The Lorax (1972) (TV)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Hawley Pratt

Writer:

Dr. Seuss (teleplay)

Release Date:

14 February 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Family

Plot:

A ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.

Plot Keywords:

Industrialist | Greed | Tree | Abandoned Factory | Air Pollution

Cast

Eddie Albert	...	Narrator (voice)
Bob Holt	...	The Lorax / The Once-ler (voice)
Athena Lorde	...	(voice)
Harlen Carraher	...	Boy (voice)

Runtime:

25 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Australia:G | UK:Uc (video rating) (1986)

Company:

The Cat in the Hat Productions

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: [sung] At the far end of town where the grickle grass grows/and the wind smells slow and sour when it blows/and no birds ever sing, excepting old crows/is the street of the lifted Lorax.

Movie Connections:

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Open your eyes

Although a slightly silly film, as commented by another user, the Lorax is a revealing and relevant film. Released in the early 1970's when such issues were not publicly recognized, the film addresses perfectly the issue of the environment and natural resource depletion. The older generation feels that such a topic is not a pressing issue and needs not immediate attention. Perhaps that is why this "silly film" is aimed towards younger people, who will be impacted by its message and will not be too stubborn to make a change. The Lorax exemplifies this problem exactly, where the Once-ler feels that the economy and his own interests are more important then that of mother earth. God gave us one life, one planet. Act that way.