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Information
- Year
- 1953
- Runtime
- 89 min.
- Director
- Roy Rowland
- Genres
- Fantasy, Family, Music
- Rating *
- 6.9
- Votes *
- 3,099
- Checks
- 965
- Favs
- 43
- Dislikes
- 15
- Favs/checks
- 4.5% (1:22)
- Favs/dislikes
- 3:1
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Siskoid
Dr. Seuss wrote a live action musical that was made in 1953 - The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T. It's quite something. The movie takes a sort of Wizard of Oz approach, with young Bart having a nightmare about his tyrannical piano teacher, translating him, his mom, and the plumber/mom's romantic interest into a fantasy world the likes of which Seuss may well have drawn. It's entirely loopy and the songs aren't half-bad. Some of them even have Seuss' trademark nonsense rhymes. Those two roller skaters who share one beard are definitely a Seussism. The very best sequence, for me, was the basement dungeon number where the non-pianists have improvised all manner of instrument. It's amazing. Bottom line: A fun, colorful all-ages fantasy filled with dream logic and tapping into something you don't need to be a child to get. Anything that's a chore is a drag, man! 5 years 1 month ago -
baraka92
I wish more family films were this relentlessly imaginative. I felt like a kid again. God bless Dr. Seuss! 3 years 8 months ago
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