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Pete's Dragon (1977) -- Clip: Dragon in the cave
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Overview

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Director:
Don Chaffey
Writers:
Malcolm Marmorstein (screenplay)
Seton I. Miller (story) ...
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Release Date:
3 November 1977 (USA) more
Tagline:
Brazzle Dazzle Brilliance! more
Plot:
An orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 nominations more
User Comments:
They don't make them like they used to. more (62 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Helen Reddy ... Nora
Jim Dale ... Dr. Terminus

Mickey Rooney ... Lampie

Red Buttons ... Hoagy

Shelley Winters ... Lena Gogan
Sean Marshall ... Pete
Jane Kean ... Miss Taylor
Jim Backus ... The Mayor
Charles Tyner ... Merle

Gary Morgan ... Grover
Jeff Conaway ... Willie

Cal Bartlett ... Paul
Charlie Callas ... Elliott (voice)
Walter Barnes ... Captain
Al Checco ... Fisherman #1
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Pete y Elliot el Dragon (USA: Spanish title)
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Runtime:
128 min | Argentina:130 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

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Trivia:
This was the first Disney film to be recorded in the then new Dolby Stereo system. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Everytime someone enters Elliot's cave, you see the same scene of waves in the background with the same color sky. Even if when Norra looks out from the lighthouse it looks black, but then from Elliot's cave which is just down the beach, it's light blue. more
Quotes:
Pete: I can't sell you Elliot. I don't own him.
Hoagy: Well what did you do, rent him?
Dr. Terminus: Well who owns him?
Pete: No one, I guess. He just sort of goes to those who need him.
Dr. Terminus: *I* need him! Look deliver Elliot to me and the fiver is yours plus a special growth formula that's guaranteed to bring on puberty about a year early... and that's better than a dragon, eh?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Once Upon a Mouse (1981) more
Soundtrack:
I Saw a Dragon more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
They don't make them like they used to., 18 February 2007
10/10
Author: fireivygoddess-1 from United States

I could go on about the acting in this film or the animation or the songs or several other things that most reviews hit but when I think of Pete's Dragon, I remember the way it always made me feel. I can't remember how old I was when I first saw it. It's almost as if it was always a part of my childhood- the movie that I would always watch when I was feeling down and needed a pick me up. Just recently I watched it again for the first time in years and realized how much a part of my life it was. Many of the important lessons of the film- the importance of acceptance, tolerance, love, family- are all things that at the age of 21, I still believe in and support. They are, unfortunately, lessons that many modern children's movies forget in their rush to churn out money makers. It may not be the best in all the traditional categories but in terms of heart and enjoyment, Pete's Dragon deserves a 10. It's a movie that I think all young children should see at least once.

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