[PAR] [TLE] Pete's Dragon (1977 film) [SEP] Pete's Dragon is a 1977 American live-action animated musical fantasy comedy film directed by Don Chaffey, produced by Jerome Courtland and Ron Miller, and written by Malcolm Marmorstein.  It is based on an unpublished short story of the same name, written by classical Hollywood writer Seton I. Miller.  It stars Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, and Charlie Callas.  It revolves around an orphaned boy raised by an abusive hillbilly family who is friends with a dragon named Elliott. [PAR] [TLE] Pete's Dragon (2016 film) [SEP] Pete's Dragon is a 2016 American fantasy comedy-drama adventure film directed by David Lowery, written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks, and produced by James Whitaker.  The film is a reboot of the 1977 musical film of the same name written by Malcolm Marmorstein.  The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, and Robert Redford.  The film tells the story of an orphaned feral boy who befriends a dragon in the Pacific Northwest, and the ensuing repercussions of their discovery by the town's local residents.
[PAR] [TLE] Pete 's Dragon ( 1977 film ) [ SEP ] Pete 's Dragon is a 1977 American live - action animated musical fantasy comedy film directed by Don Chaffey , produced by Jerome Courtland and Ron Miller , and written by Malcolm Marmorstein . It is based on an unpublished short story of the same name , written by classical Hollywood writer Seton I. Miller . It stars Helen Reddy , Jim Dale , Mickey Rooney , Red Buttons , Shelley Winters , and Charlie Callas . It revolves around an orphaned boy raised by an abusive hillbilly family who is friends with a dragon named Elliott . [PAR] [TLE] Pete 's Dragon ( 2016 film ) [ SEP ] Pete 's Dragon is a 2016 American fantasy comedy - drama adventure film directed by David Lowery , written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks , and produced by James Whitaker . The film is a reboot of the 1977 musical film of the same name written by Malcolm Marmorstein . The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard , Oakes Fegley , Wes Bentley , Karl Urban , Oona Laurence , and Robert Redford . The film tells the story of an orphaned feral boy who befriends a dragon in the Pacific Northwest , and the ensuing repercussions of their discovery by the town 's local residents .
Consider the film on which the 2016 film Pete's Dragon is based. In what year was it released?
Consider the film on which the 2016 film Pete 's Dragon is based . In what year was it released ?
1977
1977