The Pagemaster (1994)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Directors:

Pixote Hunt
Joe Johnston

Writers (WGA):

David Kirschner (story) and
David Casci (story) ...

Release Date:

23 November 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

All The Adventure Your Imagination Can Hold.

Plot:

This is the story of a young boy named Richard Tyler, who finds shelter from a storm inside a nearby library...

Plot Keywords:

Library | Book | Journey | Treehouse | Young Boy

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Macaulay Culkin	...	Richard Tyler
Canan J. Howell	...	Neighborhood kid
Alexis Kirschner	...	Neighborhood kid
Jessica Kirschner	...	Neighborhood kid
Guy Mansker	...	Neighborhood kid
Brandon S. McKay	...	Neighborhood kid (as Brandon McKay)
Stephen Sheehan	...	Neighborhood kid
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Alan Tyler
Mel Harris	...	Claire Tyler
Christopher Lloyd	...	Mr. Dewey / The Pagemaster
Patrick Stewart	...	Adventure (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Fantasy (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Horror / Dragon (voice)
Leonard Nimoy	...	Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)
George Hearn	...	Captain Ahab (voice)

Runtime:

80 min | Argentina:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | Germany:6 (w) | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G

Company:

Mark Swanson Productions

Trivia:

Christopher Lloyd's character, Mr. Dewey, is named after the Dewey System, a system of organizing books in a library.

Goofs:

Continuity: Richard never regains his jacket in the library.

Quotes:

Adventure: How would you like to curl up with a good book?
[Fantasy wallops him]
Adventure: Ow, me binding!
Fantasy: In your dreams!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Fear (1999)

Soundtrack:

Dream Away

I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO LOVES THIS MOVIE

Okay, in 1994 I was obsessed with Macaulay Culkin. When I saw a trailer for this film, I couldn't wait to see it. When I went to see it though, my family and I were the only ones in the theatre! The same thing happened to my aunt and my cousins. I remember loving the film. I wanted that awesome bike he had. I got the videogame, and I got my copy on video. AND JAMES HORNER'S SCORE WAS AMAZING! I thought it was a good movie that had all the genres, even cooler that it was live action/animation. It's sad about it's bomb at the box office. It's quite a forgettable film, but I love it and I still do. Don't forget that Joe Johnston who is now quite acclaimed directed the live action scenes. Great for him.