User blog:ARTaylor/40 Years of Pete's Dragon

Today marks the fortieth anniversary of the premiere of Pete's Dragon. The musical film, produced by The Walt Disney Company, is based on an unpublished short story. The story follows a boy named Pete who is friends with a dragon named Elliot that can go invisible as he runs away from his abusive hillbilly adoptive family while finding a new one. It was an early attempt to combine traditional animation with live action. The film received numerous award nominations, though it received mixed reviews and was a moderate box office success. The film was remade last year into a more successful film.