{"product_id":"petes-dragon-35th-anniversary-edition-blu-ray-dvd","title":"Pete's Dragon (35th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray + DVD]","description":"For the first time ever on Blu-ray, you and your family can rediscover Disney's classic musical adventure -- the 35th Anniversary Edition of PETE'S DRAGON in dazzling Blu-ray High Definition with an all-new digital restoration! When Pete, an orphan, and his best friend Elliott -- an invisible green dragon -- wander into the seaside village of Passamaquoddy, the townspeople think he's behind a slew of hilarious mishaps. But after a daring rescue, they change their tune and believe in Pete's fire-breathing buddy. Filled with friendship and fun, and featuring the Academy Award(R)-nominated \"Candle On The Water\" (Best Original Song, 1977), this family classic on Disney Blu-ray turns every viewing into a Brazzle Dazzle Day.|The original story called for Elliott the dragon to remain invisible throughout the entire film.|Animators opted for an oriental, rather than occidental, dragon, because oriental dragons are usually associated with good.|One of the movie's special effects involved compositing, whereby up to three scenes might be composited together -- for example, a live foreground, a live background, and an animated middle ground containing Elliott.|The film is the first involving animation in which none of the Nine Old Men -- Disney's original team of animators -- was involved.|The town square and wharf area for the film's setting of Passamaquoddy, a Maine fishing village, were constructed on the Disney Burbank Studio lot partly from an old western set.|The lighthouse the studio built for the film in Morro Bay, California, had such a powerful beacon, they had to get special permission from the Coast Guard to operate it. Sadly, it was torn down at the conclusion of filming.|The song, \"Candle On The Water,\" by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschorn, received an Academy Award(R) nomination for Best Song, along with tunes from two other Disney films -- THE RESCUERS and THE SLIPPER AND THE ROSE -- THE STORY OF CINDERELLA. The Oscar went to \"You Light Up My Life,\" from the film of the same name.|Singer Helen Reddy, famous for the feminist anthem, \"I Am Woman,\" makes her second big-screen appearance as Nora, while screen veteran Mickey Rooney plays her father, Lampie.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B008C0C26U\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B008C0C26U.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41455306276922,"sku":"DBV.B008C0C26U.G","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B008C0C26U-0.jpg?v=1781045441","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/petes-dragon-35th-anniversary-edition-blu-ray-dvd","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}