Pete's Dragon (2016 film)
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| Directed by | David Lowery |
| Produced by | James Whitaker |
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Pete's Dragon by Malcolm Marmorstein |
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| Music by | Daniel Hart |
| Cinematography | Bojan Bazelli |
| Edited by | Lisa Zeno Churgin |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $65 million |
| Box office | $143.7 million |
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| Soundtrack album / Film score by Daniel Hart | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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Air Studios British Grove Studios |
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| Genre | Soundtrack, Film score | |||
| Length | 75:29 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
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Pete's Dragon is a 2016 American fantasy comedy-drama adventure film directed by David Lowery, written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks, and produced by James Whitaker. The film is an adaptation of the 1977 musical film of the same name written by Malcolm Marmorstein. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, and Robert Redford. The film tells the story of an orphaned feral boy who befriends a dragon in the Pacific Northwest, and the ensuing repercussions of their discovery by the town's local residents.
Pete's Dragon premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on August 8, 2016 and was theatrically released by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States in 2D, Disney Digital 3-D, and RealD 3D formats on August 12, 2016. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $143 million worldwide against a $65 million production budget.
In 1977, Pete, a five-year-old boy, is on a road trip with his parents when their car flips off the road trying to avoid a deer. Pete’s parents are killed, but Pete survives and is chased into the forest by a pack of wolves, only to be rescued by a dragon with green fur, yellow eyes, and huge wings. Pete names the dragon "Elliot" after his favorite book about a puppy of the same name with its family, and takes to him as a father figure.
Six years later, Pete, now 11, spots a lumberjack crew chopping down trees near his home. Natalie, the daughter of the site foreman, spots and chases him. When Natalie accidentally falls from a tree, her screams attract her father, Jack, and his girlfriend, park ranger Grace Meacham. Pete tries to run away, but Gavin, Jack's brother, accidentally knocks him unconscious. After realizing that Pete has vanished, Elliot stumbles around looking for him and ends up knocking over a tree near the lumber camp, leading Gavin to organize a hunting party to find him. Meanwhile, Pete wakes up to find himself in a local hospital, which he escapes in an effort to return to the forest. Before the police can catch him, Grace finds Pete and convinces him to come live with her by promising to take him to the forest the next day.
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