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23 November 1994 (USA) moreTagline:
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... more | full synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreUser Comments:
Part of my childhood more (33 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 (voice) | |
| Leonard Nimoy | ... | Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice) | |
| George Hearn | ... | Captain Ahab (voice) |
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80 min | Argentina:100 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
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:GFun Stuff
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Frank Welker and Leonard Nimoy appear together in this movie. This is the third time they have appeared together, but the only time that Frank does not take over as Nimoy's character. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Richard never regains his jacket in the library. moreFAQ
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Just because something is part of my childhood doesn't mean it's good, and this movie is really not a great animated film. It's got a nice message, and it looks good, but the premise of jumping from storybook to storybook gets tiring by the end.
Richard Tyler (McCaulay Culkin) is a scaredy cat who's always getting picked on. On a stormy night he gets stuck in a library, and ends up animated with several book friends. He meets Fantasy (Whoopie Goldberg), Adventure (Patrick Stewart) and Horror (Frank Welker), and he goes through many famous books. The plot is very slim, and kind of just jumps around from book to book, but it actually works very well. This also has a great musical score and it manages to make the movie sad at times. Unlike many animated films, you actually come to like the characters by the end, and that's hard to do.
"The Pagemaster" is a very underrated, good animated movie that will appeal to kids and will amuse adults.
My rating: *** out of ****. 70 mins. Rated G