The Pagemaster
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox, Turner Pictures, David Kirschner Productions
- Distributor
- 20th Century Fox
Synopsis
Tyler 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. Along the way he meets some interesting characters, like Fantasy, Adventure, and Horror.
Characters
Richard Tyler, Mr. Dewey, The Pagemaster, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Dragon, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Captain Ahab, George Merry, Tom Morgan, Long John Silver, Queen of Hearts, Alan Tyler, Claire Tyler, Jamaican Pirate, Pirates, Neighborhood Kids
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Joe Johnston (Live Action)
- Animation Director
- Maurice Hunt
Producing
- Producer
- David Kirschner, Paul Gertz
- Animation Producers
- David J. Steinberg, Barry Weiss
- Live-Action Producer
- Michael R. Joyce
Writing
- Writer
- David Casci, David Kirschner
- Screenplay
- David Casci, David Kirschner, Ernie Contreras
Voices
- Voice
- Macaulay Culkin (Richard Tyler), Christopher Lloyd (Mr. Dewey, The Pagemaster), Patrick Stewart (Adventure), Whoopi Goldberg (Fantasy), Frank Welker (Horror, Dragon), Leonard Nimoy (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde), George Hearn (Captain Ahab), Ed Gilbert (George Merry), Phil Hartman (Tom Morgan), Jim Cummings (Long John Silver), B.J. Ward (Queen of Hearts), Dorian Harewood (Jamaican Pirate), Dick Erdman (Pirate), Fernando Escandon (Pirate), Robert Piccardo (Pirate), Ed Begley Jr (Alan Tyler), Mel Harris (Claire Tyler), Brandon McKay (Neighborhood Kid), Stephen Sheehan (Neighborhood Kid), Canan J. Howell (Neighborhood Kid), Alexis Kirschner (Neighborhood Kid), Jessica Kirschner (Neighborhood Kid), Guy Mansker (Neighborhood Kid)
Music
- Music
- James Horner
Editing
- Editor
- Kaja Fehr
Crew
- Cinematography, Live Action
- Alexander Gruszynski
- Production Design
- Gay Lawrence, Valerio Ventura, Roy Forge Smith (Live Action)
- Costume Design
- Robin Lewis
- Animation Camera
- Rob Maine
- Animation Supervisor
- Bruce W. Smith
- Artistic Supervisor Animation Checking
- Pat Sito
- Assistant Animation Director
- Michael Paxton
- Assistant Director
- Betsy Magruder
- Assistant Editor
- Kevin D. Ross
- Background Artist
- Ruben Chavez
- Boom Operator
- Tom Hartig
- Character Animator
- Bob Scott, Kevin Johnson
- Cloud Effects Theatrical Trailer
- Gary Platek
- First Assistant Editor
- Ariel Nachmann
- First Assistant Sound Editor
- Karen M. Baker
- Foley Artist
- Carolyn Tapp
- Foley Mixer
- Mary Jo Lang
- Gaffer
- Rick A. West
- Key Grip Live-Action Sequences
- Bubba Sheffield
- Lead Man
- Charles R. Lipscomb
- Location Manager
- Barry Gremillion
- Makeup Artist
- Kelcey Fry
- Optical Line-Up
- William Koshowany
- Orchestrator
- Don Davis
- Score Mixer
- Shawn Murphy
- Second Boom
- Russell McAbee
- Sound Designer
- Scott Martin Gershin
- Sound Effects Editor
- Christopher Assells, Dino Dimuro
- Sound Mixer
- Steve Nelson
- Sound Recordist
- Preston Oliver
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Steve Maslow
- Special Effects
- Scott E. Anderson
- Supervising Sound Designer
- Lon Bender, Per Hallberg
- Transportation Coordinator
- Antonio Molina
- Unit Production Manager
- Marie Cantin
- Visual Effects Coordinator
- Tiffany L. Kurtz
- Visual Effects Supervisor
- Al Magliochetti, Scott E. Anderson
Production notes
Combined live action and animation.
Awards
Nominee, Razzie Award, Worst Actor, Macaulay Culkin, 1994
Reviews
The Pagemaster
This movie can be fun and has its moments, but there is just something missing. Never really pulled me in or made me care about any of the characters. Should be fun viewing for Star Trek fans, with the list of voices in the credits.