High Flying Dragon: Elliott
Though is was imagined as a totally live-action film, PETES DRAGON took two decades to become an animated classic. Dusted off after Walt Disneys death and re-imagined as a live-action film with animated elements, namely, the eponymous dragon, named Elliott. The original version would only allow the audience to glimpse the dragon once, but under the guidance of Don Bluth and Ken Anderson, Elliott not only came to life, but has since become one of the best loved characters in animated history.
Bluth and Anderson decided rather than xeroxing the drawings of Elliott onto the live-action cells, many of the cells had to be painstakingly hand-inked. To ensure that the final artwork matched the live action, Bluth insisted Elliott's stomach and outline were likewise hand-inked in key scenes, frame by frame. This process of animation proved an incredibly formidable task given the technology of the day.
The viewer is immediately pulled into the story, watching the Gogan family, headed by the talented Shelly Winters, break into a song and dance about the torture they plan to inflict on poor Pete. But parents fear not, you never forget you are watching a Disney movie. Though the film starts with Pete trying to escape his abusive adopted family, it soon takes on a more fantastic turn.
The invisible dragon, Elliott, helps Pete makes his way out of the swamps and to the relative safety of the fishing village of Passamaquoddy. Though Elliott spends most of the film invisible, he manages to leave a wake of destruction in his wake. The lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father Lampie take Pete in, showing him love and affection. As the story unfolds, the audience is treated to laughter, love, compassion, and the notion that happy endings are simply miracles in the waiting.
It just goes to show: you never know. PETES DRAGON features the talents of a cavalcade of stars, including Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, and Jim Backus. When combined with the magic of Disney animation, PETES DRAGON becomes a film for all ages and families. - 23812
Bluth and Anderson decided rather than xeroxing the drawings of Elliott onto the live-action cells, many of the cells had to be painstakingly hand-inked. To ensure that the final artwork matched the live action, Bluth insisted Elliott's stomach and outline were likewise hand-inked in key scenes, frame by frame. This process of animation proved an incredibly formidable task given the technology of the day.
The viewer is immediately pulled into the story, watching the Gogan family, headed by the talented Shelly Winters, break into a song and dance about the torture they plan to inflict on poor Pete. But parents fear not, you never forget you are watching a Disney movie. Though the film starts with Pete trying to escape his abusive adopted family, it soon takes on a more fantastic turn.
The invisible dragon, Elliott, helps Pete makes his way out of the swamps and to the relative safety of the fishing village of Passamaquoddy. Though Elliott spends most of the film invisible, he manages to leave a wake of destruction in his wake. The lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father Lampie take Pete in, showing him love and affection. As the story unfolds, the audience is treated to laughter, love, compassion, and the notion that happy endings are simply miracles in the waiting.
It just goes to show: you never know. PETES DRAGON features the talents of a cavalcade of stars, including Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, and Jim Backus. When combined with the magic of Disney animation, PETES DRAGON becomes a film for all ages and families. - 23812
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