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The Pagemaster

Movie Summary

Released: 1994
A young boy overcomes his obsessive fears by discovering a love for books in this animated fantasy adventure. In a live action wraparound, Macaulay Culkin stars as Richard Tyler, an easily bullied, nervous wreck of a kid who's an expert on safety statistics. His mother and father (Mel Harris and Ed Begley, Jr.) don't know how to inspire their son to embrace life boldly. Barely able to leave the house, Richard ventures out one day, but he gets lost in a storm and ends up at a mysterious library. Inside, he slips, knocks himself unconscious and finds himself in a cartoon realm where books come to life. Guided by Adventure (Patrick Stewart), Fantasy (Whoopi Goldberg) and Horror (Frank Welker), Tyler experiences the adventures of classic novels such as Moby Dick and Treasure Island, and he even meets some famed fictional characters, such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Leonard Nimoy). Through his experiences in the pages of the legendary books, Richard confronts his phobias and learns to face life more courageously. The Pagemaster was directed by Joe Johnston, a former special effects supervisor and production designer who later directed Jumanji (1995) and October Sky (1999).

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RetroToonPosted: 06/26/2007

One of my favorites as a kid. I have the DVD for it! :)

negate3Posted: 07/20/2007

I wouldn't say it's as good an example of animation / live action as the original (Who Framed Roger Rabbit), but it's actually pretty good where the trick is done, other than that it's an ok animated movie, but shows McCaully Caulkin in one of his few roles where he doesn't play a kid messing with criminal's minds

RetroToonPosted: 07/23/2007

Well you can't really compare The Pagemaster with Roger Rabbit because Roger Rabbit was a perfect blend of Live Action/Animation throughout the film, whereas The Pagemaster is all animated for the most part and only at the very end do we get a very subtle blend with the animated shadows of the books on the wall of the treehouse.

KachieChanPosted: 02/01/2008

I saw this movie at my friend's house. The very beginning.

I never got to much into it. I saw it at the hospital a few months ago, and... I guess it was pretty cute, but the animated little boy looked remarkably like an animated little girl.

rewf87650Posted: 10/29/2008

i love it i havent seen this for so long!!!!!!!!!!!!

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