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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788821226
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
ISBN: 0788821229
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 16, 2001
Running Time: 129 minutes
Sales Rank: 849
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 03, 1977
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Description:
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend--a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora (Helen Reddy), and her father (Mickey Rooney), Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.
Amazon.com:
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
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Rating:  - Masi's review
Good Movie, I saw it as a kid and now my children enjoy it just as much. This movie with it's simple message withstood the test of time, and it will continue to please for generations to come.
Rating: - One of the Best in Disneydom
Woefully underrated, 'Pete's Dragon' surpasses many other Disney classics because the plotline and characters are completely original, and every single song (10 in all) is terrific. I can still sing them all. (Compare them with some of the inane ballads in 'Pocahontas' and 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame.')
The story follows the escape of an orphan, Pete, from his abusive adoptive "family," aided by the dragon who has arrived, seemingly from nowhere, to rescue him. Elliot is childlike, cheery, and bumbling (or so it seems); however, the sheer physical size and flaming breath that make him a formidable protector also make him a social handicap when Pete tries to blend in in the coastal town of Passamaquoddy. (The invisible dragon stumbles through wet cement, obliviously takes down fences and other structures with his tail, etc., making Pete the bane of the town.)
If you or your child has extremely delicate sensibilities, you may want to preview this movie or bypass it altogether. Lampie is a drunk. In the same tradition as Lemony Snicket, Harry Potter, and the Roald Dahl books, 'Pete's Dragon' features cruel, uncaring parent figures and other adults with intent to harm. Even the schoolteacher seems to hate kids. I'm not sure if it was legal in the early 1900s to purchase an orphan, but that's the premise here. Two of the songs include graphic descriptions of physical violence--the Gogan family sing about beating Pete when they reclaim custody, and the evil Doctor Terminus and ... Read More
Rating: - Great movie for all ages!
This is such a wonderful movie. I have a 2 and a 4 year old. They watch this over and over. We love the songs---and it's a wholesome movie. Highly recommended!!!! Great present too.
Rating: - Great Classic Movie!!
Even though this was made so many years ago, my kids (1 and 3) love seeing Pete interact with Elliot throughout the movie. The songs are wonderful as well and they often sing along! I will admit, the people at the very beginning of the movie are scary looking, which I choose to skip until they get a little older.
Rating: - wonderful family movie!!!
this movie was a great movie!!! my children and i have watched it already a few times :) It got to my house in a timely fashion also.
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