Pete's Dragon (1977 movie)
1977 American live-action/animated musical fantasy comedy by Don Chaffey
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 | |
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| Directed by | Don Chaffey |
| Screenplay by | Malcolm Marmorstein |
| Story by | S.S. Field Seton Miller (short story) |
| Produced by | Jerome Courtland Ron W. Miller |
| Starring | Helen Reddy Jim Dale Mickey Rooney Red Buttons Shelley Winters Sean Marshall |
| Cinematography | Frank Phillips |
| Edited by | Gordon D. Brenner |
| Music by | Joel Hirschhorn Al Kasha (Songs) Irwin Kostal |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $36,000,000[1] |
Cast
change- Helen Reddy as Nora, the kind daughter of the local lighthouse keeper.
- Jim Dale as Dr. Terminus, a scheming quack and showman.
- Mickey Rooney as Lampie, the local lighthouse keeper and Nora's father.
- Red Buttons as Hoagy, the assistant of Dr. Terminus.
- Shelley Winters as Lena Gogan, the matriarch of the Gogans.
- Sean Marshall as Pete, an orphan escaping the cruel Gogans.
- Jane Kean as Miss Taylor, the strict, no-nonsense, and abusive teacher.
- Jim Backus as the Mayor of Passamaquoddy.
- Charles Tyner as Merle Gogan, the patriarch of the Gogans.
- Gary Morgan as Grover Gogan, Merle and Lena's older sadistic son.
- Jeff Conaway as Willie Gogan, Merle and Lena's younger sadistic son.
- Cal Bartlett as Paul, a sailor who disappeared at sea and Nora's fiancé.
- Walter Barnes as the Captain of the ship Paul returns home on.
- Charlie Callas as the vocal effects for Elliott, a dragon who befriends Pete.
Awards and honors
change- 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
change- ↑ "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]