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Pete's Dragon [1977]
starring: Sean Marshall, Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons
directed by: Don Chaffey

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Binding: DVD
EAN: 7321901345575
Format: Animated, PAL, Widescreen
Label: Walt Disney Home Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Home Video
Region Code: 2
Release Date: November 12, 2001
Running Time: 123 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 03, 1977
Sales Rank: 3341

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Disney loved to mix live action with animation (Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks), but this 1977 effort falls on its face. The turn-of-the-century story concerns an orphaned boy whose only friend is a cartoon monster. While the latter is entertainingly rendered, the rest of the film strains to be enchanting and the cast overreaches in a big way. Not for anybody over the age of ten. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- "I Swear I Saw a Dragon!"
Pete (Sean Marshall) is a poor orphan. He's been adopted by the mean Gogan family run by the matriarch Lena (Shelley Winters). The Gogans make him work from morning til night and beat him for the slightest thing.

So, naturally, he runs away. Only this time he has help in the form of Elliot. Elliot is a dragon. And while he doesn't always think about what he's doing, he means well. And he really wants to help Pete.

Pete and Elliot happen to find the town of Passamaquoddy on the coast of Maine. Their first trip through town doesn't go well, so they find themselves out by the lighthouse, where they make friends with Lampie (Mickey Rooney) the lighthouse keeper and his adult daughter Nora (Helen Reddy). Have they ... Read More:

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- Heartwarming musical adventure!
Pete's Dragon, originally released in 1977 along with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and The Rescuers is the heartwarming story of a lonely orphan boy named Pete and his large, invisible friend Elliott the dragon.

Pete is mistreated by his evil adopting family, Lena, Merle, Willie and Grover Gogan and in his misfortunes, Pete talks to his closest friend, a dragon named Elliott who helps him run away from the Gogans and into a new life in the town of Passamaquoddy. After a few days of causing mischief around town, Pete finds shelter in the warm and loving lighthouse of Nora and his father Lampie. Nora, unlike her father, naturally does not believe in the existence of Elliott the dragon, but still allows Pete to let his imagination ... Read More:

Rating:

- Timeless
Most Amazon reviews label this film as being for the under 10's only and I have to disagree. My 64 year old father regularly sites this as one of his favourite films and it was also amongst my Grandfathers' too as he adored Helen Reddy.

It's completely feel-good and is a film with a great heart. Your teenage children may outwardly brand this corny but I guarantee that inside they are dancing and sneekily wiping away a tear with the rest of the family by the end.

Rating:

- disney would be ashamed.
i've seen some poor "disney" films in my time, but "pete's dragon" remains one of the worst; the plot is rambling, special effects are terrible, the songs are rubbish and the acting leaves a lot to be desired.
the quality of the "disney" films had been taking a turn for the worst since the early 60s, and it shows in this case.
the only highlight for me, is jim dale as the crooked doctor. he at least gives the film a boost with a reasonable performance, plus his rendition of a particular song is passable.
otherwise, avoid this if you can.

Rating:

- Disney puts its money where its mouth is
I love dragons! I think they're great, and I think it's all probably because of this fun-filled Disney movie. Now I'm not normally one to sing the praises of Disney films but this time I have to tip my cap to them. Why? Well, this film does exactly what it says on the box. It's about this boy called Pete who has an invisible dragon for a friend. Wonderful!

Okay, so the dragon is invisible, but we do get to see him from time to time and he's quite a funny fellow too! But, there are a lot of other films out there who love to insinuate that there'll be a dragon somewhere in the movie; Red Dragon, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Enter the Dragon, The Last Dragon and the list goes on. But guess what? No dragons!

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