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The Pagemaster

The Pagemaster

All the adventure your imagination can hold.

19946.41h 15m

Overview

Rich 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.

Directed by Joe Johnston
Written by Ernie Contreras, David Kirschner, David Casci
Produced by Michael R. Joyce, David Kirschner, Paul Gertz
Box OfficeBudget: $27.0MRevenue: $13.7M

Top Cast

Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Culkin

Richard Tyler

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Mr. Dewey

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Fantasy (voice)

Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart

Adventure (voice)

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Horror (voice)

Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy

Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Alan Tyler

Mel Harris

Mel Harris

Claire Tyler

B.J. Ward

B.J. Ward

Queen of Hearts (voice)

George Hearn

George Hearn

Captain Ahab (voice)

Themes & Keywords

rainanimated scenebikelive action and animation

About The Pagemaster

The Pagemaster is a family, fantasy, animation film released in 1994 exploring themes of rain, animated scene, bike, live action and animation. Directed by Joe Johnston, it stars Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Whoopi Goldberg. Rich 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.

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