Draco the dragon never breathes fire from his mouth, only from his nostrils.
More than 200 photos were taken of Sir Sean Connery with a variety of facial expressions, which, along with footage of his voice recording, were used to make Draco bear a stronger resemblance to him.
Excerpts from the music score have been used in dozens of movie trailers and even for a special projection at the 1997 Oscars. The main theme was also used as interstitial and credits music during the U.S. telecast of the 2004 Olympics.
According to an interview on IGN, the producers originally cast Liam Neeson in the role of Bowen, but at those time the studio didn't think audiences would buy him as an action hero. Ironically, Neeson starred Taken (2008), which relaunched his career as an action hero from this movie ahead.
Dennis Quaid broke a finger in a duel with David Thewlis and spent the last two weeks of the shoot in a plaster cast.