The pagemaster richard tyler

Richard Tyler : Hey! How'd you get here?

If you can help us with this wiki please sign up and help us! Richard Tyler is the shy, later courageous, main protagonist from the film The Pagemaster. This is Macaulay Culkin's first and only G-rated role, as he portrayed both his live-action form and his voice in animated form. Richard is a young pessimistic boy who is panphobic fearing just about everything , and lives his life using statistics to stay out of trouble. His exasperated parents Ed Begley, Jr. Richard is sent by his father to buy a bag of nails so that he can build a treehouse.

The pagemaster richard tyler

Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Buy on Amazon. Rate this book. The Pagemaster. Books didn't really interest ten-year-old Richard Tyler. As far as he could tell they didn't cause mercury poisoning, earthquakes, or any of the host of other things that Richard was afraid of. This all changes, however, when Richard meets the Pagemaster, keeper of the books and guardian of the written word, and is plunged into a land where the world's greatest stories have become reality. Upon entering the realm of classic literature, Richard watches kindly Dr. Jekyll turn into the maniacal Mr. Hyde; comes face to face with Long John Silver, the meanest, most black-hearted pirate who ever sailed the seven seas; and is swallowed whole by a firebreathing dragon. Timid and overcautious, all Richard wanted was to get out of a rainstorm and call his parents. Instead, he is given an adventure that will change his life forever.

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But after reluctantly undertaking an errand for his father, he gets caught in a storm, which forces him to seek refuge in a library. He then finds himself trapped inside the library, where he must battle his way through literary classics come to life if he is to find his way home. The film was written for the screen by David Casci, [5] based on a six-page pitch by writer Charles Pogue entitled "Library Days", presented to Casci by producer David Kirschner. The film's poor box office performance, along with the film Cats Don't Dance which was in production at the time The Pagemaster was released , set back other animated films for the animation studio, Turner Feature Animation. Pessimistic year-old Richard Tyler lives life based on statistics and fears everything.

A cowardly boy, who buries himself in accident statistics, enters a library to escape a storm, only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster. He has to work through Read all A cowardly boy, who buries himself in accident statistics, enters a library to escape a storm, only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster. He has to work through obstacles from classic books to return to real-life. Fantasy : He's possessed! Horror : He's insane! Adventure : He's my kinda guy! Sign In Sign In.

The pagemaster richard tyler

Some others, especially in the LGBT community, rally around Matilda which starred Mara Wilson and Danny Devito, and there is a convincing case to be made for Matilda as a Roald Dahl adaptation plus the literary credibility it carries along with its source material. The Pagemaster starred Macaulay Culkin and Christopher Lloyd, and came out in which was a prime era for this sort of kids entertainment. We see Richard startled by a thunderstorm, eavesdropping on his parents arguing about how afraid their son is about everything from mercury levels in tuna to getting hit on the head with a baseball and causing tumours. Richard Tyler, played by Macaulay Culkin, lurking with his flashlight outside their room. The ominous treehouse in a tree Richard refuses to climb, sign-posted by thunderclap. Rich rattles off more statistics, but his father forces him to fetch a pound of more nails despite his heightened anxiety. My own father has forced me to do small errands like this over the years, and Richard Tyler comes off as a bit of a wuss given the tasks at hand. Of course the highlight of this sequence has to be Macaulay Culkin riding out on his high-vis safety bike ensemble with lights for visibility and a little basket on the back, as he embarks on his hardware store adventure. Richard Tyler is confronted by an in his mind spooky tunnel whilst fleeing his mockery. The lightning effects make the library look like a spooky place to be, kinda off-message.

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Genre Blindness : Downplayed. Horror is a misshaped book who Richard meets in the horror section, and they quickly bond due to their timid nature, but both learn to become braver over time. Painful Transformation : The transformation is brief but pretty terrifying. Author 1 book 9 followers. More reviews and ratings. He seems to be cryptic here on purpose, since the danger he is referring to is himself. I'll have to re-watch it to see if the film still holds up. Richard asks for directions to the exit, so the Pagemaster sends him through the fiction section toward the green neon exit sign. Giant Flyer : Flies on giant bat wings and able to keep pace with a Magic Carpet. Haunted Hollywood Scooby-Doo! Hyde and terrorizes the group, driving them to the roof where they then head out into open waters to the Land of Adventure. Buy on Amazon. Bookmark Hoarder. Running time. But the fiery monster is not something that can be overcome with brute force, and may have done so to flush Richard out from hiding.

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The Pagemaster is presented in an extended cut version. Talk Like a Pirate : But of course. Legend of the Phantosaur Scooby-Doo! Dewey : Hmm? Richard fights the dragon off with a sword and shield, but the dragon wraps its tail around him, shaking his armor and weapons off of him before swallowing him whole. Gosh Dang It to Heck! Incoming Ham : "Thar she blows! Richard Tyler. Retrieved 10 January An old-fashioned adventure where a timid boy finds the courage to cross obstacles, with the help of three books come to life, it now seems that it was tailor-made for the younger me. Hyde immediately starts laughing like a lunatic and attacks Richard and his friends with a cane. It kept me up late at night! An enjoyable read. Jones impression, this book was just about the best part of third grade!