Tommy rettig lassie, hans conreid peter pan, peter lind hayes, mary healy the story. Filled with surreal landscapes and tonguetwisting rhymes, for which dr. T gets new 3cd soundtrack the beloved childrens author made just one movie a surreal musical about a diabolical music master with a piano so. T on digital and stream instantly or download offline. On the performance alone of hans conried, i can heartily recommend this movie but really the whole cast is great and the art direction completely captures the wonderful world of dr. Opening finds the youngster dreaming he is being pursued by strange creatures with butterfly nets in a land full of odd. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 5000 fingers of dr. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the roy rowlanddirected movie via subscription can be. Opening finds the youngster dreaming he is being pursued by strange creatures with butterfly nets in a land full of odd cylinders and mounds, eerie hues and fog. Seuss is famous, this is a movie children and their parents will love to watch again and again.
T 1953 starring peter lind hayes and mary healy on dvd and bluray. Mar 28, 2002 forced to practise the piano with the help of a dire instructional rulebook by one dr terwilliker, a little kid called bart dozes and dreams of being imprisoned in dr t s giant castle, like. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Fleeing bart tommy rettig has come upon the dungeon for scratchy violins etc. T 1953 was, and is, one of a kind and the only featurelength liveaction movie to have been conceived, written and designed by the illustrator theodor geisel. Though it wasn t a great commercial success, the 5,000 fingers of dr. The madness of dr seuss comes across so well, especially when you jack up the. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the 5,000 fingers of dr. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Theodor seuss geisel wanted to make a movie that would take into account the themes of world dominance and oppression coming out of world war ii and the result was a.
Now known mostly as a cult novelty item than it should be, the 5000 fingers of dr. Seuss presented kramer with a huge 1200page script for a liveaction film concerning themes of world dominance and oppression in the wake of world war two. It was the only feature film written by theodor seuss geisel dr. Mom mary healy and the plumber peter lind hayes chat as bart tommy rettig dreams his way into the world run by his evil piano teacher hans conried in the dr. Terwilliker, the only person he admits he detests because of his dictatorial nature. Vic mensas 5 fingers of death touches on police, presidential race and the orlando tragedy. T has a mad plan to force 500 young boys to practice at his. T has gained a substantial cult following in the decades since its release. Why put up with tat the likes of daddy day care or beverly hills chihuahua when theres a treasure trove of genuinely brilliant. With the help of a friendly plumber, bart plans a revolt that will topple dr.
T 1953 was, and is, one of a kind and the only featurelength liveaction movie to have been conceived, written and designed by the illustrator theodor geisel 19041991, otherwise known as dr. T also features several songs for which geisel contributed lyrics. A technical marvel, complete with plenty of seussian production. A young boy who detests taking piano lessons, bart collins tommy rettig has developed a deep suspicion of his strict instructor, dr. Certainly not your standard issue 1950sstyle musical, the 5,000 fingers of dr.
Starring peter lind hayes, mary healy, hans conried, and tommy rettig. Listen to our podcast, the movies that made me, where you can join oscar. Seuss is famous, this is a movie children and their parents willlove to watch again and again. T is a 1953 film about a boy and his piano teacher dr. Forced to practise the piano with the help of a dire instructional rulebook by one dr terwilliker, a little kid called bart dozes and dreams of. Suess and simply want to know if this bluray version of dr. Find out everything empire knows about 5,000 fingers of dr. Kids films don t come much more freudian or perverse than the 5,000 fingers of dr.
Terwilliker, who has a mad plan to force 500 young boys to practice at his magnificent piano 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. T years ago, tracking it down based on vague recollections from childhood. Terwilliker, the only person he admits he detests because of his. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under terwillikers sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber august zabladowski, without much result. T is a musical from 1953 written by popular childrens author theodor seuss geisel dr. T, 1953, directed by roy rowland, with peter lind hayes, mary healy, hans conried, at turner classic movies. By all accounts, he absolutely hated the finished film, feeling that his vision had been warped beyond recognition.
A boy who hates piano lessons has a fantastic dream about a piano school prison run by the nefarious dr. Aaaas movies ever made, and this trailer certainly proves it. Little bart collins, forced to practice the piano instead of playing outside, dreams up a nightmare world in which his piano instructor is an evil dictator building an army of enslaved boys. Bart tommy rettig is an average boy who wants nothing to do with his piano lessons or his teacher dr. T has a mad plan to force 500 young boys to practice at his magnificent piano 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I remembered a very strange and very dreamlike movie, and, upon watching it again, i found my. A young boy travels to an imaginary world where, assisted by his familys plumber, he must save other piano playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mindcontrols his mother. The bane of adolescent bart collins existence is the piano lessons he is forced to take under the tutelage of dr. With peter lind hayes, mary healy, hans conried, tommy rettig.
Seuss, who wrote the imaginative screenplay and helped design the surrealistic look of the sets and costumes for the lengthy dream. The movie does not reflect the ingenuity that made dr. Terwilliker hans conried, but his lovely mother insists. Its definitely worth a look, proof that hollywood, despite todays conservative remakeonly reputation, was at some. This movie looks like a seuss picturebook come to life, with fanciful soundstage sets melding perfectly with offkilter drawn backdrops, colorful landscapes, and weird costumes. The story follows a young boy, bart collins, and the piano lessons he must. T, a frustrated 9yearold boy dreams about a hellish piano camp ruled by his evil piano teacher. The major blight on barts existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic dr.
Bart recruits a saltoftheearth plumber to help him mount a revolution. The 5,000 fingers of dr t and other great lost childrens films. The story follows a young boy, bart collins, and the piano lessons he. T movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. One of his rare missteps is the 5,000 fingers of dr. The films producer, stanley kramer, that most earnest of hollywood. Through the whole duration the film swings between brilliance and total whack. T also features several songs for which geisel contributed. T was directed by roy rowland and produced by the great stanley kramer and remains the only movie written for the screen by dr. T is a fantastical musical for both the young and young at heart.
Released october 24th, 1991, the 5,000 fingers of dr. The 5000 fingers of dr t and other great lost childrens films. Watch the full length movie of the 5,000 fingers of dr. Young bart collins lives with his widowed mother heloise. T, a justly revered cult classic that could only have come from the mind of coscreenwriter dr.
By all accounts, he absolutely hated the finished film, feeling. Young bart collins, lulled to sleep by the monotony of his piano lesson. Seuss brings us a whimsical and beautiful liveaction dream of a boy, a beanie and a mad piano teacher. Dani alves smells his fingers after touches his ball. Seuss, who wrote the imaginative screenplay and helped design the surrealistic look of the sets and costumes for. This is due primarily to the contributions of ted geisel, better known as dr. Film gorillas dr seuss 5000 fingers of dr t elevator. Bart collins tommy rettig complains directly to the viewer about being ordered by his widowed mother mary healy to practice piano under stern dr.