The Point (1971)
February 2, 1971Release Date
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Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Ringo Starr
Narrator / Father (home video release) (voice)
Paul Frees
Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)
Lennie Weinrib
Count (voice)
Bill Martin
Rock Man (voice)
Buddy Foster
Count's Son (voice)
Joan Gerber
Oblio's Mother (voice)
Mike Lookinland
Oblio (voice)
Alan Barzman
Narrator / Father (second telecast)
Dustin Hoffman
Narrator / Father (first telecast)
Alan Thicke
Narrator / Father (third telecast)
Fred Wolf
Director / Producer / Animation
Harry Nilsson
Original Music Composer / Producer / Story / Songs
Rich Harrison
Editor
Gary Lund
Production Design
Sherm Thompson
Production Manager
Jimmy T. Murakami
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 2, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 14m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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.
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 [each] came to [a] point. I thought, 'Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's [still] a point to it.'"