The Point!
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| Studio album by Nilsson | ||||
| Released | January 1971 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 32:01 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Harry Nilsson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Essential Rock Discography | 7/10 |
| MusicHound | 3/5 |
| Written by | Harry Nilsson (story) Carole Beers (story) Harry Nilsson (original fable) Norm Lenzer (screenplay) Fred Wolf (additional story development) |
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| Directed by | Fred Wolf |
| Starring |
Paul Frees Lennie Weinrib William E. Martin Buddy Foster Joan Gerber Mike Lookinland |
| Narrated by |
Dustin Hoffman (1st telecast) Ringo Starr (home video release) Alan Barzman (2nd telecast) Alan Thicke (3rd telecast) |
| Theme music composer | Harry Nilsson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jerry D. Good Larry Gordon Harry Nilsson Fred Wolf Jimmy T. Murakami |
| Editor(s) | Rich Harrison |
| Running time | 74 min. |
| Production company(s) | Murakami-Wolf Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | February 2, 1971 |
The Point! is the sixth studio album by American songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson, released in 1971. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by Fred Wolf, which aired a few weeks after the album's release. Its lead single, "Me and My Arrow", peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Point! is a fable that tells the story of a boy named Oblio, the only round-headed person in the Pointed Village, where by law everyone and everything must have a point. Nilsson explained his inspiration for The Point!: "I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little branches came to points, and the houses came to point. I thought, 'Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's a point to it.' "
The round-headed Oblio has had to wear a pointed hat since birth to conceal his "pointless" condition from his pointy-headed peers. However, Oblio is accepted in the town despite his nonconformity until one day when the son of an evil count is unwittingly dishonored by Oblio. The count's son challenges Oblio to a one-on-one game of Triangle Toss where participants catch triangles on their heads. Oblio wins with the help of his dog Arrow. In a fit of rage, the count, who wants his son to rule the land one day, confronts the good-hearted but timid king to reaffirm the law of the land, which states that those who are pointless must be banished from the kingdom and into the Pointless Forest. A jury reluctantly convicts both Oblio and Arrow leaving the king with no choice but to send the pair away.
Oblio and Arrow are sent to the Pointless Forest, but soon discover that even the Pointless Forest has a point. They meet curious creatures like giant bees, a "pointed man" pointing in all directions who proclaims "A point in every direction is the same as no point at all", a man made of rocks, three dancing fat sisters, and a walking, talking tree who helps Oblio see that everyone has a point, though it might not be readily displayed.
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