Pete's Dragon
“Brazzle Dazzle Brilliance!”
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.
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Cast
20 people
Sean Marshall
Pete
Known for
The Small One
Terry-Thomas
Sir Hiss a Snake
Helen Reddy
Nora
Known for
The Perfect Host
Airport 1975
Jim Dale
Dr. Terminus
Known for
Carry On Screaming!
The Hunchback
Mickey Rooney
Lampie
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Night at the Museum
Red Buttons
Hoagy
Known for
The Poseidon Adventure
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Shelley Winters
Lena Gogan
Known for
Lolita
The Night of the Hunter
Stefanie Powers
Marian Sheeta
Known for
Hart to Hart
Herbie Rides Again
Peter Ustinov
Prince John/ Robin's Grandpapa
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Death on the Nile
Jane Kean
Miss Taylor
Known for
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Jim Backus
The Mayor
Known for
Gilligan's Island
Rebel Without a Cause
Charles Tyner
Merle
Known for
Harold and Maude
Jeremiah Johnson
Don Chaffey Director · Malcolm Marmorstein Screenplay Seton I. Miller Author
Worldwide gross $40M · Budget $10M · United States release November 3, 1977
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$39,600,000
Gross vs. budget
4.0×
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 3, 1977
Theatrical
United States
March 9, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
December 13, 1979 · Theatrical
Australia
April 13, 1978 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 10, 1979 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 22, 1978 · Theatrical
France
October 1, 1978 · Theatrical
Germany
December 14, 1978 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 8, 1978 · Theatrical
Italy
October 27, 1978 · Theatrical
Japan
May 17, 1980 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 14, 1978 · Theatrical
Spain
August 21, 1978 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 23, 1978 · Theatrical
June 11, 1999 · Physical · DVD release
United Kingdom
December 5, 1978 · Theatrical
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