The bane of young Bart Collins' existence is the piano lessons he's forced to take under the tutelage of Dr. Terwilliker, the only person he detests because of his dictatorial nature. Bart feels that Dr. Terwilliker has undue influence on his widowed mother Heloise. Bart constantly daydreams of a place--the Terwilliker Institute--at which the evil madman is its overlord. The mad doctor's built a piano so immense that it needs 500 children to play it.... (Full plot summary below)
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The bane of young Bart Collins' existence is the piano lessons he's forced to take under the tutelage of Dr. Terwilliker, the only person he detests because of his dictatorial nature. Bart feels that Dr. Terwilliker has undue influence on his widowed mother Heloise. Bart constantly daydreams of a place--the Terwilliker Institute--at which the evil madman is its overlord. The mad doctor's built a piano so immense that it needs 500 children to play it.
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| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesInexplicably, this marvelous musical fantasy flopped at the box office. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceThe rebelliousness that turns out to be good, old-fashioned anti-intellectualism feels less in line with the good Doctor's Whoville than with producer Stanley Kramer's Hackville |
| Common Sense MediaCharles CassadyColorful, culty Dr. Seuss Hollywood original. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeOne day I may understand all the fuss over this. |
| User ReviewBlithe Bvery useful for musicians, music teachers and pupils. they will understand better each other. |
| User ReviewRoostervery creative movie, had a "Willy Wonka" Appeal to it. Kept me entertained and interested the whole movie thru. |
| User ReviewSlappy MI use to watch this movie over and over again LOVE it! |
| User ReviewNick SIn a way a few people may consider this film being bad or bizarre. I personally thinks it's a fun and entertaining film I've seen in my childhood. |
| User ReviewRyan VOver looked clasic. Top 50 of all time. Yes its that good. |
| User ReviewJeffrey STo say this movie is anti-intellectual is one of the most ignorant things I've heard in a while. This movie captures the imagination and free spirit that all young boys have inside them, using the piano and its teacher as a metaphor for overbearing parenting and authority. The movie made me feel like a child again and made me wish that I had the creativity and genius that Geisel possessed even in his early career. |
