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Quest for Camelot
1998 86 min United States of America G 0+
★6.6
Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Romance, Family
Director: Frederik Du Chau
🎭 Based on
«The King's Damosel»
byVera Chapman
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Description
During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants to invade Camelot and take the throne of King Arthur, and Kayley has to stop him.
Budget:
$40M
US Gross:
$22.51M
Worldwide:
$38.21M
Starring
Jessalyn Gilsig
Actor
Cary Elwes
Actor
Andrea Corr
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 1999
— Best Original Song
Academy Awards 1999
— Best Original Song
Key opinion
Quest for Camelot is widely viewed as a well-intentioned but flawed attempt to compete with the high-budget standards of the 1990s animation boom. While many audiences hold fond nostalgic memories of its songs and humorous side characters, critics frequently dismiss it as a derivative, visually inconsistent effort that lacks the narrative polish of its peers.
| Humor | The two-headed dragon, Devon and Cornwall, serves as a comedic highlight that consistently elevates the film's entertainment value. | |
| Production | The film's visual identity feels underwhelming and derivative, failing to reach the artistic heights of contemporary Disney or Don Bluth productions. | |
| Score | The musical sequences are often criticized for feeling intrusive or abruptly inserted into the narrative, rather than integrated organically. | |
| Originality | Viewers are sharply divided between those who view the film as a charming, whimsical childhood favorite and those who see it as a generic, uninspired imitation of superior fantasy films. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the lead characters vary; some find Kayley and Garrett to be endearing protagonists, while others perceive them as predictable and lacking in depth. |