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The Pagemaster (1994) 5.4
A cowardly boy who buries himself in accident statistics enters a library to escape a storm only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster. He has to work through obstacles from classic books to return to real life. |
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Cast
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Canan J. Howell | ... |
Neighborhood Kid
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Alexis Kirschner | ... |
Neighborhood Kid
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Jessica Kirschner | ... |
Neighborhood Kid
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Guy Mansker | ... |
Neighborhood Kid
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Brandon S. McKay | ... |
Neighborhood Kid
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Stephen Sheehan | ... |
Neighborhood Kid
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Alan Tyler
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| Mel Harris | ... |
Claire Tyler
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| Christopher Lloyd | ... |
Mr. Dewey /
The Pagemaster
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| Patrick Stewart | ... |
Adventure
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| Whoopi Goldberg | ... |
Fantasy
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| Frank Welker | ... |
Horror
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| Leonard Nimoy | ... |
Dr. Jekyll /
Mr. Hyde
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Captain Ahab
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
This is the story of a young boy named Richard Tyler, who finds shelter from a storm inside a nearby library. Tyler slips and is knocked unconscious while exploring a rotunda in the library. Upon awakening he is led on a journey through conflicts and events that resemble fictional stories, keeping him from finding the exit from the library. Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
Taglines:
All The Adventure Your Imagination Can Hold.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 November 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Grande Viagem See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$27,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$12,039,526 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Richard: It's a library card.
Fantasy: I'm a book, honey, I can read.
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Written by Diane Warren
Produced by David Foster
Performed by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babyface) and Lisa Stansfield
Babyface courtesy of Epic Records
Lisa Stansfield courtesy of Arista Records, Inc. and BMG Eurodisc Ltd.
David Foster courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
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Did You Know?
Trivia
This movie stars four regular cast members from various "Star Trek" series: Patrick Stewart; Leonard Nimoy(Dr. Jekyell has Vulcan shaped ears); Whoopi Goldberg and Robert Picardo. As well as this movie featuring four "Star Trek" regulars, it also starred two actors who have Star Trek connections: Christopher Lloyd, who played Klingon Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Ed Begley Jr., who portrayed Henry Starling in 2 episodes of Star Trek: Voyager namely "Future's End: Part 1" and "Future's End: Part 2". See more »Goofs
During the scene in which the main characters first enter the cave/dragon's mouth, Adventure is overjoyed to find his sword. However, he never lost his sword in previous scenes. See more »Quotes
Fantasy: What is this?Richard: It's a library card.
Fantasy: I'm a book, honey, I can read.
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Crazy Credits
The original VHS release of the film contained a sneak preview of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie prior to the film. See more »Soundtracks
"Dream Away"Written by Diane Warren
Produced by David Foster
Performed by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babyface) and Lisa Stansfield
Babyface courtesy of Epic Records
Lisa Stansfield courtesy of Arista Records, Inc. and BMG Eurodisc Ltd.
David Foster courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
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The beginning of this movie is excellent with tremendous sound and some nice humor, but once the film changes into animation it quickly loses its appeal.
One of the reasons that was so, at least for me, was that the colors in much of the animation are too muted, with too little contrast. It doesn't look good, at least on VHS. Once in a while it breaks out and looks great, but not often Also, the characters come and go too quickly. For example, I would have liked to have seen more of "Moby Dick." When the film starts to drag, however, it picks up again with the entrance of the dragon and then the film finishes strong.
Overall, just not memorable enough or able to compete with the great animated films of the last dozen years.