Once More With Big Invisible Dragons - Pete's Dragon (1977 & 2016)

About this episode

Mariana and Gus discuss Disney's Pete's Dragon and its remake, exploring the film's shortcomings and cultural impact.

Join Mariana and Gus as they watch Disney's most forgettable original of the season--Pete's Dragon (1977)--and then spend a lot of time talking about other things because it really wasn't that good. Honestly, the remake might be better this time. Shocking, I know. Support us! Follow us! IG TikTok Bluesky Once More With Feeling is a podcast about great original movies and their often not-so-great remakes. Join film critic and YouTuber Mariana Colín ( The Morbid Zoo ) and screenwriter and comedian Gus Schiff as they explore the history, culture, and politics of some of Hollywood's favorite films to make over and over and over and over and over… Music by: Isaiah Evans ( @the_viennese_school ) Singing by: Sierra Lancaster ( @_sierralancaster_ ) Email: withfeelingpod@gmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Mariana Colín, Gus Schiff

Topics covered

• Disney films
• movie remakes
• film critique
• animation
• nostalgia

Keywords

• Pete's Dragon
• Disney
• film critique
• remake
• animation
• nostalgia
• 1977
• 2016

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pete's Dragon, Pete's Dragon (1977), Pete's Dragon (2016)

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