Pete’s Dragon
G, 128 min. Directed by Don Chaffey. Starring Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Jim Backus, Jeff Conaway, Charlie Callas.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Wed., July 26, 2000
This Disney musical is about a boy and his best friend ñ a dragon.
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