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A heartwarming musical adventure about the friendship between a young boy and his invisible pet. PETE'S DRAGON casts a magical spell with thrilling plot twists and a delightful blend of live action and enchanting animation! Pete, a young orphan, flees from his cruel guardians to a Maine fishing town with a lovable but mischievous dragon named Elliott -- his one true friend! Fortunately for Pete, they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her Father. But Elliott's flair for flying and disappearing at will continually get Pete into trouble. The adventure heats up when the townsfolk try to capture Elliott for their own gain -- only to discover that a fire-breathing dragon may be the only solution to an unexpected problem!

1977 · 2h 14m
Director Don Chaffey

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Pete's Dragon

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A heartwarming musical adventure about the friendship between a young boy and his invisible pet. PETE'S DRAGON casts a magical spell with thrilling plot twists and a delightful blend of live action and enchanting animation! Pete, a young orphan, flees from his cruel guardians to a Maine fishing town with a lovable but mischievous dragon named Elliott -- his one true friend! Fortunately for Pete, they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her Father. But Elliott's flair for flying and disappearing at will continually get Pete into trouble. The adventure heats up when the townsfolk try to capture Elliott for their own gain -- only to discover that a fire-breathing dragon may be the only solution to an unexpected problem!

COMMON SENSE

Offbeat live-action/animation mix with lots of drinking.

TOMATOMETER
Average 5
Reviews 27
Fresh 15
Rotten 12

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Studio
Walt Disney Pictures
Released
1977
Run Time
2 hr 14 min
Rated
G
Region of Origin
United States
© 1977 Disney

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC), Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.