Pete's Dragon [DVD + BluRay]

Description

For the first time ever on Blu-ray, you and your family can rediscover
Disney’s classic musical adventure — the 35th Anniversary Edition of PETE’S
DRAGON in dazzling Blu-ray High Definition with an all-new digital
restoration! When Pete, an orphan, and his best friend Elliott — an invisible
green dragon — wander into the seaside village of Passamaquoddy, the
townspeople think he’s behind a slew of hilarious mishaps. But after a daring
rescue, they change their tune and believe in Pete’s fire-breathing buddy.
Filled with friendship and fun, and featuring the Academy Award(R)-nominated
“Candle On The Water” (Best Original Song, 1977), this family classic on
Disney Blu-ray turns every viewing into a Brazzle Dazzle Day.|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.

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: ACTION, Musical, LIVE
• Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Animated, Widescreen, DVD+Blu-ray
• Contributor: Jim Dale, Helen Reddy, Jeff Conaway, Mickey Rooney, Gary Morgan, Red Buttons, Charlie Callas, Jim Backus, Shelley Winters, Sean Marshall, Malcolm Marmorstein, Don Chaffey, Walter Barnes, Charles Tyner, Robert Foulk, Jane Kean See more
• Language: English
• Runtime: 2 hours and 8 minutes
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.66:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ G (General Audience)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.6 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ WD11032000DVD
• Director ‏ : ‎ Don Chaffey
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Animated, Widescreen, DVD+Blu-ray
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 8 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ October 16, 2012
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters