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The Point

  • 19711971
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 14m
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7.5/10
2.7K
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The Point (1971)
A father tells his son a bedtime story about young Oblio (Mike Lookinland), who believes that having no point in the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things, still has a point.
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A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Fred Wolf
  • Writers
    • Harry Nilsson(story)
    • Carole Beers(story)
    • Norm Lenzer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ringo Starr(voice)
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Paul Frees(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Fred Wolf
  • Writers
    • Harry Nilsson(story)
    • Carole Beers(story)
    • Norm Lenzer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ringo Starr(voice)
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Paul Frees(voice)
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    • 55User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    Ringo Starr
    Ringo Starr
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    • …
    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Narratoras Narrator…
    Paul Frees
    Paul Frees
    • Oblio's Fatheras Oblio's Father
    • (voice)
    • …
    Lennie Weinrib
    Lennie Weinrib
    • Countas Count
    • (voice)
    • (as Lenny Weinrib)
    Bill Martin
    • Rock Manas Rock Man
    • (voice)
    Buddy Foster
    Buddy Foster
    • Count's Sonas Count's Son
    • (voice)
    Joan Gerber
    • Oblio's Motheras Oblio's Mother
    • (voice)
    Mike Lookinland
    Mike Lookinland
    • Oblioas Oblio
    • (voice)
    Alan Barzman
    • Narratoras Narrator…
    Alan Thicke
    Alan Thicke
    • Narratoras Narrator…
    • Director
      • Fred Wolf
    • Writers
      • Harry Nilsson(story) (original fable)
      • Carole Beers(story)
      • Norm Lenzer(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Although Sir Ringo Starr narrates the movie, Harry Nilsson narrated the original soundtrack album. Fun fact: the soundtrack to this movie was released by RCA Records. On the cover of this album, Nipper, the RCA dog, has a pointed head.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Once upon a time, a long way from here, and a long way from now, there was a tiny village where everything, the houses and the carts, the bridges and the barns, everything, all had points on them. In fact, it was so full of points, that even the people had points! The people, right there on top of their heads! And it didn't seem strange at all, because that's the way life was in the village. That's the way it always had been, and for all anybody knew, that's the way it always would be.

    • Alternate versions
      The TV version features a narration by Dustin Hoffman; the Video Tape and Laser Disc releases are narrated by Ringo Starr.
    • Connections
      Featured in Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Everything's Got 'Em
      Written and Sung by Harry Nilsson

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    7/10
    Psychedelic 70's Anti-discrimination Musical
    In this film Oblio is born into a town of the pointy headed people with a round head. He is outcast from birth and forced to wear a pointed hat to blend in. His only friend is a pointed dog named Arrow. When it is discovered that his head is really round, the evil pointmeister has Oblio thrown out of the town into the wilderness to fend for himself. Here he learns life's lessons and meets some very unusual characters ala 'Wizard of Oz'. He finally returns to the town amid a great uproar, his hat is removed by the evil pointmeister and, to everyone's surprise, his head is pointed. But then a miracle happens and everyones pointed head dissolves away and everyone is round headed. The music is pretty good, but Dustin's original narration is the best. The video plays rather odd with Ringo and has a different feel altogether.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 23, 1971 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Fred Wolf Films
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • オブリオの不思議な旅
    • Production companies
      • Murakami-Wolf Productions
      • Nilsson House Music Inc.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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