Disney’s 35th Anniversary PETE’S DRAGON Movie on Blu-Ray 10/16/12

Connie 13/10/2012 121 Comments

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 35^th 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 35^th 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

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A mom and wife, Connie blogs about entertainment, going green, products, technology, DIY home remodeling and decore, and more. Product reviews are her speciality and she's in the top 100 most popular authors at Epinions.com and she owns an online store for prince and princess dress-ups for girls, boy, tweens, teens, and women. She also blogs about kids and parenting issues at Princess Time Toys Blog. She's an animal lover and lives in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle, WA. Find out more about Connie and all the bloggers here at MiscFinds4u on our About Us page. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to our RSS feed!