In fact, it was so full of points, that even the people had points. The story itself is a charming lesson for us all, and the music is a stand alone masterpiece as an album. Any animated movie that comes out can not hold a straw to 1971s the point. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing harry nilssons the point. Harry nillson wrote an incredible story, that comes along with excellent, singable songs that will live through the ages. Spotlight on nilsson the official harry nilsson site. Listen to their full conversation in the player above and read on for. Narrated by ringo starr, harry nilssons the point gets. Narrated by ringo starr, harry nilssons the point gets digital.
Years ago, there was a place called the land of point, because everything in the land of point. In 1970, harry nilsson released an album titled the point. The point oblio 1971 movie one of the best animated movies ever made, based on a story by harry nilsson and carole a. Since he had no point, oblio and his trusty dog, arrow were banished to the pointless forest. John scheinfeld explores the life and work of grammywinning harry nilsson with never before seen clips, home videos, photos, and interviews. The profound musical gifts of harry nilsson are on full display in the essential nilsson.
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. The entire story of the point in 7 chapters as narrated and sung by harry nilsson. The documentary explores the enigmatic life and music of harry nilsson in an attempt to answer the question, who is harry nilsson. Oblio is banished because he was born round headed. Harry nilssons concept album the point turns fifty this year. 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. Narrated by ringo starr, harry nilssons the point gets digital release 50 years after harry nilssons concept album about a roundheaded boy from a land of pointy heads, his son kiefo and actor. The boy, oblio, wears a prosthetic to hide is nonconformity.
Join them on their adventure in amazing, songfilled journey of discovery. 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. Nilsson also created an animated movie to go along with the album. Following the moderate success of nilsson sings newman and the point. Thematically brilliant, densely orchestrated and packed with more hooks than a meat locker, the point.
The point 1971 animation, adventure, family video dailymotion. Nilsson schmilsson the official harry nilsson site. Harry nilssons 1971 movie the point is coming to blu. Frank sinatra greatest hits full album best songs of frank sinatra duration. Although sir ringo starr narrates the movie, harry nilsson narrated the original soundtrack album. Harry nilssons the point is simply one of the best animated tales of my or any generation. 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. I then bought the album and the next two nilsson schmilsson and son of schmilsson. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, returns to the great american songbook, and fusions of caribbean sounds. When listened to this way, the point demonstrates that nilsson was assured with his artistic touch at this point in his career.
I have been a huge nilsson fan since i was when the point an animated full length movie made by ole harry. 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. 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. Watch the point, the animated film by fred wolf fandor. Singersongwriter harry nilsson wrote and produced this touching animated tale in 1971, and contributed some classic songs for the soundtrack. The film includes new and archive audio and film including interviews with robin williams, yoko ono, van dyke parks, randy newman, ray cooper, the smothers brothers, and micky dolenz. Music video by harry nilsson performing everythings got em audio. My only negative is that me and my arrow inexplicably cuts off at the end in a place where it clearly shouldnt.
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. 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. In order to accommodate the expansion of the point. Who is harry nilsson and why is everybody talkin about him.
This album shows that he was still fully in control, and it was perhaps with the commercial highs of nilsson schmilsson that sent him on his infamous selfdestructive streak of the late 1970s. The 1971 animated special the point was based on an album by singersongwriter harry nilsson. The soft liverpudlian lilt of exbeatle ringo starr narrates the tale, telling the story of oblio. On the cover of this album, nipper, the rca dog, has a pointed head. Pop genius harry nilsson left an unreleased record behind.
At the beginning of the 1970s, harry nilsson born 75 years ago, on june 15, 1941 was enjoying. In this first chapter, oblio is a pointless child who is born into a land filled with pointed people, who dont exactly understand who or why oblio is the wa. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rca records label. Harry nilsson story, carole beers story as carole a. Nilsson schmilsson signaled a shift away from the heavy orchestration, multilayered harmonies and rich production that characterized his 1960s output, and toward a more. Harry nilsson the point traileryears ago there was a place called the land of the point, because everything in the land of the point had one. This twodisc set presents some of nilssons most wellknown songs, and includes two previously unreleased tracks, remastered tracks, and single versions. The point 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movie is very fun for kids and adults the music is catchy oblio is endearing. 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. Watch the point 1971 full movie free online streaming tubi. Mvd rewind collection celebrates 50th anniversary of harry nilssons the point. The point still manages to be unique while slogging within the double constraints of being a tv movie and one made for kids.
Watch who is harry nilsson and why full movie free online. Harry edward nilsson iii june 15, 1941 january 15, 1994, known mononymously as nilsson, was an american singersongwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. The story is about a people who have tall, pointed heads. A year before harry nilsson achieved commercial success with 1971s nilsson schmilsson, the late singersongwriter released the point. The movie was a hit when it ran in the early 70s on tv. Featuring live soundtrack from kevin buckley, dave anderson, matt pace, derick. This timeless story of the trails of being different is full of fun for the whole family.
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