| Pete's Dragon | |
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| Directed by | Don Chaffey |
| Screenplay by | Malcolm Marmorstein |
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| Cinematography | Frank Phillips |
| Edited by | Gordon D. Brenner |
| Music by | Irwin Kostal |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[1] |
| Box office | $36[1]–39.6 million[2] |
Pete's Dragon is a 1977 American live-action/animated musical fantasy film directed by Don Chaffey, produced by Jerome Courtland and Ron Miller, and written by Malcolm Marmorstein. Based on the unpublished short story "Pete's Dragon and the USA (Forever After)" by Seton I. Miller and S. S. Field, it stars Sean Marshall, Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Jeff Conaway, Shelley Winters, and the voice of Charlie Callas as Elliott.
The project was initially conceived in 1957 as a two-part episode of the Disneyland television series, but it was shelved until it was revived as a musical film in 1975. It was released on November 3, 1977 to mixed reviews from critics, though some praised the animation.
The film received two nominations at the 50th Academy Awards, for musical scoring and original song. Capitol Records released a single of Reddy performing "Candle on the Water" (with a different arrangement from that in the film) that reached #27 on the Adult Contemporary charts.
The film spawned a live-action remake made by Walt Disney Pictures and released in 2016.
- ^ a b "Pete's Dragon, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ^ "Pete's Dragon (Re-issue) (1984)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2016.