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Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes56%
Metacritic46/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
736 audience votes
Key crew
- Don ChaffeyDirector
- Joel HirschhornOriginal Music Composer
- Malcolm MarmorsteinScreenplay
- Al KashaOriginal Music Composer
- Irwin KostalOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sean MarshallPete
- Helen ReddyNora
- Jim DaleDr. Terminus
- Mickey RooneyLampie
- Red ButtonsHoagy
- Shelley WintersLena Gogan
- Jane KeanMiss Taylor
- Jim BackusThe Mayor
- Charles TynerMerle
- Gary MorganGrover
- Cal BartlettPaul
- Charlie CallasElliott (voice)
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Themes
farmfriendshipescapelighthouse keeper mainepart live actiondragonbased on short storypart animationlive action and animation1900s