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FILM · 2016 · USA

Pete's Dragon

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17 Interesting Facts About Pete's Dragon

  1. #001

    Robert Redford rescued an abandoned horse on the second day of shooting.

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  2. #002

    The film is set in 1977 and 1983. The original Pete's Dragon was released in 1977.

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  3. #003

    In the prologue, Levi Alexander, who plays Young Pete, and Gareth Reeves, who plays his father, are actually related. They are first cousins who had once been estranged.

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  4. #004

    Oakes Fegley performed all of his own stunts. He and Oona Laurence wore safety harnesses to prevent serious injuries.

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  5. #005

    Karl Urban replaced Michael C. Hall in the role of Gavin, while Wes Bentley replaced Casey Affleck in the role of Jack.

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  6. #006

    Oakes Fegley went through four auditions before he was finally cast as Pete.

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  7. #007

    Pete spends about 85% of the film barefoot, both in the city and in the forest.

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  8. #013

    The original Pete's Dragon (1977) took place in the early 1900s.

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  9. #014

    Director David Lowery is married to Augustine Frizzell, who plays Miss Swanberg in this film. This is their second collaboration on a feature film.

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  10. #015

    This was to be made in 2013, but because Disney could not find time to shoot it in the summer of 2013, the film was pushed to the summer of 2016.

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  11. #016

    The book "Elliot Gets Lost" was written by David Lowery and Toby Halbrooks, and illustrated by Benjamin Lowery.

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  12. #017

    It is the 250th live-action film produced by Disney.

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  13. #018

    This film is rated PG, but the original Pete's Dragon (1977) was rated G.

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  14. #020

    Four actors in this film appeared in Marvel Comics films: Karl Urban in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Wes Bentley in Ghost Rider (2007), Robert Redford in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Bryce Dallas Howard in Spider-Man 3 (2007).

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  15. #021

    Footage of Pete riding Elliot recalls The Never Ending Story (1984). Perhaps it is because of the long-haired boy riding a furry dragon. Both films are partly set in the early 1980s.

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  16. #022

    This is not Isiah Whitlock Jr.'s first Disney film. He appeared in Enchanted (2007).

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  17. #023

    Bryce Dallas Howard played another character named Grace in Manderlay (2005).

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