Thematically brilliant, densely orchestrated and packed with more hooks than a meat locker, the point. In subsequent vhs and dvd reissues of the film, ringo starr took on the voiceover reins, while nilsson handled narration duties on the album itself, all selfwritten. The screenplay focuses on two lonely people who tentatively forge a relationship over the course of three days. Ted kramers wife leaves him, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between ted and his son, billy. Narrated by, dustin hoffman 1st telecast ringo starr home video release alan barzman 2nd telecast alan thicke 3rd telecast. Everyone, that is, except oblio mike lookinland, the brady bunch, who was born roundheaded. Any animated movie that comes out can not hold a straw to 1971s the point. For anyone wanting to just hear the songs and skipping the narration, i suggest listening to the tracks that feature the narration as there is wonderful music going on under the talking. My 16mm print, which was used for the transfer, has the original dustin hoffman narration. The point oringinal 1971 version dustin hoffman narration full movie.
Apr 23, 2020 a 50th anniversary bluray edition of the animated version with the ringo starr narration was released in february 2020. Stranger than fiction is a 2006 american fantasy comedydrama film directed by marc forster, produced by lindsay doran, and written by zach helm. The voices of oblio and the narrator s son were provided by mike lookinland, best known for playing bobby brady on the television series the brady bunch. Its quite likely that you could convert either webm or mp4 to avi and burn it to a playable dvd. The point 1971 animation, adventure, family video dailymotion. He is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. Dustin hoffman celebrity profile check out the latest dustin hoffman photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The point oringinal 1971 version dustin hoffman narration full. A father tells his son a bedtime story about young oblio mike lookinland, who believes that having no point in the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things, still has a point. Later the film was shown on the disney channel, with narration by alan thicke. The original tv broadcast was narrated by dustin hoffman, but legal issues prevented producers from using that recording for later showings.
He helped usher in a tradition of averagelooking leading men. The point oringinal 1971 version dustin hoffman narration. Dustin hoffman plays an american composer who loses his job and his position of father of the bride in the course of a single day. Years ago there was a place called the land of the point, because everything in the land of the point had one the barns, the houses, the cars, everything even the people. Written and produced as a companion piece to his 1971 album of the same name, harry nilssons the point is a slightly seussian, slightly psychedelic fable. In fact, the only other clearly recognizable voice from the era was that of mike lookinland, aka bobby brady, who voiced both oblio and the boy.
At first glance there are options, from flashgot, to download the point as mp4, webm, and 3gpp. The subsequent home video release narration was recorded by ringo starr. The film stars will ferrell, maggie gyllenhaal, dustin hoffman, queen latifah, and emma thompson. Written by harry nilsson an including a couple of his most beloved songs and narrated by ringo starr, the point still is what it was, a creative story told slow about the pointless kid oblio and his efforts in finding the meaning of life.
Well i know so because i distinctly remember dustin hoffman s voice, and that was the one and only time his narration was used. American actor dustin hoffman began his career by appearing in an episode of naked city in 1961. Rarely did we hear anyone close to bmovie, much less alist stars at that time, which makes the inclusion of dustin hoffmans narration in the original such a lost treasure. Definitely shows it age, but if you get caught up in this then youre missing the point. Apr 12, 2018 rarely did we hear anyone close to bmovie, much less alist stars at that time, which makes the inclusion of dustin hoffmans narration in the original such a lost treasure. Dustin lee hoffman born august 8, 1937 is an american actor and filmmaker. The story was designed to show that everyone has a point and it is important to listen to those who have a different view. Britain, the original narration was wiped and replaced with one by alan barzman. A 50th anniversary bluray edition of the animated version with the ringo starr narration was released in february 2020.
The point is also part of beatles lore, since the narration was rerecorded by ringo starr for release on home video. The movie is very fun for kids and adults the music is catchy oblio is endearing and we do care for his honesty and smarts the artwork is fantastic and often wierdly abstract. Watch the original full movie dustin hoffman narrates. The main plot follows harold crick ferrell, an irs worker who begins hearing a disembodied voice. Yes, dustin hoffman assaulted anne bancroft and katharine. I wouldnt say this is necessarily on the same level as pixar.
This movie, staring will ferrell, emma thompson and dustin hoffman among other takes an activity that can look tame writing and depicts the messiness and emotion that it takes. The point is a movie starring ringo starr, dustin hoffman, and paul frees. Playtex womens 18 hour ultimate lift and support wire free bra. With will ferrell, emma thompson, dustin hoffman, queen latifah. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Oct 02, 2019 the animated film originally premiered in february 1971 on abc, featuring narration by dustin hoffman and mike lookinland as oblio best known as bobby brady on the brady brunch. I later saw it on the disney channel with alan thicke as the narrator and prefer that version over the ringo starr one. It was fun because the cartoon character did not have a pointed head and very one else did.
Mike lookinland narrated by dustin hoffman 1st telecast ringo starr home video release alan barzman 2nd telecast alan thicke 3rd. Following several guest appearances on television, he starred in the 1966 play eh his performance garnered him both a theatre world award and drama desk award. Aug 25, 2011 it took me forever to find this enjoy this my fellow point fans this is the original movie. Dustin hoffman provided the voice of the fathernarrator for the 1971 premiere but. Another version, seen on cable television in the 80s and 90s, featured narration by. Jul 06, 2015 twotime oscar winner dustin hoffman criticized the current state of cinema, saying its at the lowest point it has been in the half a century that he has been. The initial rerecording was done by actor alan barzman. At any rate, reading this news got me to play the album yesterday. Or, if your father knows how to click on a file and play it with a video media player application you could just burn the movie file to a dvd and send it to him in the mail. Download audiobooks narrated by dustin hoffman to your device. Gordon, fred wolf, harry nilsson, carole beers, norm lenzer. Narrated by ringo starr, the film gets national release in february 2020.
This story is framed as a father voiced by dustin hoffman in the intial broadcast reading a story to his son. Dustin hoffman, acclaimed american actor known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable types. Nilsson friend ringo starr supplies the voice for the homevideo version. Jack dustin hoffman, with intermittent narration recalling his gunfighting career, meets the sensible wild bill hickock jeff corey, in arthur penns revisionist western little big man, 1970, from the thomas berger novel. Ringo starr, harry nilsson, dustin hoffman, lennie. The first time i saw it was the first time it came out, with dustin hoffman as the narrator. In its initial airing, the voice of the father was provided by dustin hoffman, but for contractual reasons later airings of the film could not use hoffmans voice and it had to be rerecorded. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couples son, deepening the wounds left by the separation. Little big man 1970 movie clip my gunfighter period. Who is harry kellerman and why is he saying those terrible things about me. The characters oblio meets all point his thoughts towards the truth he is struggling towards. We begin in the land of point where the law of the land states that everyone and everything must have a point.
A cool animated version was created, and narration of the story in the shape of father telling son the tale, was voiced by dustin hoffman. With ringo starr, dustin hoffman, paul frees, lennie weinrib. Last chance harvey is a 2008 britishamerican romantic drama film written and directed by joel hopkins. Harry narrated the record ringos voice was used for a later vers. Oct 03, 2019 i thought dustin narrated the version that was broadcast first. However, if you re a dustin hoffman fan, his version is fine as well. Or, if your father knows how to click on a file and play it with a video media player application you could just burn the movie file to a dvd and send. And the third is hoffmans narration of the scene in which he touched bancrofts right breast while filming the graduate. This is an original print from the films first release and features the dustin hoffman narration. His movies included the graduate, midnight cowboy, all the presidents men, kramer vs.
A father tells his son a bedtime story about young oblio mike lookinland, who believes that having no point in the fantasti. However, if youre a dustin hoffman fan, his version is fine as well. Its lead single, me and my arrow, peaked at number 34 on the billboard hot 100. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by fred wolf, which aired a few weeks after the albums release in early february 1971 on the abctv network. Sep 23, 2010 i am going to take the liberty of using an example from anywhere and pull my example from the movie stranger than fiction 1996. The second is a joint commentary in which hoffman and ross reminisce about that incident. The points still got it, but the 4 not 5 stars relates to the fact that this highly creative and sometimes wonderful adventure was made some 40 yrs ago. I had no idea this existed, i wish i could get this on a dvd somehow to send to my dad. The vhs and dvd releases feature ringo starr as the father.
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