Everyone thinks Pete is bad luck, but it’s really his invisible dragon who’s causing all the trouble! Check out Kidzworld’s review of Pete’s Dragon.
What if your imaginary friend wasn’t imaginary? The people of amaquoddy think Pete is keeps turning invisible, so Nora and most of the community don’t believes Pete when he claims Elliott is real. To top if all off, it’s not long before the Gogans arrive in town to try to reclaim Pete. It’ll take a little faith and the power of friendship to overcome the Gogans, convince the town that Elliott is real and eventually find Pete a proper place in amaquoddy.
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Nowadays animation and live-action are mixed through CGI like in the Scooby Doo movies, but back in the 1977 melding hand-drawn characters with real life people was all the rage. Animator Don Bluth skillfully integrates Elliott into the scene and after a while you really do start to believe he’s interacting with the actors.
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The coolest part about Pete’s Dragon is obviously the mix of animation and live-action film. Brazzle Dazzle Effects: Behind Disney’s Movie Magic is a 25 minute documentary that details the history of Disney’s mix of live-action and animation and it’s narrated by Sean Marshall, the actor who played Pete. Also included are a Deleted Storyboard Sequence called “Terminus & Hoagy Hunt” that lets you listen to a rare dialogue track as you view some original storyboard sketches and Original Demo Recordings of Razzle Dazzle Day, Every Little Piece and The Greatest Star Of All.
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