Available for the First Time in High Definition with New Digital Restoration on October 16, 2012 in a 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack
“I’ll be your candle on the water. This flame inside of me will grow. Keep holding on you’ll make it. Here’s my hand so take it.” – Pete’s Dragon
One of my favorite Disney characters is Elliott, the invisible dragon and best friend to Peter from the 1977 Pete’s Dragon. It’s being released for the first time on Blu-ray in celebration of its 35th anniversary! This is a family-friendly film that’s all about love, friendship, and caring.
The film stars Mickey Rooney (Night at the Museum), Helen Reddy (a hugely popular 70’s singer and songwriter), Sean Marshall (The New Adventures of Heidi), Red Buttons (The Longest Day), and Jim Dale (Pushing Daisies). It was directed by Don Chaffey best known for 1970’s TV icons “Chips,” and “Charlie’s Angels.”
“Look for me reaching out to show. As sure as rivers flow. I’ll never let you go.” – Pete’s Dragon
Pete’s Dragon is a mixture of delightful animation and live action and tells the story of Pete, played by Marshall) who’s orphaned. He finds a friend the invisible dragon named Elliot whom only Pete is able to see. Of course, the turn-of-the-century townspeople are hard pressed to believe the small boy and they believe he’s a bit daft.
Pete finds a family to truly call his own with Lampie (Rooney) and Nora (Reddy) a father and daughter who’ve moved to the town to care for the lighthouse. There are plenty of beautiful songs in the film and a great heartwarming story. It’s one of Disney’s quieter films but it’s truly special.
This is truly a classic kids’ movie that relies on storytelling and not on snarky comebacks and attitudes. It’s a refreshing change from a lot of the “kid” films out today. It’s definitely on my list of movies to share with my future grand kids.
Pete’s Dragon 35th Anniversary Edition Details
- Release Date: October 16, 2012
- Suggested Retail Price: 2-Disc Combo Pack Blu-ray + DVD = $29.99 U.S. / $35.99 Canada
- Bonus Features: Unfortunately, no new bonus material is provided with this Blu-ray release. It does include the same bonus features from the 2009 DVD release.
- Rating: G
- Feature Run Time: 88 minutes
I loved watching this as a kid. I haven’t picked this up yet but I definitely will at some point.
Many, many times, we had on VHS as a kid
I loved peyes dragon when I was a kid
I loved Pete’s dragon as a child
No, I’ve never seen it!
I have not seen this yet
Yes, I did and I love the music.
Hmm I think when I was really young
Yes, I always have like that movie.
It’s one of my favorites!! “Candle on the Water” is absolutely my favorite piece of movie music.
I’ve seen it several years ago.
i have not seen this in years
Years and years ago and I am entering because I think my grandkids would enjoy it, too.
We have seen it many times and would love to own it.
No I haven’t seen the movie
Love this movie……brings back lots of memories!!
I still have this on VHS because I didn’t even know if they would ever make digital versions of it. I hope my kids love this movie as much as I did. This was one of my favorites. I always thought the lighthouse was so cool!
I’ve seen it but it’s been awhile!
I saw it many years ago as a child.
yes i saw it years ago!
many times
yes i have but a very long time ago =)
I have seen it, but it has been a long while now
I grew up watching Pete’s Dragon!
I think I did a long, long time ago
I saw it when I was a kid.
I seen this years ago.
I grew up watching it.
Yes, but it was a long time ago!
I haven’t.
One of my favorite movies as a kid. I used to watch it all the time
I have seen Pete’s Dragon, but that was many, many years ago. Would love to see it again.
I have not seen it
I have never seen Pete’s Dragon
I haven’t seen it since I was a kid!
one of my favs as a kid, so yes I have seen it.
No, I haven’t yet
Yes I have seen it don’t remember most of it
I have never seen Pete’s Dragon.
I saw Pete’s Dragon a lot when I was younger. I have not seen the movie in a little over ten years.
Yes I have seen it and I love it!
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yes a very long time ago.
I’ve seen it, but it was ages ago. My kids and I are familiar with the songs, though.
Never seen it, even though we are huge Disney fans, but would love to!
I have seen Pete’s dragon, but it was years ago.
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No, I’ve never seen it 🙁
I have not yet seen “Pete’s Dragon”!
I have many times – it was one of my favorites growing up
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I have not yet seen “Pete’s Dragon”!
It’s been many years since seeing it, but I remember liking it A LOT when I was a kid. Yes, I’ve seen it, but my children have NOT
I don’t recall seeing it.
I seen it when I was younger.
I have but it’s been a long time
It has been many years and I don’t even remember much of it, but yes, I have seen Pete’s Dragon.
I love Pete’s Dragon- watched it a lot as a kid!
I have seen Pete’s Dragon, but not in a long time.
I remember seeing it as a kid when it would occasionally be shown on tv’s The Wonderful World of Disney.
Pete’s Dragon was the very first movie I saw in theaters as a kid. I love that it is out on dvd now so I can share it with my own kids!
Yes, I have seen Pete’s Dragon and I love that movie!
Actually, I have never seen Pete’s Dragon, but I would love to.
No, I have not seen it yet, but I would like to.
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Yes, many times. It was one of my daughter’s favorites and she watched it a lot!
I saw it in the theater as a kid.
yes its a great movie
I have not seen it!, But I’d love to watch it with my son! 🙂
I LOVE Pete’s Dragon 🙂
I saw it a long time ago.
I’ve seen it many years ago but would like to share this with my grandkids now.
I Love pete’s dragon!
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Yes, I actually saw it at the movie theater when if first came out!
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I’ve seen Pete’s Dragon and love it.
No, I haven’t seen Pete’s Dragon.
Nope! I haven’t.
Yes I watched it when I was a kid.
Long ago; would love to see it again!
I have not but its one of my hubbies fave movies
no i havent seen it yet.
Yes I watched it several times as a kid
i’ve never seen it
I saw it as a kid.
I have not seen it.
Can’t wait to share the magic I found watching this movie as a child with my children
Yes I saw it as a child.
Yes I have seen it many times and love it.
Yes I have, a looooong time ago! What a classic!
Nope, haven’t seen it 🙁
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Yes it was one of my favorite movies as a kid
I haven’t seen it.
I think I did when I was a kid. Can’t really remember.
I have seen Pete’s Dragon.
i havent seen it in a long long time..but i have seen it. i remember enjoying it very much when i was little..i think my nephew would love it too!
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I saw it when I was a kid.
Yes! It was one of my favorite movies as a kid.
Thanks for the chance.
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Yes, but haven’t since I was a kid.
Yes! I love this movie! I know all the songs.
No, I haven’t seen this, but hope to get a chance to soon.
I’ve seen it several times – I’d love to share this movie with our sons!
I have never seen this—and I’m a huge Disney fan! This came out between the time I was already grown, but before my son came along, so I just missed it 🙁
one of my favorites as a kid. i’ve seen it hundreds of times
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I saw it many years ago.
i have never seen this
I LOVED Pete’s Dragon when I was a kid!!! Totally made me cry every time I watched it 🙂 <3
I have loved that movie since childhood.
I have and its on of my son favs
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when I was a child and LOVED it!! Oh how I would love to introduce this movie to my little boy!
I think I saw it years ago, but I can’t remember anything about the movie except for the title!
nope, i have never seen it
never seen it before!
I don’t think I’ve seen it before.
I loved this movie when I was a kid. It was a favorite of my mom. I would like my grandchildren to see it.
don’t think so
I’ve seen it as a kid
It’s been a long time, but yes I have seen it.
I watched it when I was a kid.
This was one of my favorites as a little kid. I even saw it once in the Cinema in the Arcade at the Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World
i have seen it
No.
ohmygosh – how did I miss this?? This was my first movie I ever saw in the theater. I went with my dad. I just love this one! We’ll have to pick it up!
This was one of my favorite movie when I was a kid!