Rotten
Built on a wispy premise better suited to the realm of TV, The Pagemaster plays like a slickly produced afternoon special.
Brian Lowry, Variety
The Pagemaster
All the adventure your imagination can hold.
1994 · 1h 15m · G
Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Pixote Hunt
,
Joe Johnston
,
Maurice Hunt
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The Pagemaster
Overview
Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.
Director and cast
- Pixote Hunt Director
- Joe Johnston Director
- Maurice Hunt Director
- Macaulay Culkin as Richard Tyler
- Christopher Lloyd as Mr. Dewey
- Patrick Stewart as Adventure (voice)
- Whoopi Goldberg as Fantasy (voice)
- Frank Welker as Horror (voice)
- Leonard Nimoy as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)
- Ed Begley Jr. as Alan Tyler
- Mel Harris as Claire Tyler
- George Hearn as Captain Ahab (voice)
- Dorian Harewood Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
21%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Mediocre, really, this mixture of real actors and animation.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
A pallid film framed at the start and finish by live action and mostly composed of cheap-looking animation.
Caryn James, New York Times
Fresh
A splendidly original children's fantasy about the world of books.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Fresh
This clever, often engaging, and always fast-paced motion picture uses the visual medium to encourage its viewers to reach out with their imagination.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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