level mages... That's a thing in the game, not the fantasy world. :D Boy I can see why they cut the map scene, those effects were laughable in 2000 already. Also, why would they erase the mind of his dad because he invented a flying carriage? These people really did not know D&D or any of the universes and settings... magical items are a thing in D&D and many forms of magic exists, not all requiring mages. Priests, bards, paladins can all cast spells... none really need the same tools as mages. This mage-ocracy thing they invented for the movie is a dumb thing. 06:53: Was that supposed to be her familiar on her shoulder that she gave to the dwarf? It made some growling noises but cannot really see what it is. What's with the stupid half-masks on the elves? They look like Two-Face. Still gotta admit, black chick playing the elf girl looks great. She was nude in the Tales from the Crypt: Ritual, so trust me when I say she actually fills in that plate mail molded with boob-slots and nipples nicely in reality too. Guess though actors from this movie have one thing in common - much like the guy playing Riley, she too soon retired from acting after this. LOL I am guessing the egg prop and the stones around it had the red dots painted because CGI was supposed to be added there later... but never was. 15:21 - "The elves people do not require spells to work with magic" - BULLSHIT! He was just casting Raise Dead. That's still a spell, it's just not an arcane but a divine spell, it still has to be cast - and how the hell would the mage girl not know divine magic exists? They have to worship some god in her kingdom too and they have their own clerics. That "I've just staaaaaarteeeed!!!" scene made me laugh so much. Love to see how Jeremy Irons can go from full ham to normal at the drop of a dime. Dinners with him must be fun. His friends cared so little about Snails, they just dumped a few rocks over his grave. No headstone for Marlon Wayans. :D

[@overdrive7349]

it's just a movie

[@Necrapocalypse]

The flying carriage scene, the implication I got from that is that the mage council kept an iron grip on magic. The girl thought magic was a science that could only be understood and used through intense study, because the mage council wanted everyone to believe that. So any kind of bard or sorcerer or warlock they'd mind wipe. It's a bit of a logical leap but it fits well enough.

[@AbelMcTalisker]

In-universe? Which one as the D&D world is a multiverse? The Empire (or Kingdom as it came to be later) of Izmir is apparently located in the Mystara world but that is a bit of a retcon as it was probably added after this film was released.

[@LuiJoD316]

@@AbelMcTalisker You know WotC was salivating at all the books and minis and crap merchandise there were planning on selling after this was a huge massive hit at the box office! This would've been their new de-facto campaign setting and they would've milked it for all its worth. Dodged a bullet there. Eberron was picked in 2004 so they could try to move away from the OG settings and their creators (Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, etc.)

[@AbelMcTalisker]

@@LuiJoD316 The origins for this actually pre-date WotC`s buyout of TSR as Gary Gygax spent several years in Hollywood trying to get various D&D Film and TV projects going, Gary even has a brief cameo in this and and he was involved in the earlier attempt that was the old animated series which WotC appears to be referencing in the current PR for the new rulebooks. The truth is both WotC and TSR before them have been trying for years to get a big blockbuster success on-screen with various degrees of success. This actually got a sort of sequel in "Wrath of the Dragon God", there was "The Book of Vile Darkness", a Dragonlance animated movie, and now "Honor Among Thieves".

[@jamesl.anderson1384]

16:38

[@LuiJoD316]

To the *sigh* apologist for this trash movie please click the following link for a take that actually makes sense kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZncZqyHpKarac0 That being said, this is a SO BAD it's fun trash ride of a movie. There are parts were you have to hold back the cringe, mostly Marlon Wayans scenes, to make it through to the end. Jeremy Irons and Bruce Payne scenery chewing over acting are one of it's "saving graces".