The Point

The Point (1971)

A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.

Date of release
1971-02-02
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (66)
Runtime
1h 14m
Genres
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, TV Movie
Director
Fred Wolf

Casting

Interesting facts

The Point! is the sixth studio album by American songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson, released in late 1970. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by Fred Wolf, which aired in early February 1971 on the ABC-TV network. Its lead single, "Me and My Arrow", peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Production

The Point, an animated adaptation of the story, first aired on February 2, 1971. It was the first animated feature ever to air in prime time on US television, appearing on the ABC television network as an ABC Movie of the Week.

The film was directed by Fred Wolf and produced by Murakami-Wolf Films in association with Nilsson House Music. This version uses a framing device of a father telling his son the fable as a bedtime story. In its initial airing, the voice of the father was provided by Dustin Hoffman, a friend of Nilsson's, who agreed to take US$20,000 for his narration (equivalent to $159,000 in 2025), but to be used on one broadcast only; for later airings of the…

A 50th anniversary Blu-ray edition of the animated version (with the Ringo Starr narration) was released in February 2020.

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