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Pete's Dragon (1977)

G 128 min  -  Adventure | Family | Fantasy  -   3 November 1977 (USA)
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An orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit.

Director:

Don Chaffey

Writers:

Malcolm Marmorstein (screenplay), Seton I. Miller (story), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Sean Marshall, Helen Reddy and Jim Dale
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Helen Reddy Helen Reddy ...
Jim Dale Jim Dale ...
Mickey Rooney ...
Lampie
Red Buttons ...
Hoagy
Shelley Winters ...
Lena Gogan
Sean Marshall ...
Jane Kean Jane Kean ...
Miss Taylor
Jim Backus Jim Backus ...
The Mayor
Charles Tyner Charles Tyner ...
Merle
Gary Morgan ...
Grover
Jeff Conaway ...
Willie
Cal Bartlett ...
Paul
Charlie Callas ...
Elliott (voice)
Walter Barnes Walter Barnes ...
Captain
Al Checco Al Checco ...
Fisherman #1
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Storyline

In New England in the early 20th century, Pete is a nine-year-old orphan escaping from his brutal adoptive parents, the Gogans, with his only friend, a cartoon dragon named Elliott. Pete and Elliott successfully escape to Passamaquoddy, Maine, and live with Nora, a lighthouse keeper, and her father, Lampie. Elliott is sought for medicinal purposes by the corrupt Doctor Terminus. Written by Matthew Anscher <ansch002@acpub.duke.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Dragon | Orphan | Lighthouse | Lighthouse Keeper | New England  | See more »

Taglines:

His name is Elliott. He's 20 feet high, 40 feet long. He can become invisible at the drop of a hat, or spew red hot flames. In fact, there's only one way to bring this awesome beast under control... rub his tummy. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Pete y Elliot el Dragon See more »

Filming Locations:

Morro Bay, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$36,000,000 (USA) (1977)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Unlike most Disney films, the original soundtrack album was released by Capitol Records because Helen Reddy was signed to them at the time. She recorded a single version of "Candle on the Water" with a different arrangement that was released as a single, and both it and the film version of the song were on the album. The single did not make the pop charts but reached #27 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. Walt Disney Records acquired the rights to re-issue it on CD in 2002, but only the film version of the song was kept, while the single version has appeared on CD on Helen Reddy compilation albums. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Nora and Pete are singing 'It's Not Easy' and Nora sings the line 'Life is lollipops and raindrops', she mimes the word 'rainbows' instead of 'raindrops'. See more »

Quotes

Pete: Where's Elliott?
Lena Gogan: [comes out of the closet behind him and grabs him and messes up his hair] Nowhere! Your hokey pokey dragon is out helpin' Santa Claus pull his sled! Boys!
Pete: Let me go!
[Willie and Grover lift him up by his legs and Pete pounds on them and tries to get free]
Lena Gogan: You're never gonna get away again! We're gonna put chains on ya when you're workin'!
Merle: And when you're not workin'!
Willie: And when you're sleepin'!
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Connections

Referenced in "MADtv: Episode #11.19" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Saw a Dragon"
(uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Sung by Mickey Rooney, Helen Reddy, and Ensemble See more »