An orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit.An orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit.An orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 6 nominations total
Charlie Callas
- Elliott
- (voice)
- Directors
- Don Chaffey
- Don Bluth(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaOriginally, Elliott the dragon was not to be seen at all in the film and remain invisible throughout. However, members of the studio animation department gradually lobbied studio heads to increase the amount of visible screen time. At first it was decided he would be only seen at the end of the film, but ultimately the character's screen time was increased to 22 minutes.
- GoofsDuring the "Money" song, there is a close up on Doc Terminus and Hoagy. When Doc sings the phrase "Can't you hear that jingle-jangle sound", you can see Hoagy start to sing along with him and then catch himself and stop, since the audio only has Doc singing the line.
- Alternate versionsThis Disney film has a troubled history as far as the many different versions released over the years. It originally ran 134 minutes. After its premiere engagement in Hollywood, it was cut down to 121 minutes before it premiered in New York. When it was released in Europe, it ran 105 minutes, with the following edits:
- "Candle on the Water" (which survived only as an instrumental passage over the credits replacing the original overture) and "The Happiest Home in These Hills" were eliminated entirely.
- Verses from "I Saw A Dragon," "Passamashloddy," "There's Room For Everyone," and "Every Little Piece" were cut.
- 21 scenes were shortened. This version was used for the original home video release in 1980, while every video since then has run 128 minutes, restoring the songs and the majority of dramatic material. However, when Disney re-released it in theaters, it was the European cut. Even further cuts were made for the TV version of the film, which premiered on "The Disney Sunday Movie" in 1986.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Fun with Mr. Future (1982)
- SoundtracksThe Happiest Home in These Hills
(uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Sung by Shelley Winters, Charles Tyner, Gary Morgan, and Jeff Conaway
Featured review
That Dragon is Animated, But He's Still Real
There's a lot to like about this movie, which we all watched together on Roxy's 41st birthday. The early 20th-century New England setting (Passamaquoddy!), the young boy Pete, who looks a lot like my son Sebastian; his resistance to his abusive adopted parents, and positive relationship with Nora; and the traveling healer/huckster/magician Dr. Terminus. The songs definitely added to the show, but were not particularly memorable. Maybe the show's greatest interest--ironically, given the live action remake--is its rare genre of mixed live-action and animated motion picture: beyond Pete's Dragon, the only other examples I can think are the much more famous Mary Poppins and Roger Rabbit. Here the animation is used to great effect because at first glance it suggests that Eliot the dragon isn't real, merely Pete's fantasy, his imaginary friend whom no one else can see: but we soon learn that everyone else can see the physical effects of Pete's actions. It invites us to put faith in children's imaginations, and movies which encourage them.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Pete y Elliot el Dragon
- Filming locations
- Point Buchon, California, USA(Lighthouse scenes)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $39,588,000
- Gross worldwide
- $39,588,000
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.75 : 1
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