As you may have guessed, the rest of the residents have conical heads. Thematically brilliant, densely orchestrated and packed with more hooks than a meat locker, the point. The boy, oblio, wears a prosthetic to hide is nonconformity. Director john scheinfeld brings added emotion and intimacy to the story with over 50 nilsson recordings, rare or neverbeforeseen film clips, home movies and personal photos. Harry edward nilsson iii june 15, 1941 january 15, 1994, known professionally as nilsson, was an american singersongwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. With ringo starr, dustin hoffman, paul frees, lennie weinrib. The idea for the point came to cult singersongwriter harry nilsson during an acid trip and inspired both a concept album and the first primetime featurelength. Beers from an original fable by harry nilsson, about a little and brave boy named oblio, the only roundheaded person from a tiny village, pointed village, where everything the houses, the carts, the bridges, the vine had points and by law everyone and everything had to have a point. The real guiding force here is fullgrown rascal harry nilsson, who not only wrote the story and songs that comprise this madefortv cartoon, but recorded, produced, and even narrated them as well. Harry nilssons the point movie to be rereleased on bluray. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, returns to the great american songbook, and fusions of caribbean sounds. Jan 30, 2010 harry nilsson think about your troubles audio duration. Larry gordon, fred wolf, harry nilsson, carole beers, norm lenzer.
Oct 03, 2019 in 1970, harry nilsson released an album titled the point. In 1970, harry nilsson released an album titled the point. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by fred wolf, which aired a few weeks after the albums release. Featuring live soundtrack from kevin buckley, dave anderson, matt pace, derick.
Animated by fred wolf, it tells the story of a young boy named oblio who is banished from the uberconformist pointed village for the. I then bought the album and the next two nilsson schmilsson and son of schmilsson. The point 1971 animation, adventure, family video dailymotion. Harry nilsson s 1971 animated movie the point will be rereleased next year on bluray to mark its parent albums 50th anniversary released in 1970, the point. As a little girl in the 1980s, one of my favorite movies was the weird and wild animated adaptation of harry nilssons folk rock concept album the point. He was living with second wife diane they had just gotten married on. I have this thing for semiobscure nondisney animated movies, and the point was. The harry nilsson cover below is from korea, but contains the music of nilsson schmilsson. Harry nilsson story, carole beers story as carole a. Harry nilsson think about your troubles audio duration. The point follows the travails of a rather hapless roundheaded boy named oblio, who cant seem to get over in a land of pointed people and things. I think the point is a great storyexcuse to present songs, ostensibly for children but you know who you are out there. The entire story of the point in 7 chapters as narrated and sung by harry nilsson.
Harry nilsson was born on june 15, 1941 in brooklyn, new york city, new york, usa as harry edward nilsson iii. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by fred wolf, which aired a few weeks after the albums release in early. As a little girl in the 1980s, one of my favorite movies was the weird and wild animated adaptation of harry nilssons folk rock concept album the pointi had a well worn vhs copy that my mother had recorded off of the tv when she saw they were airing one of her favorites from the 70s. Narrated by ringo starr, harry nilssons the point gets. He died on january 15, 1994 in agoura hills, california, usa. Nilsson schmilsson the official harry nilsson site. Nilsson, a beloved if occasionally overlooked writer of late 1960s pop hits, died in 1994, but his strange and endearing fairy tale album still resonates with those that remember it. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Ringo starr, harry nilsson, dustin hoffman, lennie. Featuring live soundtrack from kevin buckley, dave anderson, matt pace, derick tramel, sam golden, nick pyles and danny homme. Any animated movie that comes out can not hold a straw to 1971s the point.
It was also issued as the albums second single, after without you, and peaked at number 27 on americas billboard hot 100 chart and number 16 in canada. He was married to una mary okeeffe, diane clatworthy and sandra lee mctaggart. Harry nilsson s concept album the point turns fifty this year. In subsequent vhs and dvd reissues of the film, ringo starr took on the voiceover reins, while nilsson handled narration duties on the album itself, all selfwritten. Harry nillson wrote an incredible story, that comes along with excellent, singable songs that will live through the ages. One of the best animated movies ever made, based on a story by harry nilsson and carole a. Sit beside the breakfast table, think about your troubles pour yourself a cup of tea and think about the bubbles. The story is about a people who have tall, pointed heads. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by fred wolf, which aired a few weeks after the albums release in early february 1971 on the abctv network. Narrated by ringo starr, harry nilssons the point gets digital. This hourplus show was cooked up by nilsson, who not only came up with the idea but naturally wrote and performed the songs that crop up throughout. The point still manages to be unique while slogging within the double constraints of being a tv movie and one made for kids. Harry nilssons 1971 movie the point is coming to bluray. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
It also features sketchy animation that one seems to encounter only in the. Adapted from a book written by harry nilsson and also featuring his excellent music he was one of the few constantly interesting songwriters of the bringdown early 70s the point may be that it is ok to be. Written by harry nilsson an including a couple of his most beloved songs and narrated by ringo starr, the point still is what it was, a creative story told slow about the pointless kid oblio and his efforts in finding the meaning of life accompanied by his best friend arrow the dog. A wildly entertaining, starstudded documentary that tells the story of harry nilsson. Nilsson schmilsson signaled a shift away from the heavy orchestration, multilayered harmonies and rich production that characterized his 1960s output, and toward a more. Nilsson also created an animated movie to go along with the album. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing harry nilsson s the point.
The story, written by musician harry nilsson who also wrote the music, is about a boy named oblio whos the only person in the land of point born without a pointed head. Watch the point 1971 full movie free online streaming tubi. A year before harry nilsson achieved commercial success with 1971s nilsson schmilsson, the late singersongwriter released the point. Following the moderate success of nilsson sings newman and the point. Jump into the fire is a song by american singersongwriter harry nilsson, released on his 1971 album nilsson schmilsson. Harry nilsson, fred wolf the point bluray you could say that, in these modern times, theres no real point to reissuing harry nilsson and fred wolf s the point animated tv special on home video, but that would be missing the, ummm, point. The idea for the point came to cult singersongwriter harry nilsson during an acid trip and inspired both a concept album and the first primetime featurelength animated special to be televised in the u. At the beginning of the 1970s, harry nilsson born 75 years ago, on june 15, 1941 was enjoying the likely peak of his successful recording career. The point movie 1974 ringo starr, paul frees, lennie.
The third item, an 8track version, features either a stock classical composer or a really bad drawing of harry. Enlivened by the quirky pop tunes of harry nilsson, the point is a very likable kids movie with a good and honest moral. Harry nilssons 1971 movie the point is coming to blu. Its lead single, me and my arrow, peaked at number 34 on the billboard hot 100. He was living with second wife diane they had just gotten married on december. Harry nilssons concept album the point turns fifty this year. Mvd entertainment group proudly announces the high definition release of harry nilssons the point. Nilsson, a beloved if occasionally overlooked writer of late 1960s pop hits, died in 1994, but his strange and endearing fairy tale album still resonates with. You could say that, in these modern times, theres no real point to reissuing harry nilsson and fred wolfs the point animated tv special on home video, but that would be missing the, ummm, point. I have been a huge nilsson fan since i was when the point an animated full length movie made by ole harry. A roundheaded misfit in a world where everyone has pointed heads finds his own way in this whimsical tale, set to the songs of harry nilsson.
The record told the same basic outline that became the movie, a concept that nilsson allegedly concocted on acid, and in the original recorded version, he sang all the songs and laid down spoken word bits over music to relay the story. Especially at this stage of his career, harry nilsson was uniquely suited for writing and recording childrens music, given his sweet melodicism and love of whimsy. A father tells his son a bedtime story about young oblio mike lookinland, who believes that having no point in the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things, still has a point. Oct 02, 2019 a year before harry nilsson achieved commercial success with 1971s nilsson schmilsson, the late singersongwriter released the point. The 1971 animated special the point was based on an album by singersongwriter harry nilsson.
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