Pete's Dragon (Ep. 29)

In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Disney's Pete's Dragon! For this episode, we watched and discussed: The original 1977 movie musical, directed by Don Chaffey, written by Malcolm Marmorstein, and starring Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, and Shelley Winters. Watch on iTunes or Amazon. The 2016 remake, written and directed by David Lowery, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Karl Urban, Wes Bentley, Oona Laurence, and Oakes Fegley. Watch on iTunes or Amazon. Footnotes: The Passamaquoddy World record-holder Jim Dale "From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea)" by The Decemberists The Disney remake craze, including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, and Aladdin The post-Disney career of Don Bluth The films of David Lowery: Ain't Them Bodies Saints, A Ghost Story, and The Old Man & the Gun Okkervil River You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us online at adaptorperishcast.com. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can email us at [email protected] or tweet using #adaptcast.