106. The Pagemaster Load Bearing Beams

The written word... that's the real magic, isn't it, you guys? Don't you just love cracking open a great book and being transported to a wondrous world? The Pagemaster (1994) is going to insist that you do love this. Loudly, and repeatedly. Laci and Matt take a look at this bizarre '90s live-action/animation flop and try to figure out exactly what Turner Feature Animation was going for. 
There's also a lot of discussion about the sort-of-forgotten genre of made-for-kids-not-families movies.
Next week: The Robert Downey, Jr. vehicle Heart and Souls (1993)
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A8pJpwKGKuY
 
Time stamps:
00:01:00 — Our personal histories with The Pagemaster
00:10:25 — Pre-movie predictions
00:19:53 — History segment: Turner Feature Animation; career overviews of animation director Pixote Hunt, live action director Joe Johnston, and star Macaulay Culkin
00:32:47 — In-depth movie discussion
01:15:41 — Final thoughts and star ratings
 
Artwork by Laci Roth.
Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).
 
Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode:
“Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM
“Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg
“The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ