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Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

Some secrets are too big to keep.

20166.41h 43m

Overview

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

Directed by David Lowery
Written by Toby Halbrooks, Malcolm Marmorstein, David Lowery
Produced by Jim Whitaker
Box OfficeBudget: $65.0MRevenue: $143.7M

Top Cast

Oakes Fegley

Oakes Fegley

Pete

Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard

Grace

Wes Bentley

Wes Bentley

Jack

Karl Urban

Karl Urban

Gavin

Oona Laurence

Oona Laurence

Natalie

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Mr. Meacham

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Sheriff Gene Dentler

John Kassir

John Kassir

Elliot the Dragon (voice)

Marcus Henderson

Marcus Henderson

Woodrow

Aaron Jackson

Aaron Jackson

Abner

Themes & Keywords

feral childremakedragonorphan1980slive action and animationlive action remake

About Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon is a adventure, family, fantasy film released in 2016 exploring themes of feral child, remake, dragon, orphan, 1980s, live action and animation. Directed by David Lowery, it stars Oakes Fegley, Bryce Dallas Howard, Wes Bentley. For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

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