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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.
Language
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue --
English
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue --
Keywords
farm
friendship
escape
lighthouse keeper
maine
part live action
dragon
based on short story
part animation
live action and animation
1900s
Casts

Sean Marshall
Pete

Helen Reddy
Nora

Jim Dale
Dr. Terminus

Mickey Rooney
Lampie

Red Buttons
Hoagy

Shelley Winters
Lena Gogan

Jane Kean
Miss Taylor

Jim Backus
The Mayor

Charles Tyner
Merle

Gary Morgan
Grover

Cal Bartlett
Paul

Charlie Callas
Elliott (voice)

Walter Barnes
Captain

Jeff Conaway
Willie

Arthur Tovey
White-haired Townsman

Dennis Stewart
Fisherman (uncredited)

Robert Easton
Store Proprietor
Crews
Malcolm Marmorstein
Screenplay

Jerome Courtland
Producer

Ron Miller
Producer
Frank V. Phillips
Director of Photography
Gordon D. Brenner
Editor
Joel Hirschhorn
Original Music Composer

Al Kasha
Original Music Composer

Irwin Kostal
Original Music Composer
Don Chaffey
Director

Vera Pacheco
Animation
Jerry Trent
Choreographer
Martin Allen
Choreographer
Betsy Baytos
Choreographer
Onna White
Choreographer
S.S. Field
Short Story

Seton I. Miller
Short Story

Al Kasha
Songs

Al Kasha
Lyricist
Joel Hirschhorn
Lyricist
Joel Hirschhorn
Songs
Christopher N. Seiter
Unit Production Manager

Ken Anderson
Character Designer

Don Bluth
Animation Director
Peter Young
Storyboard Artist
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