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The Pagemaster (75 min)
Synopsis: Seeking refuge from a storm, timid Richard Tyer enters an empty library only to be swept away into the magical animated world of The Pagemaster. It’s a timeless place of wonder and discovery where legendary characters from literary classics come alive. Richard meets the infamous “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and comes face to face with the mighty “Moby Dick,” the treacherous pirates on “Treasure Island” and a giant fire-breathing dragon. Guided by a trip of talking books – Adventure, Fantasy and Horror – Richard must conquer his greatest fears before he can find his way home.
Cast: Macaulay Culkin (Richard Tyler); Christopher Lloyd (Mr. Dewey/The Pagemaster); Patrick Stewart (Adventure); Whoopi Goldberg (Fantasy); Frank Welker (Horror); Leonard Nimoy (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde); George Hearn (Captain Ahab); Jim Cummings (Long John Silver); Ed Begley Jr. (Alan Tyler); Mel Harris (Claire Tyler)
Songs: “Whatever You Imagine”; “Dream Away”
Directed by Maurice Hunt (animation) and Joe Johnston (live-action)
U.S. Theatrical Release Date: November 23, 1994
U.S. Home Media Release Dates: April 4, 1995 (VHS/LD); May 28, 2002 (DVD); August 6, 2013 (Blu-ray)
Trivia:
• Original score by James Horner
• The film took almost three and a half years to complete.
• The animation in the film was produced by Turner Feature Animation, headed by David Kirschner and supervising animator Bruce W. Smith and recently spun off from Hanna-Barbera.
• Whoopi Goldberg and Sir Patrick Stewart recorded their dialogue together.
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The Pagemaster (75 min)
Synopsis: Seeking refuge from a storm, timid Richard Tyer enters an empty library only to be swept away into the magical animated world of The Pagemaster. It’s a timeless place of wonder and discovery where legendary characters from literary classics come alive. Richard meets the infamous “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and comes face to face with the mighty “Moby Dick,” the treacherous pirates on “Treasure Island” and a giant fire-breathing dragon. Guided by a trip of talking books – Adventure, Fantasy and Horror – Richard must conquer his greatest fears before he can find his way home.
Cast: Macaulay Culkin (Richard Tyler); Christopher Lloyd (Mr. Dewey/The Pagemaster); Patrick Stewart (Adventure); Whoopi Goldberg (Fantasy); Frank Welker (Horror); Leonard Nimoy (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde); George Hearn (Captain Ahab); Jim Cummings (Long John Silver); Ed Begley Jr. (Alan Tyler); Mel Harris (Claire Tyler)
Songs: “Whatever You Imagine”; “Dream Away”
Directed by Maurice Hunt (animation) and Joe Johnston (live-action)
U.S. Theatrical Release Date: November 23, 1994
U.S. Home Media Release Dates: April 4, 1995 (VHS/LD); May 28, 2002 (DVD); August 6, 2013 (Blu-ray)
Trivia:
• Original score by James Horner
• The film took almost three and a half years to complete.
• The animation in the film was produced by Turner Feature Animation, headed by David Kirschner and supervising animator Bruce W. Smith and recently spun off from Hanna-Barbera.
• Whoopi Goldberg and Sir Patrick Stewart recorded their dialogue together.
The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
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![WALL-E - Trailer #3 [HD] (March 11, 2008)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/avyHPi945v4/mqdefault.jpg "WALL-E - Trailer #3 [HD] (March 11, 2008)
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WALL•E (98 min)
Synopsis: What if mankind had to leave Earth 700 years in the future, and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot? WALL•E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class), a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for, cleaning the trash-covered planet, but he discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator). EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to the luxury spaceship Axiom to report her findings to the humans, who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion an exciting adventure.
Cast: Ben Burtt (WALL•E), Elissa Knight (Eve), Fred Willard (Shelby Forthright, who also appears in the film), Jeff Garlin (Captain), John Ratzenberger (John), Kathy Najimy (Mary), Sigourney Weaver (Ship’s Computer).
Songs: Down to Earth
Directed by Andrew Stanton.
U.S. Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 2008 (after an invitational premiere at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park on June 21, and a release in Bolivia and Chile on June 26)
U.S. Home Media Releases: November 18, 2008 (DVD/BR); March 3, 2020 (4K);
Trivia:
• The film features a score by Thomas Newman, with Peter Gabriel collaborating on the song “Down to Earth.”
• The soundtrack includes two songs from Hello Dolly (Fox, 1969), on a videotape that WALL•E repeatedly watches.
• Filmed in CinemaScope.
• The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received five more Oscar nominations for Original Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song (Down to Earth), Sound Mixing and Sound Editing.
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![WALL-E - Trailer #2 [HD] (December 17, 2007)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bIDx5DZonZo/mqdefault.jpg "WALL-E - Trailer #2 [HD] (December 17, 2007)
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WALL•E (98 min)
Synopsis: What if mankind had to leave Earth 700 years in the future, and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot? WALL•E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class), a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for, cleaning the trash-covered planet, but he discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator). EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to the luxury spaceship Axiom to report her findings to the humans, who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion an exciting adventure.
Cast: Ben Burtt (WALL•E), Elissa Knight (Eve), Fred Willard (Shelby Forthright, who also appears in the film), Jeff Garlin (Captain), John Ratzenberger (John), Kathy Najimy (Mary), Sigourney Weaver (Ship’s Computer).
Songs: Down to Earth
Directed by Andrew Stanton.
U.S. Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 2008 (after an invitational premiere at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park on June 21, and a release in Bolivia and Chile on June 26)
U.S. Home Media Releases: November 18, 2008 (DVD/BR); March 3, 2020 (4K);
Trivia:
• The film features a score by Thomas Newman, with Peter Gabriel collaborating on the song “Down to Earth.”
• The soundtrack includes two songs from Hello Dolly (Fox, 1969), on a videotape that WALL•E repeatedly watches.
• Filmed in CinemaScope.
• The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received five more Oscar nominations for Original Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song (Down to Earth), Sound Mixing and Sound Editing.
The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.")
