A Christmas Story - wikipedia A Christmas Story Jump to : navigation , search For other uses , see A Christmas Story ( disambiguation ) . A Christmas Story Theatrical release poster Directed by Bob Clark Produced by Rene Dupont Bob Clark Written by Jean Shepherd Leigh Brown Bob Clark Based on In God We Trust : All Others Pay Cash 1966 novel by Jean Shepherd Starring Melinda Dillon Darren McGavin Peter Billingsley Narrated by Jean Shepherd Music by Carl Zittrer Paul Zaza Cinematography Reginald H. Morris Edited by Stan Cole Production company Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Distributed by MGM / UA Entertainment Co . Release date November 18 , 1983 ( 1983 - 11 - 18 ) Running time 93 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $3.2 million Box office $19.3 million A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Metrocolor Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark , and based on Jean Shepherd 's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trust : All Others Pay Cash , with some elements from his 1971 book Wanda Hickey 's Night of Golden Memories . Now a Christmas season classic in the United States , it is shown numerous times on television , usually on the networks owned by the Turner Broadcasting System . Since 1997 , a marathon of the film titled `` 24 Hours of A Christmas Story '' has aired annually on TNT and / or TBS , comprising twelve consecutive airings of the film on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day each year . The film earned director Clark two Genie Awards . In 2012 , the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 1.1 Subplots 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Origin 3.2 Locations 3.3 Red Ryder BB gun 3.4 Dating the story 4 Soundtrack 5 Release and reception 6 Broadcasting and home video release 6.1 Television 6.1. 1 24 Hours of A Christmas Story 6.2 Subsequent and earlier works 6.2. 1 Stage adaptations 6.3 Home video releases 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Plot ( edit ) Nine - year - old Ralphie Parker wants only one thing for Christmas : a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200 - shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and `` this thing which tells time '' ( a sundial ) . Ralphie 's desire is rejected by his mother , his teacher Miss Shields , and even a Santa Claus at Higbee 's department store , all giving him the same warning : `` You 'll shoot your eye out , kid . '' Christmas morning arrives and Ralphie dives into his presents . Although he does receive some presents he enjoys , Ralphie ultimately is disappointed that he did not receive the one thing he wanted more than anything . After it appears all of the presents have been opened , Ralphie 's father , who is referred to throughout the film as `` The Old Man , '' directs Ralphie to look at one last present that he had hidden . Ralphie opens it to reveal the Red Ryder gun he wanted . Ralphie takes the gun outside and fires it at a target perched on a metal sign in the backyard . However , the BB ricochets back at Ralphie and knocks his glasses off . While searching for them , thinking he has indeed shot his eye out , Ralphie accidentally steps on his glasses and breaks them . In order to cover for the fact that he accidentally broke his glasses , Ralphie tells his mother that a falling icicle was responsible for the accident . His mother , not having seen what actually happened , believes him . The film ends with Ralphie lying in bed on Christmas night with his gun by his side . A voiceover by an adult Ralphie states that this was the best present he had ever received or would ever receive . Subplots ( edit ) Although Ralphie 's BB gun desire is the main plot point of the film , there are several other stories contained in the film . Among them : Ralphie and Randy 's father wins a `` major award '' in a contest , but does not know what it is until it is delivered to the Parker home . The prize is a lamp in the shape of a woman 's leg wearing a fishnet stocking , which was derived from the logo for Nehi ( pronounced `` knee - high '' ) pop , a popular soft drink of the period . The Old Man is overjoyed by the lamp , but Mrs. Parker does not like it and a feud over it -- referred to by adult Ralphie as `` The Battle of the Lamp '' -- develops and results in the lamp 's `` accidental '' destruction . The Old Man also fights a never - ending battle with the malfunctioning furnace in the Parker home . His frustrations cause him to swear quite often , including one profanity - laden rant that the adult Ralphie says `` is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan . '' Still another source of frustration for The Old Man is the dogs that belong to the next door neighbors , the Bumpuses . The Bumpuses own `` at least 785 smelly hound dogs '' that harass The Old Man whenever he comes home from work . On Christmas Day , the dogs ruin the family 's Christmas dinner by romping through their kitchen and eating their turkey . This results in the family having dinner at a Chinese restaurant instead . Ralphie and his friends Flick and Schwartz are tormented by the neighborhood bullies Scut Farkus and Grover Dill . Ralphie eventually snaps and beats up Farkus . Cast ( edit ) Peter Billingsley as Ralphie Parker Jean Shepherd as adult Ralphie ( voice ) Ian Petrella as Randy Parker Melinda Dillon as Mrs. Parker Darren McGavin as Mr. Parker ( The Old Man ) Scott Schwartz as Flick R.D. Robb as Schwartz Zack Ward as Scut Farkus Yano Anaya as Grover Dill Tedde Moore as Miss Shields Jeff Gillen as Santa Claus In the DVD commentary , director Bob Clark mentions that Jack Nicholson was considered for the role of the Old Man ; Clark expresses gratitude that he ended up with Darren McGavin instead , who later appeared in several other Clark films . He cast Melinda Dillon on the basis of her similar role in Close Encounters of the Third Kind . Peter Billingsley was already a minor star from appearing in many commercials and co-hosting the TV series Real People ; Clark initially wanted him for the role of Ralphie , but decided he was `` too obvious '' a choice and auditioned many other young actors before realizing that Billingsley was the right choice after all . Ian Petrella was cast immediately before filming began . Tedde Moore had previously appeared in Clark 's film Murder by Decree and was the only onscreen character from A Christmas Story who was played by the same actor in the sequel , My Summer Story . Jeff Gillen was an old friend of Clark 's who had been in one of his earliest films . The screenplay was written by Jean Shepherd , Leigh Brown , and Bob Clark . Several subplots are incorporated into the body of the film , based on other separate short stories by Shepherd . Shepherd provides the film 's narration from the perspective of an adult Ralphie , a narrative style later used in the dramedy television series The Wonder Years . Shepherd , Brown and Clark all have cameo appearances in the film : Shepherd plays the man who directs Ralphie and Randy to the back of the Santa line at the department store ; Brown -- Shepherd 's wife in real life -- plays the woman in the Santa line with Shepherd ; Clark plays Swede , the neighbor the Old Man talks to outside during the Leg Lamp scene . Production ( edit ) Origin ( edit ) The screenplay for A Christmas Story is based on material from author Jean Shepherd 's collection of short stories , In God We Trust , All Others Pay Cash . Three of the semi-autobiographical short stories on which the film is based were originally published in Playboy magazine between 1964 and 1966 . Shepherd later read `` Duel in the Snow , or Red Ryder nails the Cleveland Street Kid '' and told the otherwise unpublished story `` Flick 's Tongue '' on his WOR Radio talk show , as can be heard in one of the DVD extras . Bob Clark states on the DVD commentary that he became interested in Shepherd 's work when he heard `` Flick 's Tongue '' on the radio in 1968 . Additional source material for the film , according to Clark , came from unpublished anecdotes that Shepherd told live audiences `` on the college circuit . '' Locations ( edit ) The front of the Parkers ' house where A Christmas Story was filmed , in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland 's west side . The building has now been restored , reconfigured inside to match the soundstage interiors , and opened to the public as A Christmas Story House . The film is set in Hohman , Indiana , a fictionalized version of Shepherd 's hometown of Hammond , named for Hohman Avenue , which runs through downtown Hammond . Local references in the film include Warren G. Harding Elementary School and Cleveland Street ( where Shepherd spent his childhood ) . Other local references include mention of a person `` swallowing a yo - yo '' in nearby Griffith , the Old Man being one of the fiercest `` furnace fighters in northern Indiana '' and that his obscenities were `` hanging in space over Lake Michigan , '' a mention of the Indianapolis 500 , and the line to Santa Claus `` stretching all the way to Terre Haute , Indiana . '' The Old Man is also revealed to be a fan of the Bears ( whom he jokingly calls the `` Chicago Chipmunks '' ) and White Sox , consistent with living in northwest Indiana . Director Bob Clark reportedly sent scouts to twenty cities before selecting Cleveland for exterior filming . Cleveland was chosen because of Higbee 's Department Store in downtown Cleveland . ( Since Higbee 's was exclusive to northeast Ohio , the department store referenced in Shepherd 's book and the film is most likely Goldblatt 's , located in downtown Hammond ( with the Cam - Lan Chinese Restaurant three doors down on Sibley Ave ) . ) Until they connected with Higbee 's , location scouts had been unsuccessful in finding a department store that was willing to be part of the film . Higbee 's vice president Bruce Campbell agreed to take part in the project on the condition he be allowed to edit the script for cursing . Ultimately , Higbee 's was the stage for three scenes in the film : The opening scene in which Ralphie first spies the Red Ryder BB Gun in the store 's Christmas window display . Higbee 's was known for its elaborate , child - centered Christmas themes and decorations , with Santa as the centerpiece . The parade scene , filmed just outside Higbee 's on Public Square at 3 AM . The parade was filmed at night because during the daytime the 1960s Erieview Tower and Federal Building were visible from the Public Square , as was the BP Tower , which was under construction at the time . Ralphie and Randy 's visit to see Santa , which was filmed inside Higbee 's . The store kept the Santa slide that was made for the film and used it for several years after the film 's release . Higbee 's became Dillard 's in 1992 and closed for good in 2002 . In addition to the scenes involving Higbee 's , the exterior shots ( and select interior shots where Ralphie lived , including the opening of the leg lamp ) of the house and neighborhood , were filmed in the Tremont section of Cleveland 's West Side . The house used as the Parker home in these scenes has been restored , reconfigured inside to match the soundstage interiors , and opened to the public as `` A Christmas Story House '' . Appropriately , the fictional boyhood home of Ralphie Parker is on Cleveland Street , the name of the actual street where Shepherd grew up . However , Cleveland was only one of several locations used . The school scenes were shot at the Victoria School in St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada . The Christmas tree - purchasing scene was filmed in Toronto , Ontario , as was the sound stage filming of interior shots of the Parker home . The `` ... only I did n't say fudge '' scene was filmed at the foot of Cherry Street in Toronto ; several lake freighters are visible in the background spending the winter at Toronto 's port , which lends authenticity to the time of year when the film was produced . In 2008 , two fans from Canada released a documentary that visits every location used in the film . Their film , Road Trip for Ralphie , was shot over two years and includes footage of the filmmakers saving Miss Shields ' blackboard from the garbage bin on the day the old Victoria School was gutted for renovation , discovering the antique fire truck that saved Flick , locating all the original costumes from the film , and tracking down the real - life location of the film 's Chop Suey Palace in Toronto . Red Ryder BB gun ( edit ) Main article : Red Ryder BB Gun The Red Ryder BB gun was available beginning in 1938 and remains available today , but never in the exact configuration mentioned in the film . The Daisy `` Buck Jones '' model did have a compass and a sundial in the stock , but these features were not included in the Red Ryder model . The compass and sundial were placed on Ralphie 's BB gun , but on the opposite side of the stock due to Peter Billingsley being left - handed . Dating the Story ( edit ) Director Bob Clark stated in the film 's DVD commentary that he and author Shepherd wished for the film to be seen as `` amorphously late - ' 30s , early - ' 40s '' . A specific year is never mentioned in the film ; however , numerous sources including The New York Times and CBS News have dated the film variously at 1940 to the early 1940s . Soundtrack ( edit ) A Christmas Story Soundtrack album by Various artists Released November 10 , 2009 Recorded Genre Instrumental , holiday Label Rhino Records Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic Release and reception ( edit ) Initially overlooked as a sleeper film , A Christmas Story was released a week before Thanksgiving 1983 to moderate success , earning about $2 million in its first weekend . Vincent Canby 's mostly negative New York Times review echoed the more common response . Roger Ebert suggested the film had only modest success because holiday - themed films were not popular at the time . The film would go on to win two Genie Awards , for Bob Clark 's screenplay and direction . By Christmas 1983 the film was no longer playing at most venues , but remained in about a hundred theaters until January 1984 . Gross earnings were just over $19.2 million . In the years since , due to television airings and home video release , A Christmas Story has become widely popular and is now an annual Christmas special . The film was produced and released by Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer . The rights to the film were acquired by Turner Entertainment Co. after Ted Turner 's purchase of MGM 's pre-1986 film library . Subsequently , Time Warner purchased Turner Entertainment , and currently holds rights to the film . Over the years , the film 's critical reputation has grown considerably and it is considered by some to be one of the best films of 1983 . Based on 52 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an overall approval rating from critics of 89 % , with an average score of 8.5 / 10 . The site 's consensus reads : `` Both warmly nostalgic and darkly humorous , A Christmas Story deserves its status as a holiday perennial . '' On Metacritic , the film has a score of 77 out of 100 , based on 8 critics , indicating `` generally favorable reviews '' . In his movie guide , Leonard Maltin awarded the film a rare four - star rating , calling the film `` Delightful '' and `` Truly funny for kids and grown - ups alike '' with `` Wonderful period flavor . '' On December 24 , 2007 , AOL ranked the film their # 1 Christmas film of all time . IGN ranked the film the top holiday - themed film of all time . In 2012 , a Marist Poll named the film the favorite holiday film in the U.S. American Film Institute lists AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs -- Nominated AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes : `` You 'll shoot your eye out . '' -- Nominated AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Movies ( 10th Anniversary Edition ) -- Nominated Broadcasting and home Video release ( edit ) Television ( edit ) The film first aired on television on HBO in 1985 , and quickly attracted a growing following . In the late 1980s and early 1990s , the film began airing quietly on SuperStation WTBS and Superstation WGN . In 1988 , then - fledgling Fox aired the film the night after Thanksgiving . In 1989 -- 1990 , TBS showed it Thanksgiving night , while in 1991 -- 1992 , they aired it the night after . 24 Hours of a Christmas Story ( edit ) Turner Broadcasting has maintained ownership of the broadcast rights , and since the mid-1990s , aired the film increasingly on TBS , TNT , and TCM . By 1995 , it was aired on those networks a combined six times on December 24 -- 26 , and in 1996 , it was aired eight times over those three days . Due to the increasing popularity of the film , in 1997 , TNT began airing a 24 - hour marathon dubbed `` 24 Hours of A Christmas Story , '' consisting of the film shown twelve consecutive times beginning at 7 or 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve and ending Christmas Day . This was in addition to various other airings earlier in the month of December . In 2004 , after TNT switched to a predominantly drama format , sister network TBS , under its comedy - based `` Very Funny '' moniker , took over the marathon . Clark stated that , in 2002 , an estimated 38.4 million people tuned into the marathon at one point or another , nearly one sixth of the country . TBS reported 45.4 million viewers in 2005 , and 45.5 million in 2006 . In 2007 , new all - time ratings records were set , with the highest single showing ( 8 p.m. Christmas Eve ) drawing 4.4 million viewers . Viewership increased again in 2008 , with 8 p.m. Christmas Eve drawing 4.5 million viewers , and 10 p.m. drawing 4.3 million , and 54.4 million total . As of 2009 , the film had been shown 250 times on the Turner family of networks . In 2007 , the marathon continued , and the original tradition was revived . TNT also aired the film twice the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend ( November 25 ) . In 2009 , the 24 - hour marathon continued on TBS , for the 13th overall year , starting at 8 p.m. eastern on Christmas Eve . In 2009 , the film aired on TBS during a 24 - hour marathon on Christmas Eve . The first viewing at 8 p.m. Eastern on December 24 earned a 1.6 rating ( 18 -- 49 ) and beat the major broadcast networks ( NBC , ABC , CBS , and Fox ) . In 2010 , the marathon averaged 3 million viewers , up 2 % from the previous year , ranking TBS as the top cable network for the 24 - hour period . The 10 a.m. airing on December 25 was seen by 4.4 million viewers , and the 8 p.m. airing on December 24 was close behind with 4.3 million viewers . The marathons in 2011 and 2012 continued to see increases in ratings . For the 2014 and 2015 editions of the marathon , Turner Broadcasting elected to simulcast it on both TNT and TBS , marking the first time since 2003 that TNT aired it as well as the first time the marathon is being carried by multiple stations ; the two networks set their airings one hour apart ( so that the TNT airings began while TBS was at the middle of the film ) . Subsequent and earlier works ( edit ) A sequel involving Ralphie and his family , titled My Summer Story ( originally released as It Runs in the Family ) , was made in 1994 . With the exceptions of Tedde Moore as Ralphie 's teacher ( Miss Shields ) and Jean Shepherd as the narrator ( the voice of the adult Ralphie ) , it features an entirely different cast . A series of television films involving the Parker family , also from Shepherd stories , were made by PBS , including Ollie Hopnoodle 's Haven of Bliss ( 1988 ) , The Star - Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski ( 1985 ) , The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters ( 1982 ) , and The Phantom of the Open Hearth ( 1976 ) . Another sequel , A Christmas Story 2 , a direct sequel to the original film and ignores the references and events of My Summer Story . The film was released direct - to - video in 2012 and directed by Brian Levant . It was filmed in New Westminster , British Columbia , Canada . Stage adaptations ( edit ) In 2000 , a stage play adaptation of A Christmas Story was written by Philip Grecian . In November 2012 , A Christmas Story : The Musical , based on the film , opened on Broadway . Written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( music and lyrics ) and Joseph Robinette ( book ) , the musical opened to positive reviews . The run ended December 30 , 2012 . The musical was directed by John Rando with choreography by Warren Carlyle and featured Dan Lauria as Jean Shepherd . The musical received Tony Award nominations for Best Musical , Best Book of a Musical ( Robinette ) , and Best Original Score ( Music and / or Lyrics ) Written for the Theatre . Home Video releases ( edit ) This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( April 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Betamax ( 1985 ) VHS ( 1984 , 1985 , 1993 , 1994 , 1999 , 2000 ) LaserDisc ( 1985 ) : pan and scan LaserDisc ( 1993 ) : deluxe letterbox edition DVD ( 1997 , reissued by Warner Home Video in 1999 ) : fullscreen , includes original theatrical trailer DVD ( 2003 ) 20th Anniversary 2 - Disc Special Edition DVD ( 2003 ) : Widescreen & Fullscreen ; includes cast interviews , audio commentary , and featurettes . HD DVD ( 2006 ) Blu - ray ( 2006 ) DVD ( 2008 ) Ultimate Collector 's Edition : Metal tin case features the same 2003 two - disc special edition , but includes special memorabilia . Blu - ray ( 2008 ) Ultimate Collector 's Edition : Metal tin which features the same 2006 Blu - ray disc , but also includes a strand of Leg Lamp Christmas lights . Blu - ray ( 2013 ) 30th Anniversary Edition : Steelbook with Blu - ray in 1080p ( like the previous Blu - ray and HD - DVD ) with a DTS - HD Master Audio mono track ( whereas the previous releases had Dolby Digital mono ) , and more special features than the previous Blu - ray and HD - DVD . See also ( edit ) Film portal Christmas portal 1980s portal References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` A Christmas Story '' . The Numbers . Retrieved December 26 , 2014 . Jump up ^ King , Susan . `` National Film Registry selects 25 films for preservation '' . Los Angeles Times ( December 19 , 2012 ) . 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How to Train Your Dragon 2 - wikipedia How to Train Your Dragon 2 Jump to : navigation , search How to Train Your Dragon 2 Theatrical release poster Directed by Dean DeBlois Produced by Bonnie Arnold Written by Dean DeBlois Based on How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell Starring Jay Baruchel Cate Blanchett Gerard Butler Craig Ferguson America Ferrera Jonah Hill Christopher Mintz - Plasse T.J. Miller Kristen Wiig Djimon Hounsou Kit Harington Music by John Powell Cinematography Roger Deakins ( Visual Consultant ) Edited by John K. Carr Production company DreamWorks Animation Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date May 16 , 2014 ( 2014 - 05 - 16 ) ( Cannes ) June 13 , 2014 ( 2014 - 06 - 13 ) ( United States ) Running time 102 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $145 million Box office $621.5 million How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a 2014 American 3D computer - animated fantasy action film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox , loosely based on the British book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell . It is the sequel to the 2010 computer - animated film How to Train Your Dragon and the second in the trilogy . The film is written and directed by Dean DeBlois , and stars the voices of Jay Baruchel , Gerard Butler , Craig Ferguson , America Ferrera , Jonah Hill , Christopher Mintz - Plasse , T.J. Miller , and Kristen Wiig , with the addition of Cate Blanchett , Djimon Hounsou , and Kit Harington . The film takes place five years after the first film , featuring Hiccup and his friends as young adults as they meet Valka , Hiccup 's long - lost mother , and Drago Bludvist , a madman who wants to conquer the world . DeBlois , who co-directed the first film , agreed to return to direct the second film on the condition that he would be allowed to turn it into a trilogy . He cited The Empire Strikes Back and My Neighbor Totoro as his main inspirations , with the expanded scope of The Empire Strikes Back being particularly influential . The entire voice cast from the first film returned , and Cate Blanchett and Djimon Hounsou signed on to voice Valka and Drago , respectively . DeBlois and his creative team visited Norway and Svalbard to give them ideas for the setting . Composer John Powell returned to score the film . How to Train Your Dragon 2 benefited from advances in animation technology and was DreamWorks ' first film to use scalable multicore processing and the studio 's new animation and lighting software . The film was released on June 13 , 2014 , and like its predecessor , received wide acclaim . Critics praised the film for its animation , voice acting , action scenes , musical score , emotional depth , and darker , more serious tone compared to its predecessor . It received the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature . The film won six Annie Awards , including Best Animated Feature and Best Director . The film grossed over $621 million worldwide , making it the 12th - highest - grossing film of 2014 . It earned less than its predecessor at the US box office , but performed better internationally . The third and final installment in the trilogy , How to Train Your Dragon : The Hidden World , is scheduled to be released on March 1 , 2019 . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Animation 4 Release 4.1 Home media 5 Reception 5.1 Critical response 5.2 Box office 5.3 Accolades 6 Soundtrack 7 Video game 8 Sequel 9 See also 10 References 11 External links Plot ( edit ) Five years after the Viking village of Berk and the dragons made peace , they now live together in harmony . Hiccup goes on adventures with his dragon , Toothless , as they discover and map unexplored lands . Now 20 years old , he is being pressed by his father , Stoick the Vast , to succeed him as chieftain , although Hiccup remains unsure if he is ready for this responsibility . While investigating a burnt forest , Hiccup and Astrid discover the remains of a fort encased in ice and meet a group of dragon trappers led by Eret , who blames them for his fort 's destruction and attempts to capture their dragons for an insane conqueror named Drago Bludvist . The two dragon riders escape and return to Berk to warn Stoick about the dragon army that Drago is amassing . Stoick orders the villagers to fortify the island and prepare for battle . Hiccup , however , refuses to believe that war is inevitable . After Stoick interrupts Hiccup 's plan to get Eret to take him to Drago , Stoick explains that he once met Drago at a gathering of chiefs , where Drago , mocked after offering the chiefs his service in return for their servitude , murdered them all using armored dragons , with Stoick as the only survivor . Undeterred , Hiccup flies off with Toothless in search of Drago to try to reason with him . They run into a dragon rider named Valka , who is revealed to be Hiccup 's long - lost mother . She explains that she , like her son , could not bring herself to kill dragons . After being carried off during a dragon raid , she spent 20 years rescuing dragons from Drago 's traps and bringing them to an island nest created out of ice by a gigantic Alpha dragon called a `` Bewilderbeast '' , which is able to control smaller dragons . Stoick tracks Hiccup to the nest , where he discovers that his wife is still alive . Meanwhile , Astrid and the other riders kidnap Eret to find Drago , but Drago captures them and learns of Berk 's dragons . Drago and his armada lay siege to the nest , where he reveals that he has his own Bewilderbeast to challenge the Alpha . A battle ensues between the two colossal dragons , which ends with Drago 's Bewilderbeast killing its opponent and becoming the new Alpha . Drago 's Bewilderbeast then seizes control of all the adult dragons , which hypnotically obey . Hiccup tries to persuade Drago to end the violence , but Drago orders him killed . Toothless , under the Bewilderbeast 's influence , approaches Hiccup and launches a blast , but Stoick pushes Hiccup out of the way and is hit instead , dying as a result . The Bewilderbeast momentarily relinquishes control of Toothless , but Hiccup drives him away in a fit of despair . Drago maroons Hiccup and the others on the island and rides Toothless , again under the control of the Bewilderbeast , to lead his army to conquer Berk . Stoick is given a Viking funeral and Hiccup , now having lost both his father and dragon , is unsure what to do . Valka encourages him by telling him that he alone can unite humans and dragons , and inspired by her words and his father 's , Hiccup decides to return to Berk to stop Drago . The dragon riders fly baby dragons back to Berk , as they are immune to the Bewilderbeast 's control . They find that Drago has already attacked the village and taken control of its dragons . Hiccup confronts Drago and a brainwashed Toothless while the other riders work to distract the Bewilderbeast . Hiccup succeeds in freeing Toothless from the Bewilderbeast 's control , much to Drago 's surprise . Hiccup and Toothless briefly separate Drago from the Bewilderbeast and confront Drago on the ground , but the Bewilderbeast attacks them , encasing them in ice . However , Toothless blasts away the ice , revealing that both Hiccup and he are unharmed . He then challenges the Bewilderbeast , shooting it in the face repeatedly , which breaks its control over the other dragons , who side with Toothless as the new Alpha dragon . All the dragons repeatedly fire at the Bewilderbeast until Toothless fires a final massive blast , breaking its left tusk . Defeated , the Bewilderbeast retreats under the sea with Drago on its back . The Vikings and dragons celebrate their victory and Hiccup is made chieftain of Berk . Afterwards , Berk undergoes repairs while feeling secure knowing that its dragons can defend it . Cast ( edit ) Cate Blanchett and Djimon Hounsou , who have joined the cast as Valka and Drago Bludvist , respectively , attending the film 's premiere at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival Jay Baruchel as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III , the son of the Viking chief Stoick the Vast and Valka . Cate Blanchett as Valka , Stoick 's wife , Hiccup 's long - lost mother and a dragon rescuer who spent 20 years living and rescuing Dragons after she was carried off by a Stormcutter . Gerard Butler as Stoick the Vast , the last chieftain of the Viking tribe of Berk , Hiccup 's father and Valka 's husband . Craig Ferguson as Gobber the Belch , Stoick 's closest friend and a seasoned warrior . America Ferrera as Astrid Hofferson , Hiccup 's girlfriend . Christopher Mintz - Plasse as Fishlegs Ingerman . Jonah Hill as Snotlout Jorgenson . T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig as Tuffnut and Ruffnut Thorston , fraternal twins . Djimon Hounsou as Drago Bludvist , a ruthless warlord and dragon hunter who seeks to take over the world with a dragon army . He has a prosthetic left arm , since he lost his real arm during an earlier encounter with dragons , and wears a dragon - hide cape immune to dragon - fire attacks . Kit Harington as Eret , Son of Eret , a dragon trapper who sells captured dragons to Drago . He sports a scar on his chest given to him by Drago following the last time he showed up with no dragons . Production ( edit ) Development ( edit ) After the success of the first film , the sequel was announced on April 27 , 2010 . `` How to Train Your Dragon ... has become DreamWorks Animation 's next franchise . We plan to release the sequel theatrically in 2013 , '' said Jeffrey Katzenberg , DreamWorks Animation 's CEO . It was later revealed that DeBlois had started drafting the outline for a sequel in February 2010 at Skywalker Ranch , during the final sound mix of the first film . The film was originally scheduled for release on June 20 , 2014 , but in August 2013 the release date was moved forward one week to June 13 , 2014 . Director and writer Dean DeBlois promoting the film at the 2014 WonderCon The film was written , directed , and executive produced by Dean DeBlois , the co-writer / co-director of the first film . Bonnie Arnold , the producer of the first film , also returned , while Chris Sanders , who co-directed and co-wrote the first film , acted only as an additional executive producer this time due to his involvement with The Croods . When offered the sequel , DeBlois accepted it on condition he can turn it into a trilogy . For the sequel , he intended to revisit the films of his youth , with The Empire Strikes Back and My Neighbor Totoro having the pivotal inspirations for the film . `` What I loved especially about Empire is that it expanded Star Wars in every direction : emotionally , its scope , characters , fun . It felt like an embellishment and that 's the goal . '' The entire original voice cast -- Baruchel , Butler , Ferguson , Ferrera , Hill , Mintz - Plasse , Miller , and Wiig -- returned for the sequel . On June 19 , 2012 , it was announced that Kit Harington , of Game of Thrones fame , was cast as one of the film 's antagonists . At the 2013 San Diego Comic - Con International , it was announced that Cate Blanchett and Djimon Hounsou had joined the cast ; they lent their voices to Valka and Drago Bludvist , respectively . While the first film was set in a generic North Sea environment , the creative team decided to focus on Norway this time around . Early in the sequel 's development , about a dozen of them traveled there for a week - long research trip , where they toured Oslo , Bergen , and the fjords . DeBlois , together with Gregg Taylor ( DreamWorks ' head of feature development ) and Roger Deakins ( a cinematographer who served as visual consultant ) , then broke off from the group to visit Svalbard and see polar bears in the wild with the assistance of armed guides . DeBlois explained that he had learned from directing Lilo and Stitch ( 2002 ) that `` if you set an animated film in a place you want to visit , there 's a chance you might get to go there . '' He had wanted to visit Svalbard for some time , after learning of its stark beauty from a couple of backpackers he met during earlier visits to Iceland to work with post-rock band Sigur Rós on the 2007 documentary film Heima . Animation ( edit ) During a visit to DreamWorks Animation in November 2013 , U.S. President Barack Obama tried a motion capture camera of the kind used to capture live - action reference performance for the film . Over the five years before the film 's release , DreamWorks Animation had substantially over-hauled its production workflow and animation software . How to Train Your Dragon 2 was the first DreamWorks Animation film that used `` scalable multicore processing '' , developed together with Hewlett - Packard . Called by Katzenberg as `` the next revolution in filmmaking '' , it enabled artists for the first time to work on rich , complex images in real time , instead of waiting eight hours to see the results the next day . The film was also the studio 's first film to use its new animation and lighting software through the entire production . Programs named Premo and Torch allowed much more subtlety , improving facial animation and enabling `` the sense of fat , jiggle , loose skin , the sensation of skin moving over muscle instead of masses moving together . '' By the time production was complete , over 500 people had worked on the film at DreamWorks Animation 's headquarters in Glendale , as well as its branch offices at PDI / DreamWorks in Redwood City and DreamWorks India in Bangalore . Release ( edit ) Dean DeBlois , Jay Baruchel , and America Ferrara at an advanced screening of the film for military members and their families on June 4 , 2014 , at Joint Base McGuire -- Dix -- Lakehurst The film was screened out of competition on May 16 , 2014 at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival . In the United States , the film premiered on June 8 , 2014 , at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles , and was theatrically released on June 13 , 2014 . The film was also digitally remastered into IMAX 3D and released to international theaters on June 13 , 2014 . Home Media ( edit ) How to Train Your Dragon 2 was released digitally on October 21 , 2014 , and was released on DVD and Blu - ray on November 11 , 2014 . The Blu - ray combo pack and digital release is accompanied by a new animated short film Dawn of the Dragon Racers , in which Hiccup and friends compete to become the first Dragon Racing Champion of Berk . A double DVD pack with the film and Dawn of the Dragon Racers was released exclusively at Walmart stores . As of February 2015 , 7.5 million home entertainment units have been sold worldwide . Reception ( edit ) Critical response ( edit ) Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a `` certified fresh '' score of 91 % based on reviews from 165 critics , with an average rating of 7.7 / 10 . The website 's critical consensus states : `` Exciting , emotionally resonant , and beautifully animated , How to Train Your Dragon 2 builds on its predecessor 's successes just the way a sequel should . '' Metacritic gave the film a score of 76 / 100 based on reviews from 39 critics , indicating `` generally favorable reviews '' . Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore during the opening weekend gave the film a grade A. Audiences were a mix of 47 % female and 53 % male . Children and Young Adults responded most strongly , with those aged under 25 giving a grade A+ . At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival , Peter Debruge of Variety praised the film and its ambitions : `` The pressures to make a giant four - quadrant monstrosity must be enormous , and yet , like his unflappable hero Hiccup , How to Train Your Dragon 2 writer - director Dean DeBlois has prevailed , serving up DreamWorks Animation 's strongest sequel yet -- one that breathes fresh fire into the franchise , instead of merely rehashing the original . Braver than Brave , more fun than Frozen , and more emotionally satisfying than so many of its live - action counterparts , Dragon delivers . And good thing , too , since DWA desperately needs another toon to cross the half - billion - dollar threshold . '' Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News gave the film three out of five stars , saying ' It 's the unflinching edge that gives the film its unexpected depth ' . '' Jocelyn Noveck of the Associated Press gave the film three out of four stars , saying `` How to Train Your Dragon 2 does n't play it safe , and that 's why it 's the rare sequel that does n't feel somewhat stale . '' Lou Lumenick of the New York Post gave the film three out of four stars , saying `` Dragon 2 really soars when our hero is aloft , imparting some important lessons about family , ecology and war for young audiences . It should also do very healthy business for hit - starved DreamWorks Animation . '' Joe McGovern of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B , saying `` The flight path needs straightening , but this is still a franchise that knows how to fly . '' Jody Mitori of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch gave the film three out of four stars , saying `` For audiences who want a sweet story , they ca n't beat the first film of a boy finding his best friend . For those who are ready for the next stage , try this one about a boy becoming a man . '' Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic gave the film four out of five stars , saying `` It seemed as if there was nowhere new to go after the first film , but this is a richer story that dares to go darker and is thus more rewarding . '' Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film three - and - a-half stars out of four , saying `` Dragon 2 , like The Empire Strikes Back , takes sequels to a new level of imagination and innovation . It truly is a high - flying , depth - charging wonder to behold . '' Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film three out of four stars , saying `` DeBlois , who also wrote the script , successfully juggles the multiple story lines , shifting allegiances and uncharted lands . '' Rafer Guzman of Newsday gave the film three out of four stars , saying `` Gruesome ? A little . Scary ? You bet . But that 's exactly what makes the `` Dragon '' films so different , and so much better , than the average children 's fare . '' Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film three - and - a-half stars out of four , saying `` For once , we have an animated sequel free of the committee - job vibe so common at every animation house , no matter the track record . '' Stephen Holden of The New York Times gave the film a negative review , saying `` The story seems to be going somewhere until it comes to a halt with the inevitable showdown between the forces of darkness and the forces of light . '' Peter Howell of the Toronto Star gave the film three out of four stars , saying `` Taking its cues as much from Star Wars and Game of Thrones as from its own storybook narrative , How to Train Your Dragon 2 breathes fire into a franchise sequel . '' Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film three out of four stars , saying `` Nearly as exuberant as the original , How to Train Your Dragon 2 nimbly avoids sequel-itis . '' Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave the film four out of four stars , saying `` The impressive part is the storytelling confidence of writer / director Dean DeBlois . He has created a thoughtful tale as meaningful for grown - ups as it is pleasurable for its young primary audience . '' Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post gave the film three - and - a-half stars out of four , saying `` This may be the first and last time anyone says this , but if How to Train Your Dragon 2 is this good , why stop at 3 and 4 ? '' Moira MacDonald of The Seattle Times gave the film three - and - a-half stars out of four , saying `` Young and old fans of the first movie will be lining up for the wit , for the inventiveness of the characters , for the breathtaking visuals -- and just the sheer fun of it all . '' Tirdad Derakhshani of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film three - and - a-half stars out of four , saying `` One of this year 's true surprises , the superior animated sequel not only is infused with the same independent spirit and off - kilter aesthetic that enriched the original , it also deepens the first film 's major themes . '' Stephen Whitty of the Newark Star - Ledger gave the film two - and - a-half stars out of four , saying `` This was not a sequel that anybody needed , outside of the accountants . And there 's another already planned . '' John Semley of The Globe and Mail gave the film four out of four stars , saying `` More than just teaching kids what to think about the world they 're coming into , it 's a rare film that encourages them to think for themselves . '' Rene Rodriguez of the Miami Herald gave the film three - and - a-half stars out of four , saying `` How to Train Your Dragon 2 is its own standalone picture , with a surprising range of emotions that surpasses the original and a brisk pace and manner of storytelling that give it purpose and direction . The fact that it 's also so much fun , no matter what your age , almost feels like a bonus . '' Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun - Times gave the film four out of four stars , saying `` Not only does this second movie match the charm , wit , animation skill and intelligent storytelling of the original , I think it even exceeds it . '' Lisa Kennedy of The Denver Post gave the film a positive review , saying `` How to Train Your Dragon 2 is soaring , emotionally swooping , utterly satisfying fun . '' Bob Mondello of NPR gave the film an 8.5 out of 10 , saying `` It 's clear that ( director Dean DeBlois ) took inspiration from the first Star Wars trilogy -- not a bad model for breathing new life , and yes , a bit of fire , into one of Hollywood 's more nuanced animated franchises . '' Inkoo Kang of The Wrap gave the film a mixed review , saying `` If there is n't enough to feel , at least there 's a lot to look at . Thanks to the superb 3 - D direction by DeBlois , we swoop through the air , whoosh down dragons ' tails , and juuust baaaarely ( sic ) squeeze into small crevices , but still , those experiences are only like being on a really great rollercoaster -- they do n't mean anything . '' A.A. Dowd of The A.V. Club gave the film a B - , saying `` There are n't just more dragons , but more characters , more plot , more everything . The trade - off is that the charm of the original gets a little lost , a casualty of rapid - franchise expansion . '' Box Office ( edit ) How to Train Your Dragon 2 grossed $177 million in North America , and $441.9 million in other countries , for a worldwide total of $618.9 million . The film is the second - highest - grossing animated film of 2014 , behind Big Hero 6 , and the twelfth - highest - grossing film of the year in any genre . While How to Train Your Dragon 2 only earned $177 million at the US box office , compared to $217 million for its predecessor , it performed much better at the international box office , earning $438 million to How to Train Your Dragon 's $277 million . Calculating in all expenses , Deadline.com estimated that the film made a profit of $107.3 million . In the United States and Canada , the film earned $18.5 million on its opening day , and opened at number two in its first weekend , with $49,451,322 . In its second weekend , the film dropped to number three , grossing an additional $24,719,312 . In its third weekend , the film stayed at number three , grossing $13,237,697 . In its fourth weekend , the film dropped to number five , grossing $8,961,088 . Its $25.9 million opening weekend in China was the biggest - ever for an animated film in the country , surpassing the record previously held by Kung Fu Panda 2 . Accolades ( edit ) List of awards and nominations Award / Film Festival Recipient ( s ) Result Annie Awards Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon 2 Won Animated Effects in an Animated Production James Jackson , Lucas Janin , Tobin Jones , Baptiste Van Opstal , Jason Mayer Nominated Character Animation in a Feature Production Fabio Lignini Won Steven `` Shaggy '' Hornby Nominated Thomas Grummt Nominated Directing in a Feature Production Dean DeBlois Won Music in a Feature Production John Powell , Jónsi Won Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Truong `` Tron '' Son Mai Won Writing in a Feature Production Dean DeBlois Nominated Editorial in an Animated Feature Production John K. Carr Won Academy Awards Best Animated Feature Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold Nominated British Academy Children 's Awards Kid 's Vote - Film in 2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Nominated Children 's Feature Film in 2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Nominated Critics ' Choice Movie Award Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon 2 Nominated Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film How to Train Your Dragon 2 Won Hollywood Film Awards Best Hollywood Animation Award How to Train Your Dragon 2 Won National Board of Review Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon 2 Won Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Awards Favorite Animated Movie How to Train Your Dragon 2 Nominated Online Film Critics Society Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon 2 Nominated People 's Choice Awards Favorite Family Movie How to Train Your Dragon 2 Nominated Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Animated Film How to Train Your Dragon 2 Nominated Producers Guild of America Best Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Bonnie Arnold Nominated San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon 2 Nominated Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture Animated or Mixed Media How to Train Your Dragon 2 Nominated Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Bonnie Arnold , Dean DeBlois , Dave Walvoord , Simon Otto Nominated Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Jakob Hjort Jensen , Fabio Lignini , Stephen Candell , Hongseo Park for `` Hiccup '' Nominated Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Sun Yoon , Liang - Yuan Wang , Ted Davis , Shannon Thomas for `` Oasis '' Nominated Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Spencer Knapp , Baptiste Van Opstal , Lucas Janin , Jason Mayer for `` The Battle '' Nominated Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon 2 Nominated Saturn Awards Saturn Award for Best Animated Film How to Train Your Dragon 2 Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music John Powell Nominated Soundtrack ( edit ) How to Train Your Dragon 2 Soundtrack album by John Powell Released June 17 , 2014 Recorded 2014 Genre Film score Length 60 : 07 Label Relativity Music Group John Powell film scores chronology Rio 2 ( 2014 ) Rio 22014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 ( 2014 ) Composer John Powell , who earned his first Academy Award nomination for his music in the original movie , returned to score the sequel . Powell described the project `` a maturation story '' and stated that he too tried to achieve the same maturation in the structure of his music by developing further every aspect of his compositions from the original film . Recording took place during April 2014 at Abbey Road Studios in London with a 120 - piece orchestra , a 100 - voice choir , and a wide array of ethnic instruments , including celtic harp , uilleann bagpipes , tin whistle , bodhrán , and Highland bagpipes ; the latter of which were performed by pipers from the Scottish group The Red Hot Chilli Pipers . The ensemble was conducted by the composer 's usual collaborator Gavin Greenaway . Sigur Rós lead vocalist , Jónsi , who wrote and performed the song `` Sticks & Stones '' for the original movie , provided two new original songs for the sequel in collaboration with Powell . Belarusian - Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak , who voices Hiccup in Norwegian , also wrote and performed the song `` Into a Fantasy '' . The latter song is featured only in the European versions of the film . A soundtrack album for the film was released on June 17 , 2014 , by Relativity Music Group . The album features over an hour of score by Powell , as well as the two original songs written by Powell and Jónsi . Rybak 's song , `` Into a Fantasy '' , was released separately as a single . Track listing No . Title Length 1 . `` Dragon Racing '' 4 : 34 2 . `` Together We Map the World '' 2 : 19 3 . `` Hiccup the Chief / Drago 's Coming '' 4 : 44 4 . `` Toothless Lost '' 3 : 28 5 . `` Should I Know You ? '' 1 : 56 6 . `` Valka 's Dragon Sanctuary '' 3 : 19 7 . `` Losing Mom / Meet the Good Alpha '' 3 : 24 8 . `` Meet Drago '' 4 : 26 9 . `` Stoick Finds Beauty '' 2 : 33 10 . `` Flying with Mother '' 2 : 49 11 . `` For the Dancing and the Dreaming '' ( performed by Gerard Butler , Craig Ferguson & Mary Jane Wells ) 3 : 06 12 . `` Battle of the Bewilderbeast '' 6 : 26 13 . `` Hiccup Confronts Drago '' 4 : 06 14 . `` Stoick Saves Hiccup '' 2 : 23 15 . `` Stoick 's Ship '' 3 : 48 16 . `` Alpha Comes to Berk '' 2 : 20 17 . `` Toothless Found '' 3 : 46 18 . `` Two New Alphas '' 6 : 06 19 . `` Where No One Goes '' ( performed by Jónsi ) 2 : 44 European / Slavic bonus track No . Title Length 20 . `` Into a Fantasy '' ( performed by Alexander Rybak ) 3 : 32 Video Game ( edit ) A video game based on the film , titled How to Train Your Dragon 2 , was released in June 2014 by Little Orbit . Developed by Torus Games , the game is available for Xbox 360 , Nintendo 3DS , Wii , Wii U , and PlayStation 3 . It allows players to choose various riders and dragons , and enter a dragon flight school , participating in trainings , challenges , and tournaments . Sequel ( edit ) Main article : How to Train Your Dragon : The Hidden World The third and final film , titled How to Train Your Dragon 3 , was originally scheduled for release on June 17 , 2016 , but in September 2014 , DreamWorks Animation moved the release date to June 9 , 2017 . In January 2015 , in the wake of the closure of Pacific Data Images and massive lay - offs , the release date was initially pushed back to June 29 , 2018 , but subsequently was brought forward to May 18 , 2018 . On December 5 , 2016 , the release date was pushed back again to March 1 , 2019 . Dean DeBlois , the co-screenwriter / co-director of the first and writer - director of the second film , will return , along with producer Bonnie Arnold and all the main cast , while composer John Powell , who scored the first two films , will also be returning . Cate Blanchett , Kit Harington , and Djimon Hounsou will also reprise their roles as Valka , Eret , and Drago , respectively , from the second film . F. Murray Abraham had joined the cast as the film 's main villain , named Grimmel . See also ( edit ) Animation portal Film portal List of animated feature - length films List of computer - animated films References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 ( 2D ) ( PG ) '' . 20th Century Fox . British Board of Film Classification . May 16 , 2014 . Retrieved May 16 , 2014 . Jump up ^ Kilday , Gregg ( June 12 , 2014 ) . `` Will ' How to Train Your Dragon 2 ' Help Get DreamWorks Animation ' Back on Track ' ? '' . The Hollywood Reporter . 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