Pete's Dragon (High-Flying Edition)

Description

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.

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: ACTION, Musical, LIVE
• Format: Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, AC-3, Special Edition, Color, Animated, Widescreen
• 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; 2.72 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 84000
• Director ‏ : ‎ Don Chaffey
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, AC-3, Special Edition, Color, Animated, Widescreen
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 8 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ August 18, 2009
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters