The Point
So when I was in college, my sweet friend Elliott, introduced me to this movie, and though I have not seen it since, I remember it well. It originally aried on NBC in 1971 and is the story of Oblio, a boy born without a point...
It was created by American singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson (who was also resposible for the "Coconut", song... best remembered for its chorus lyric, "Put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up.")
It is narrated by Ringo Starr (the Beattles were huge fans of his) and some of the songs are so amazingly pretty. I LOVE the opening one, which luckily is included in the tiny opening sequence above. Unfortunatley, I have only the first few minutes, however, if you click, you can download the movie in it's hour+ entirety. If you have kids, it's a must, if you have never seen it, it's a 'you really really should'....
here is a quote from Mr. Nilsson about it's creation:
"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 came to point. I thought, 'Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's a point to it.'" -- Harry Nilsson
It was created by American singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson (who was also resposible for the "Coconut", song... best remembered for its chorus lyric, "Put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up.")
It is narrated by Ringo Starr (the Beattles were huge fans of his) and some of the songs are so amazingly pretty. I LOVE the opening one, which luckily is included in the tiny opening sequence above. Unfortunatley, I have only the first few minutes, however, if you click, you can download the movie in it's hour+ entirety. If you have kids, it's a must, if you have never seen it, it's a 'you really really should'....
here is a quote from Mr. Nilsson about it's creation:
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