Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Year: 1987

Runtime: 135 mins

Language: Russian

Director: Leonid Nechayev

ComedyFamilyFantasyAdventure

The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.

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1

Nightly bedtime stories in London

In the house on Number 14, Mrs. Darling finishes her nightly tales about faraway lands and daring adventures. The children—Wendy, John, and Michael—listen with wide eyes as the imagined worlds feel just within reach. The story they crave is always followed by the quiet of the London home at night.

Night London, Number 14
2

Nana blamed and chained outside

Mr. and Mrs. Darling leave the children under Nana's care, but a misunderstanding leads to Nana being blamed for a mishap. Nana is chained outside in the yard as punishment, while the parents consider the children's safety. The household takes on a tense, uneasy aura as the night deepens.

Night House on Number 14, London
3

Peter Pan and Tinker Bell visit the Darling home

Peter Pan and Tinker Bell arrive through the window, causing a disturbance as Tinker Bell dives into a glass jug and breaks it. Nana wakes and tries to catch Peter, who escapes with the shadow. The room fills with movement and the first whispers of magic in the Darling home.

Night Darling house, London
4

The shadow is found and fixed

Peter returns to retrieve his shadow, but cannot reattach it alone. Wendy sews the shadow back on, displaying unexpected skill and courage. In gratitude, Peter gives Wendy a button from his tunic and she shares a kiss, triggering a playful squabble with Tinker Bell.

Night Darling house, London
5

Wendy joins Peter on a voyage to Neverland

For the first time, Peter asks Wendy to become his mother in Neverland, and she agrees to go along with her brothers. Peter teaches the children to fly, and they leave the Darling home to follow him to the magical island. The scene shifts from the ordinary bedroom to the promise of endless adventures in Neverland.

Night From London to Neverland
6

Captain Hook and the Lost Boys meet their new 'mother'

In Neverland, Peter's group meets Captain Hook, a cowardly pirate haunted by the ticking crocodile. Hook learns that the Lost Boys now have a mother and plots to kill Wendy to reclaim control. The pirate ship looms as the threat grows larger over the island.

Night Neverland
7

Wendy targeted by misdirection and danger

Tinker Bell manipulates two Lost Boys into shooting Wendy down, declaring her a bird that Peter ordered to be shot. The plan nearly succeeds, but Peter arrives in time and Wendy is revived. The moment tightens the threat and reveals the fragility of trust among the Lost Boys.

Night Neverland, Lost Boys' area
8

Wendy becomes the Lost Boys' mother

After Wendy revives, Peter declares her the Lost Boys' mother and she is marched into the Home Under the Ground. Her role shifts from guest to caretaker, as she begins to care for the boys with laundry, mending, and guidance. She resists the title, but her influence grows quickly.

Following the previous events Home Under the Ground, Neverland
9

The pirates plot a poisonous cake

Hook harbors a plan to end Wendy's stay by delivering a poisonous cake to the Lost Boys' home. His crew is eager to kidnap Wendy and install a pirate mother, but the plan is foiled when Tinker Bell overhears and destroys the cake. The threat to Wendy is averted for the moment.

Next day Lost Boys' Home, Neverland
10

Tiger Lily is captured and saved by Peter

The pirates capture Tiger Lily and try to use her as their own mother. Peter, disguising himself as Hook, convinces the pirates to release Tiger Lily just as the real Hook arrives. A clever ruse exposes Hook's incompetence and frees Tiger Lily.

Later that day Near the Lost Boys' Home, Neverland
11

Night attack and the rescue operation

Pirates set a trap, but the Lost Boys, along with Wendy, Tinker Bell, the Indians, and mermaids, mount a counterattack. The alliance battles the pirates aboard the ship, and Peter leads the charge to swing the balance of power back in their favor. By dawn, the pirates are defeated and the island seems safe again.

Night to dawn Pirate ship and surrounding waters, Neverland
12

Return home to the Darling house

With the threat gone, everyone decides to return to their real mothers, including Wendy and the Darling children. They travel back to London and arrive at the house on Number 14, reuniting with Mrs. Darling and a relieved Nana. The feeling is a bittersweet mix of relief and longing.

Next morning London, Number 14
13

Wendy's farewell and Peter's choice to stay young

Back in London, Wendy asks Peter and Tinker Bell if they would like to stay with her. Peter declines, explaining that he wants to remain a boy and continue adventuring rather than growing up. He flies away into the night, leaving Wendy to return to her family with a new appreciation for childhood.

Morning after arrival London, near Number 14

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