Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

128 mins | Comedy, Animation, Family, Fantasy | Nov. 3, 1977

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.

Pete's Dragon

128 mins | Comedy, Animation, Family, Fantasy | Nov. 3, 1977

Pete's Dragon
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Walt Disney Productions
Original title Pete's Dragon
Directors Don Chaffey
Writers S.S. Field, Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, Malcolm Marmorstein, Seton I. Miller

Cast

Sean Marshall

as Pete

Helen Reddy

as Nora

Jim Dale

as Dr. Terminus

Mickey Rooney

as Lampie

Red Buttons

as Hoagy

Shelley Winters

as Lena Gogan

Jane Kean

as Miss Taylor

Jim Backus

as The Mayor

Charles Tyner

as Merle

Gary Morgan

as Grover

Cal Bartlett

as Paul

Charlie Callas

as Elliott (voice)

Walter Barnes

as Captain

Jeff Conaway

as Willie

Arthur Tovey

as White-haired Townsman

Dennis Stewart

as Fisherman (uncredited)

Robert Easton

as Store Proprietor