"Pete's Dragon," a live action, animated feature film, was released by Walt Disney Production, in 1977, about a young orphan boy named Pete and his dragon, Elliott. The movie was the first Disney feature film to be released on home video in 1980. Animators chose to make Elliott an oriental dragon, because oriental dragons are associated with good. In "Pete's Dragon," Elliott is a dragon do-gooder for the protection of a little orphan boy and those in need.
In early 20th century Maine, a little orphan boy, Pete, runs away for his adoptive family, the evil Gogans. While the family looks for him, an invisible dragon named Elliott intervenes. Pete thanks Elliott and the two form a close friendship. It is then that Elliott reveals he can be invisible or visible when he chooses. Pete thinks Elliott should stay invisible for his own protection. As they travel further from the Gogans, they land in the fishing town of Passamaquoddy, where the town drunk, Lampie stumbles out of a tavern and sees Pete and Elliott, who were visible at the time. As he tells the townspeople, nobody believes him and Lampie is rescued by his grown-up, capable daughter, Nora. Lampie and Nora live in a lighthouse, where Nora keeps a lookout for her missing fianc, Paul, who has been lost at sea for almost a year, after a shipwreck.
Pete and Elliott find a sea cave near the lighthouse for shelter. Nora stumbles upon it and invites Pete to stay in the lighthouse. While there, he sees the picture of Nora's fianc, Paul and tells Nora that his dragon, Elliott can find him because he has a way of knowing things. Nora thinks that Elliott is an imaginary friend. Eventually, con men come to Passamaquoddy, who have learned of the dragon and try to persuade Pete to sell Elliott. The Gogans also wander into town trying to reclaim Pete. What follows is joint turmoil for the townspeople and Pete, Nora and Lampie as they try to escape all of them, with Elliott's assistance.
An electrical wire pole falls, threatening the mayor and a schoolteacher. Elliott, now visible, stops it from doing so, which provokes the famous line, "There really is a dragon!" Meanwhile, off the coast a ship is headed for jagged rocks when the lighthouse is hit by a monstrous wave that shatters windows, drenching the oil-lamp that signals impending danger. Elliott arrives just in time to light the lamp with his fire when Nora comes in and is astonished to discover he exists. The ship is saved and Elliott becomes a hero. Nora's fianc, Paul finally returns, the sole survivor of the shipwreck. Paul lost his memory until intervention by Elliott made it return and he was on the ship that Elliott saved.
Nora and Paul ask Pete and Elliott to live with them for life, but Elliott informs him he must move on now, that Pete is now safe and has a loving family of his own. He has to fly off to his next assignment to help other children, and with a sad goodbye, Elliott leaves. So ends this heart-warming story of hope and goodness for children everywhere. - 15634
In early 20th century Maine, a little orphan boy, Pete, runs away for his adoptive family, the evil Gogans. While the family looks for him, an invisible dragon named Elliott intervenes. Pete thanks Elliott and the two form a close friendship. It is then that Elliott reveals he can be invisible or visible when he chooses. Pete thinks Elliott should stay invisible for his own protection. As they travel further from the Gogans, they land in the fishing town of Passamaquoddy, where the town drunk, Lampie stumbles out of a tavern and sees Pete and Elliott, who were visible at the time. As he tells the townspeople, nobody believes him and Lampie is rescued by his grown-up, capable daughter, Nora. Lampie and Nora live in a lighthouse, where Nora keeps a lookout for her missing fianc, Paul, who has been lost at sea for almost a year, after a shipwreck.
Pete and Elliott find a sea cave near the lighthouse for shelter. Nora stumbles upon it and invites Pete to stay in the lighthouse. While there, he sees the picture of Nora's fianc, Paul and tells Nora that his dragon, Elliott can find him because he has a way of knowing things. Nora thinks that Elliott is an imaginary friend. Eventually, con men come to Passamaquoddy, who have learned of the dragon and try to persuade Pete to sell Elliott. The Gogans also wander into town trying to reclaim Pete. What follows is joint turmoil for the townspeople and Pete, Nora and Lampie as they try to escape all of them, with Elliott's assistance.
An electrical wire pole falls, threatening the mayor and a schoolteacher. Elliott, now visible, stops it from doing so, which provokes the famous line, "There really is a dragon!" Meanwhile, off the coast a ship is headed for jagged rocks when the lighthouse is hit by a monstrous wave that shatters windows, drenching the oil-lamp that signals impending danger. Elliott arrives just in time to light the lamp with his fire when Nora comes in and is astonished to discover he exists. The ship is saved and Elliott becomes a hero. Nora's fianc, Paul finally returns, the sole survivor of the shipwreck. Paul lost his memory until intervention by Elliott made it return and he was on the ship that Elliott saved.
Nora and Paul ask Pete and Elliott to live with them for life, but Elliott informs him he must move on now, that Pete is now safe and has a loving family of his own. He has to fly off to his next assignment to help other children, and with a sad goodbye, Elliott leaves. So ends this heart-warming story of hope and goodness for children everywhere. - 15634
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