Pete's Dragon ( Pete's Dragon (High-Flying Edition) )

Pete's Dragon (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Alternate Title: Pete's Dragon (High-Flying Edition)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )
Hindi ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
124 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Storyboards

Movie filmed in 1977 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Don Chaffey

Written By:
Malcolm Marmorstein
Seton I. Miller

Actors:
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

Synopsis:

Get ready for a magical adventure, filled with friendship, fun and heartwarming songs, including the 1977 Academy Award(R) Best Song nominee "Candle on the Water," in the new High-Flying Edition DVD of Walt Disney's classic family film PETE'S DRAGON - now with dazzling new bonus features! It's a "Brazzle Dazzle Day" when an orphan named Pete and his best friend, Elliott - an invisible dragon! - wander into the seaside village of Passamaquoddy. Although Pete befriends the lighthouse keeper Nora (Helen Reddy) and her salty old father (Mickey Rooney), the townspeople think he is behind the hilarious "accidents" that keep happening. But after a daring rescue, everyone believes in Pete's fire-breathing buddy. Featuring an all-star cast (Shelley Winters, Red Buttons, Jim Backus and Jeff Conaway), PETE'S DRAGON is a timeless classic every member of your family will love. Plus, the new High-Flying Edition includes an all-new behind-the-scenes look at the film's magical mix of live-action and animation, never-before-heard original demo recordings and much more!

Based on a story by Hollywood old-timers Seton I. Miller and S. S. Field, Pete's Dragon divides its time between its flesh-and-blood characters and an animated blue dragon. Pete (Sean Marshall), a lonely orphan boy in turn-of-the-century Maine, runs away from his abusive foster family. He stumbles upon a lovable dragon named Elliot, and the two become inseparable companions. Elliot is visible only to Pete, leading the townsfolk to assume that the boy is a trifle tetched. Pete finally finds happiness with his 'new' family, lighthouse-keeper Lampie (Mickey Rooney) and his daughter Nora (Helen Reddy, who sings and sings). British comic actor Jim Dale co-stars as the wacky dentist Dr. Terminus.

Pete, a lonely orphaned boy, leaves his abusive foster family and arrives in a small fishing village in Maine where he is befriended by a dragon named Elliott. Because Elliott is invisible to everyone except Pete, the boy is thought to be a little strange, but he eventually finds happiness in a new family.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 26 June, 2009.