Pete's Dragon (1977 movie)
Pete's Dragon is a 1977 live-action/animated musical movie from Walt Disney Productions. It is a live-action movie but its title character, a dragon named Elliott, is animated. The story is about a young orphan named Pete who goes to the town of Passamaquoddy a small fishing community in Northeastern Maine. His only friend is a dragon named Elliott. Elliott is also his protector and can make himself invisible.
| Pete's Dragon | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Don Chaffey |
| Produced by | Jerome Courtland Ron W. Miller |
| Screenplay by | Malcolm Marmorstein |
| Story by | S.S. Field Seton Miller (short story) |
| Starring | Helen Reddy Jim Dale Mickey Rooney Red Buttons Shelley Winters Sean Marshall |
| Music by | Joel Hirschhorn Al Kasha (Songs) Irwin Kostal |
| Cinematography | Frank Phillips |
| Edited by | Gordon D. Brenner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Productions Buena Vista Distribution Company, Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $36,000,000[1] |
Cast
- Charlie Callas (voice) as Elliott a Apatosaurus-like dragon
- Sean Marshall as Pete, an orphan boy whom the Gogans treat like a slave
- Helen Reddy as Nora, Lampie's headstrong but kind daughter
- Mickey Rooney as Lampie, Passamaquoddy's lighthouse keeper and Nora's father
- Jim Dale as Dr. Terminus, a scheming quack
- Red Buttons as Hoagy, Terminus' sidekick
- Shelley Winters as Lena Gogan, the matriarch of the Gogans
- Charles Tyner as Merle Gogan, Lena's husband
- Gary Morgan and Jeff Conaway as Grover and Willie Gogan, Lena and Merle's adult sons
- Cal Bartlett as Paul, Nora's fiancé
- Walter Barnes as the Captain of the ship on which Paul returns home
- Jane Kean as Miss Abbey Taylor, a mean schoolteacher
- Jim Backus as the mayor of Passamaquoddy
Awards and honors
- Academy Awards
Pete's Dragon was nominated for two Academy Awards:[2][3]
- Academy Award for Best Original Song - Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn for "Candle on the Water"
- Academy Award for Original Song Score - Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn and Irwin Kostal
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Awards
The movie was nominated for four Saturn Awards:[2]
- Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film
- Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor - Red Buttons
- Saturn Award for Best Costume
- Saturn Award for Best Special Effects
- Golden Globes
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated Pete's Dragon for one Golden Globe Award:[2]
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score - Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
References
- ↑ "Pete's Dragon, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Awards for Pete's Dragon". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ↑ "Pete's Dragon (1977)". Variety. Retrieved 2009-11-08.[dead link]