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Pete`s Dragon   1977             G, 128 min. Genre: Family Director: Don Chaffey   Cast: Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Sean Marshall, Jim Backus, Shelley Winters, Jeff Conaway, Charlie Callas, Robert Foulk, Jane Kean, Charles Tyner, Gary Morgan, Cal Bartlett, Walter Barnes   Pete (Sean Marshall) is a nine year-old, orphaned boy in Maine who runs away from his foster family. Along the way, Pete encounters a 12-foot tall dragon named Elliott (voice of Charlie Callas), and they become friends. Elliot is visible only to Pete, and they arrive in the ocean-front town of Passamaquaddy where problems arise. Nora (Helen Reddy) takes Pete to her home in the lighthouse where her father, Lampie (Mickey Rooney), invites him to live with them, and they form a "new" family—despite problems from con artist Dr. Terminus (Jim Dale). Cast Helen Reddy Nora Jim Dale Dr. Terminus Mickey Rooney Lampie Red Buttons Hoagy Sean Marshall Pete Jim Backus The Mayor Shelley Winters Lena Gogan Jeff Conaway Willie Charlie Callas Elliott (voice) Robert Foulk Old Sea Captain Jane Kean Miss Taylor Charles Tyner Merle Gary Morgan Grover Cal Bartlett Paul Walter Barnes Captain