Pete's Dragon (1977)

• 128 min

6.3

Brazzle Dazzle Brilliance!

Directed by: Don Chaffey
Casting: Sean Marshall, Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Jane Kean, Jim Backus, Charles Tyner, Gary Morgan, Cal Bartlett, Charlie Callas, Walter Barnes, Jeff Conaway, Arthur Tovey, Dennis Stewart, Robert Easton
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1977-11-03
Status: Released

Tags: farm, friendship, escape, lighthouse keeper , maine, part live action, dragon, based on short story, part animation, live action and animation, 1900s

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, and her father, 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.