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MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Child Classic Movie Release: 1977 DVD Release: 01/16/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Restored/Remastered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 9 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 128 Genres: Fantasy, Children's/Family, Children's Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure See Also: Pete's Dragon [High-Flying Edition]

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. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Helen Reddy - Nora
Jim Dale - Dr. Terminus
Mickey Rooney - Lampie
Red Buttons - Hoagy
Shelley Winters - Lena Gogan

A comic fantasy combining live-action and animation, this would-be blockbuster from Disney has been given a beefed-up presentation for its release on DVD. Pete's Dragon has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.66:1, which has also been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been remixed for playback in Dolby Digital 5.1 and the dialogue is in English. This edition features optional subtitles in French, as well as closed captioning in English. Bonus materials on this edition include two animated short subjects (Lighthouse Keeping, starring Donald Duck, and Man, Monsters, and Mysteries), a gallery of production art, memorabilia from Ken Anderson (the animator in charge of Elliott the Dragon), and an interactive game. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide