Pete's Dragon
Pete's Dragon is a 1977 American live-action/animated musical fantasy film directed by Don Chaffey, produced by Jerome Courtland and Ron Miller, and written by Malcolm Marmorstein. Based on the unpublished short story "Pete's Dragon and the USA (Forever After)" by Seton I. Miller and S. S. Field, it stars Sean Marshall, Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Jeff Conaway, Shelley Winters, and the voice of Charlie Callas as Elliott.
Plot
In Maine in the early 1900s, an orphan named Pete flees from the Gogans – a horrible and abusive farm family that had previously purchased him – with the assistance of an unseen force he calls Elliott. They call for him to return and promise they will treat him better, while also intending to punish him severely. After they abandon their search, he falls asleep. The next morning, he awakens and Elliott is revealed to be a dragon that can turn invisible.
More details
| author | Malcolm Marmorstein Seton I. Miller |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Maine |
| director | Don Bluth Don Chaffey |
| editor | Gordon D. Brenner |
| genre | action adventure animation comedy fantasy live-action |
| keywords | bad luck cape hatteras ceiling dragon early 1900s even fall fish lighthouse keeper lost at sea make up morning passamaquoddy passamaquoddy bay quack quackery rogue wave sole survivor upside down utility pole warn |
| musicBy | Joel Hirschhorn |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Song Score |
| producer | Jerome Courtland Ron W. Miller |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions |
| publisher | Buena Vista Distribution |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | animated buddy comedy children's musical |