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Point (The)
- Director: Fred Wolf
- Writer: Harry Nilsson; Carole Beers
- Producer: Jerry D. Good; Larry Gordon
CGiii Comment
A metaphor that is stretched to breaking point.
It's all about the music and the animation...both an acquired taste.
Nilsson, by all accounts, was a difficult & headstrong man - and, as a result, his music suffered.
He took psychedelic drugs and this is the final product. Utter nonsense...a misguided indulgence, those drugs certainly took their toll - making him believe that he was more intelligent than he was...it really isinfantile crap.
The animation is scruffy, clumsy and amateur.
And, if you do have to watch this - try and get the version that does not feature Ringo Starr.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
An animated story of an unusual kingdom in which everything and everybody is pointed, except for a young boy named Oblio (Mike Lookinland). Despite his round head, Oblio has many friends. But an evil Count (Lennie Weinrib), jealous that Oblio is more popular than his own son (Buddy Foster), says that without a pointed head, Oblio is an outlaw. Along with his faithful dog Arrow, Oblio is exiled to the Pointless Forest. There, he has many fantastic experiences (including encounters with a three-headed man, giant bees, a tree in the leaf-selling business (Paul Frees), and a good-humored old rock (Bill Martin)). From his adventures, Oblio learns that it is not at all necessary to be pointed to have a point in life. Music composed and performed by Harry Nilsson ("Me and My Arrow"), who also wrote the story.
Cast & Characters
Ringo Starr as Narrator / Father;
Paul Frees as Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers;
Lennie Weinrib as Count;
Bill Martin as Rock Man;
Buddy Foster as Count's Son;
Joan Gerber as Oblio's Mother;
Mike Lookinland as Oblio;
Alan Barzman as Narrator / Father;
Dustin Hoffman as Narrator / Father;
Alan Thicke as Narrator / Father