The Pagemaster
| The Pagemaster | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by |
Joe Johnston (live action) Maurice Hunt (animation) |
| Produced by |
David Kirschner Paul Gertz |
| Screenplay by | David Casci David Kirschner Ernie Contreras |
| Story by | David Kirschner David Casci |
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| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski (live-action) |
| Edited by | Kaja Fehr (live-action) |
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Production
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| Distributed by |
20th Century Fox (North America theatrical and home video releases) Warner Bros. Pictures (Current international and television releases) |
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Release date
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November 23, 1994 |
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Running time
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76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $27 million |
| Box office | $13.7 million |
The Pagemaster is a 1994 American live-action/animated fantasy adventure film starring Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, and Frank Welker. The film was produced by Turner Pictures and released by 20th Century Fox on November 23, 1994.
The film was written for the screen by David Casci, based on a six-page pitch by writer Charles Pogue entitled "Library Days," presented to Casci by producer David Kirschner. The film was directed by Joe Johnston (live action) and Pixote Hunt and Glenn Chaika (animation), and produced by David Kirschner and Paul Gertz.
Pessimistic Richard Tyler (Macaulay Culkin) lives life based on statistics and fears everything. His exasperated parents (Ed Begley, Jr. and Mel Harris) have tried multiple ways to build up the courage of their son, but to little success. Richard is sent to buy a bag of nails for building a treehouse. However, Richard gets caught in a harsh thunderstorm and takes shelter in a library. He meets Mr. Dewey (Christopher Lloyd), an eccentric librarian who gives him a library card, despite Richard's protests that he doesn't want a book, since he's only there to escape the storm. Searching for a phone, Richard finds a large rotunda painted with famous literary characters. He slips on some water dripping from his coat and falls down, knocking himself out. Richard awakens to find the rotunda art melting, which washes over him and the library, turning them into illustrations.
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