The Lorax
- Studio
- DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, CBS Films
- Distributor
- DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
Synopsis
A young boy goes to meet a ruined industrialist in a treeless wasteland and hear his tale of what happened to him. His tragic story is about how he began a thriving business with a useless fashion product (the Thneed) derived from the trees of a forest. As his business booms, the forest and its inhabitants suffer as he wantonly clearcuts without regard to the warnings of the wise old Lorax about the dire consequences of his greed. The lovable Lorax, who speaks for the trees, tries to save his forest from industry (and the greedy Once-ler), but he isn't able to.
Characters
Lorax, Once-ler, Boy
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Hawley Pratt
Producing
- Producer
- Isadore Freleng (as Friz Freleng), Ted Geisel Dr. Seuss
- Executive Producer
- David H. DePatie
Writing
- Writer
- Ted Geisel Dr. Seuss
- Original Book
- Dr. Seuss
Voices
- Voice
- Bob Holt (Lorax, Once-ler), Harlen Carraher (Boy), Eddie Albert (Narrator), Athena Lorde
Music
- Music
- Dean Elliot
- Lyrics
- Dr. Seuss
Animation
Editing
- Editor
- Lee Gunther, Joe Siracusa, Rick Steward
Crew
- Production Design
- Maurice Noble
- Storyboard
- Irv Spector
- Backgrounds
- Richard H. Thomas
- Camera
- John Burton Jr, Larry Hogan, Ray Lee
- Executive In Charge Of Production
- Stan Paperny
- Production Supervision
- Harry Love
- Production Mixer
- Steve Orr
Awards
Winner, Critics Award, International Animated Cartoon Festival, Zagreb, 1972.
Winner, Silver Medal, International Film and TV Festival of New York, 1972
Winner, Silver Medal, International Film and TV Festival of New York, 1972