Night At The Movies
Pete's Dragon (1977) (Disney)
Synopsis:
 
    Pete, an orphan, escapes an abusive adoptive family with a dragon named Elliot.  He finds himself in Passamaquaddy, a fishing town.  Nora and her father, Lampy, the lighthouse keepers, take Pete in and show him what a loving family is like.  When a quack doctor comes to the town and discovers the existence of Elliot, he plans on getting rich by selling off medicines he finds by killing Elliot.  Plus, Elliot's abusive family, the Gogans show up to take back their . . . investment.

Availability:
VHS:  Pan and Scan
Laserdisc

Cast/Crew:

Helen Reddy                    Nora

Mickey Rooney            Lampy
    The Fox and the Hound
    Andy Hardy series
    It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World

Miscellaneous:
Pete's Dragon is a musical.  The best known song is Candle on the Water, sung by Helen Reddy.
Helen Reddy was already well known by the time this film was made.  Perhaps her best known song is I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar.

MPAA Rating:
G  some comical violence

My Rating:
This is my second favorite Disney musical (second only to Mary Poppins), along with being one of the first Disney films my family ever had.  I enjoy the music of it (the Passamaquaddy song is my personal favorite).  And I enjoy trying to sound like Elliot, my best friend and I occaisonally have contests to see who can come closest.
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J-R
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