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- (The Disneycember logo is shown, before showing clips from Pete's Dragon) Doug (vo): Ah, Pete's Dragon. This is a movie I so desperately want to like, because there is obviously so much effort put into it, and there are some great songs, and there are some great effects, but...oh, it's just so corny! To me, it's kind of like a more restrained Babes in Toyland. There's some really cool stuff, but, God, it's just all over the place and so cheesy. But isn't that kind of what you would expect from Disney? I...uh...all right, let's look at the story.
- Also featured in the film are Helen Reddy, Mickey Rooney, Jim Dale, Red Buttons, Jeff Conaway and Shelley Winters. The film was directed by Don Chaffey, and the songs are by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn. The song "Candle on the Water" received an Academy Award nomination, and Helen Reddy's recording (with a different arrangement than the one her character sings in the film) was released as a single by Capitol Records, reaching #27 on the Adult Contemporary charts.
- The song "Candle on the Water" received an Academy Award nomination, but lost to "You Light Up My Life" from the film of the same title. Reddy's recording (with a different arrangement than the one her character sings in the film) was released as a single by Capitol Records, reaching #27 on the Adult Contemporary charts. The movie also received a nomination for Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score, losing to A Little Night Music.
- Pete's Dragon, a 1977 Disney film, is another Spiritual Successor to Mary Poppins, though not as direct a successor (in fact, not very successful, period) as Bedknobs and Broomsticks was. It's a live-action musical that uses cel animation to bring its title character to life.
- Pete's Dragon is a live-action/animated musical feature film from Buena Vista Distribution. It is a live-action film but its title character, a dragon named Elliott, is animated. It is about a young orphan named Pete (Sean Marshall) who enters a small fishing town in Maine in the early 20th century. His only friend is Elliott (voiced by Charlie Callas and animated by Don Bluth), who also acts as his protector. He can make himself invisible and is generally visible only to Pete, which occasionally lands him in trouble with the locals. It was released on November 3, 1977.
- "Pete's Dragon" redirige aquí. Para la película de 2016, véase: Pete's Dragon (película de 2016). <default>Pete's Dragon</default> Título en España Título en Latinoamérica Dirección Producción Escritor Voces Música Cinematografía Estudio Edición Año Género Distribución Duración Idioma Precedida por Sucedida por
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- (The Disneycember logo is shown, before showing clips from Pete's Dragon) Doug (vo): Ah, Pete's Dragon. This is a movie I so desperately want to like, because there is obviously so much effort put into it, and there are some great songs, and there are some great effects, but...oh, it's just so corny! To me, it's kind of like a more restrained Babes in Toyland. There's some really cool stuff, but, God, it's just all over the place and so cheesy. But isn't that kind of what you would expect from Disney? I...uh...all right, let's look at the story.
- "Pete's Dragon" redirige aquí. Para la película de 2016, véase: Pete's Dragon (película de 2016). <default>Pete's Dragon</default> Título en España Título en Latinoamérica Dirección Producción Escritor Voces Música Cinematografía Estudio Edición Año Género Distribución Duración Idioma Precedida por Sucedida por Pete's Dragon (Pedro y el dragón Elliott en España y Mi amigo el dragón en Hispanoamérica) es una película infantil de Walt Disney Productions que combina un personaje animado con actores y escenarios reales; fue estrenada en los Estados Unidos, su país de origen, el 3 de noviembre de 1977. La película cuenta las aventuras de un joven llamado Pedro y su amistad con un dragón al que sólo él puede ver. Es un musical que figura diez canciones originales, una de las cuales fue nominada para un premio Óscar de la Academia por Mejor canción en el año 1978. La película fue dirigida por Don Chaffey y basada en una historia original de S.S. Field y Seton I. Miller. El reparto incluye nombres reconocibles como Mickey Rooney en el papel de Lampie, la cantante Helen Reddy como Nora y la fallecida Shelley Winters como Lena Gogan, introduciendo a Sean Marshall como Pedro. En los últimos años se rumoraba que una secuela estaba considerada para producción, pero hasta ahora no sa he dado ninguna palabra oficial sobre el tema.
- Also featured in the film are Helen Reddy, Mickey Rooney, Jim Dale, Red Buttons, Jeff Conaway and Shelley Winters. The film was directed by Don Chaffey, and the songs are by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn. The song "Candle on the Water" received an Academy Award nomination, and Helen Reddy's recording (with a different arrangement than the one her character sings in the film) was released as a single by Capitol Records, reaching #27 on the Adult Contemporary charts.
- The song "Candle on the Water" received an Academy Award nomination, but lost to "You Light Up My Life" from the film of the same title. Reddy's recording (with a different arrangement than the one her character sings in the film) was released as a single by Capitol Records, reaching #27 on the Adult Contemporary charts. The movie also received a nomination for Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score, losing to A Little Night Music.
- Pete's Dragon, a 1977 Disney film, is another Spiritual Successor to Mary Poppins, though not as direct a successor (in fact, not very successful, period) as Bedknobs and Broomsticks was. It's a live-action musical that uses cel animation to bring its title character to life. It is the early 20th century, and Heartwarming Orphan Pete is on the run from the cruel Gogans, a backwoods family that bought him to be their slave. He has but one friend - Elliot, a friendly dragon. Elliot doesn't speak English, but he can fly, breathe fire, and turn himself invisible; most of all, he's got Pete's back. Together they arrive in the town of Passamaquoddy, Maine. No one here believes in dragons, of course, and because Elliot's usually invisible, his faithfully following Pete around causes a lot of problems for the kid - which are sometimes exacerbated when Elliot tries to protect him from unjust punishment. Still, Pete is taken in by Nora, a lighthouse keeper's daughter (her dad, Lampie, is the one person in town who has seen Elliot, but no one believes him), and Elliot hides out in a nearby cave. Pete soon bonds with Nora and Lampie, and even tells Elliot about Nora's lost-at-sea fiance in hopes the dragon can find him. Alas, Snake Oil Salesman Doctor Terminus, played by Jim Dale, arrives in town and learns from his lackey Hoagy (whom Lampie takes to the cave to prove his claim) about Elliot. The parts of a dragon can be compounded into all kinds of medicines, so Terminus seeks to capture Elliot. Then the Gogans arrive, and the two evil parties meet and combine their forces. It all comes to a head on a stormy night that will be rife with rescues. This was Disney's big holiday release for 1977, but while it was a modest hit, it does point up how out-of-touch the company had become when it came to appealing to families - Star Wars was where it was at for most kids that year, and they just didn't have time for a broad musical comedy like this (if you thought there were large hams in the other Disney musicals...). It was the last live-action musical the company produced for many years, and, by some accounts, Don Bluth's motivation for leaving the company.
- Pete's Dragon is a live-action/animated musical feature film from Buena Vista Distribution. It is a live-action film but its title character, a dragon named Elliott, is animated. It is about a young orphan named Pete (Sean Marshall) who enters a small fishing town in Maine in the early 20th century. His only friend is Elliott (voiced by Charlie Callas and animated by Don Bluth), who also acts as his protector. He can make himself invisible and is generally visible only to Pete, which occasionally lands him in trouble with the locals. It was released on November 3, 1977. Also featured in the film are Helen Reddy, Mickey Rooney, Jim Dale, Red Buttons, Jeff Conaway, and Shelley Winters. It was directed by Don Chaffey, and the songs are by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn. The song "Candle on the Water" received an Academy Award nomination, but lost to "You Light Up My Life" from the film of the same name. Helen Reddy's recording (with a different arrangement than the one her character signs in the film) was released as a single by Capitol Records, reaching #27 on the adult contemporary charts. The film also received a nomination for Original Song Score and Adaptation or Adaptation Score, losing to A Little Night Music.
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