Neat Combination of Live Action & Animation
"Pete's Dragon," not among the Disney classics, is nonetheless a charming fantasy with all the elements to make it a favorite with young viewers:  comedy, an outsize, goofy monster, music, and a kid as the central character.  This partly animated, partly live-action 1977 film is a variation on the boy-and-his-dog film.  Instead of a high-IQ Lassie or heart-wrenching Old Yeller, Elliot, a twelve-foot animated dragon with the capacity to make himself invisible, stars as the companion for Pete (Sean Marshall), who looks to Elliot as refuge from his abusive adoptive family in the seaside town of Passamaquoddy, Maine.  After Elliot causes havoc with the local residents and Pete is blamed, Nora (Helen Reddy) sympathizes with the boy's dilemma and takes him to live with her and her father, Lampie (Mickey Rooney) -- no stranger to the bottle -- in the town's lighthouse.<br /> The movie follows a formula Disney established in the 1970's, before "The Little Mermaid" ushered in a latter-day era of animated classics.  Viewed today, it often seems quaint, with veteran Mickey Rooney mugging away and good and not-so-good motives spelled out in clear blacks and whites.  There's little subtlety, but the blend of animation and live action, a technique mastered exquisitely by Disney in "Mary Poppins," is fun.<br /> Ms. Reddy, with fourteen U.S. Top 40 singles between 1971 and 1978 including the women's movement anthem, "I Am Woman," was at the peak of her career when she starred in "Pete's Dragon."  She has an easy charm and a likable personality and comes off warm and motherly, exactly what the role of Nora calls for.  Her version of "Candle on the Water" was nominated for a Best Song Academy Award. The other songs by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn are appropriately bouncy.<br /> The supporting cast includes Jim Dale, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, and Jim Backus.  Charlie Callas is the voice of Elliot.  DVD Bonus extras include a storyboard sequence deleted from the final film; a feature on the history of Disney's mix of live action and animation; demo song recordings; and the promotional recording of four pop versions of those songs.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Get ready for a magical adventure, filled with friendship, fun and heartwarming songs, including the 1977 Academy Award(R) Best Song nominee "Candle on the Water," in the new High-Flying Edition DVD of Walt Disney's classic family film PETE'S DRAGON -- now with dazzling new bonus features! It's a "Brazzle Dazzle Day" when an orphan named Pete and his best friend, Elliott -- an invisible dragon! -- wander into the seaside village of Passamaquoddy. Although Pete befriends the lighthouse keeper Nora (Helen Reddy) and her salty old father (Mickey Rooney), the townspeople think he is behind the hilarious "accidents" that keep happening. But after a daring rescue, everyone believes in Pete's fire-breathing buddy. Featuring an all-star cast (Shelley Winters, Red Buttons, Jim Backus and Jeff Conaway), PETE'S DRAGON is a timeless classic every member of your family will love. Plus, the new High-Flying Edition includes an all-new behind-the-scenes look at the film's magical mix of live-action and animation, never-before-heard original demo recordings and much more!|The original story called for Elliott the dragon to remain invisible throughout the entire film.|Animators opted for an oriental, rather than occidental, dragon, because oriental dragons are usually associated with good.|One of the movie's special effects involved compositing, whereby up to three scenes might be composited together -- for example, a live foreground, a live background, and an animated middle ground containing Elliott.|The film is the first involving animation in which none of the Nine Old Men -- Disney's original team of animators -- was involved.|The town square and wharf area for the film's setting of Passamaquoddy, a Maine fishing village, were constructed on the Disney Burbank Studio lot partly from an old western set.|The lighthouse the studio built for the film in Morro Bay, California, had such a powerful beacon, they had to get special permission from the Coast Guard to operate it. Sadly, it was torn down at the conclusion of filming.|The song, "Candle On The Water," by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschorn, received an Academy Award(R) nomination for Best Song, along with tunes from two other Disney films -- THE RESCUERS and THE SLIPPER AND THE ROSE -- THE STORY OF CINDERELLA. The Oscar went to "You Light Up My Life," from the film of the same name.|Singer Helen Reddy, famous for the feminist anthem, "I Am Woman," makes her second big-screen appearance as Nora, while screen veteran Mickey Rooney plays her father, Lampie..