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[comatozia]

I play this to my G/children, one day they will get it........ the point, that is! ;-)

[tdickensheets]

Now on DVD.

[4833linda]

My father had this on a record me and my sisters and brother listend to it ALL THE TIME!!!!! WE LOVED IT!

[arlezzz]

the name of the singer in the audio please!!!!!!

[xforge]

@arlezzz The whole thing is an album by Harry Nilsson, that he created after he wrote this story.

[TheMarcie97]

my English teacher made us watch it and it would have been a good film if he didnt make us write a report on it then i just got bored with it but i love the sun totally stuck in my p.s. i am in 8th grade

[RijiiRizu]

Re-aired, I should say.

[RijiiRizu]

I LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH!!!! My mom recorded it for me when it aired on TV back in the late 80s/early 90s (I can't remember). My mom was 16 when it came out, but she was happy to share something with me that she had fond memories of.

[nccltdave]

to hear ringo is amazing......and love harry neilson

[howdyMrkiller]

i used to trip so hard and watch this movie.. some great art going on and it also has a great *point* to the movie.

[howdyMrkiller]

i used to trip so hard and watch this movie.. some great art going on and it also has a great *point* to the movie.

[howdyMrkiller]

i used to trip so hard and watch this movie.. some great art going on and it also has a great *point* to the movie.

[DaddyWalrusguy]

Beatles? Songs have been down by Harry Nilsson, DAMMIT!

[flamingbudo]

I love this movie, but Ringo's voice as the dad is just such a put off. I've never heard the Dustin Hoffman version, but luckily I have seen the Allan Thike version and that's the one I am familiar with. Allan Thike's voice as the dad works very well (gee, I wonder why) and seems much more natural. Too dad the different vocal tracks are not available on DVD... yet?

[NIstudent]

I LOVE this movie

[rjones2000r]

I always remembered the moral. You don't have to have a point, to have a point. Though we may look different, we are all relevant.

[QuikVidGuy]

His birth was completely... pointless! WAKKA-WAKKA!

[JessicaRabbit1011]

LIKELIKELIKELIKELIKELIKELIKELO­VE<3

[LANouveau]

Thank you for posting this movie!! Its SOoooo hard to find. So simple, but such a gem, and of course, the MUSIC!! :-) Thank you thank you thank you!!!

[boarding5401]

This is an acid movie

[Jesslayc]

omg i love this movie i have it on vhs but our player dosnt work well! i need to get this on cd!

[AdamWaitt]

Nilsson's best work... Think About Your Troubles might just be the best song ever written...

[ooboonooboo]

I have a dream to turn this into a live theatre production, this story was an important part of my youth.

[Av0cadoQueen]

this was my first movie :) I've been watching it ever since I was little.

[curiousdebois]

Thanks have been wanting to see this movie again, for many many years...

me and my arrow....that song has haunted me...lol .. me since my childhood.

[barnettckt]

love this movie and the songs

[emrgncy]

i do recall Ringo was narrating

[turmoil1982]

I LOVED this movie when I was little! It always stuck with me! So happy its on here!

[Arazul1235]

I used to feel exactly the same. I told about this movie to all my friends and no one remembered it. I was sure I had watched to it more than once, but I almost believed I had dreamed it. I'm so glad I finally found it! : ))

[mcavity]

used to have this as a record. I have no idea how many times I listened to it as a kid. still love the line " a point in every direction is the same as no point at all"

[kathrynlanierwhite]

I have it!



[hbhwmc]

among my all-time favorite movies :-) thanks for posting!

[jinxpanda69]

Hahaha! Man, I saw this like a week ago in my summer skool class. This shit made me laugh so bad! XD Its like the best crack, shroom, acid trip, pot head movie ever. And what made me and a few other students wanna watch it, well it had Beatles music and whats better then the beatles? Nothing. But great movie, but watch it when you on something, its even better xD

[MAC13A]

i have this record 33 rpm

[hagureakuma]

このアニメ

ケーブルテレビで見て好きになったんだよな

まさかUPしてる人がいるとは

うれしいなｗ

[xSemeteryx]

I Remember watching this in the late 90s when I was really young on VHS. It always amazed me and still does.

[trombgirl]

Thanks so much for posting this movie! :)

[rightsaiddread]

I showed this to my mom. She's 55. She has'nt seen or heard "The Point" since she was a kid. We shared a really cool moment. My intro to Harry was "Jump Into the Fire" from the movie "Good Fellas" (lol).

[outadarut]

I've tried to buy it. but it see,s to be unavailable. 

[andrea6064]

Aww I used to watch this movie when I was little!

[jackass7267]

I was watching this movie in class today and I think that it is better than the wall

[Hippykaty286]

this makes me so happy. As a child I was blown away by this movie. Im glad others feel the same

[npanther22]

great movie

[gloriousnose]

this is one of the best movies ever and i`m glad to say i own it thanks for posting it for people who haven`t yet seen it i hope they go and buy it to

[thugs713]

I LIKE HIS MOVIE

[iwei91]

Wooow! i almost cry because i still can see this movie...

[TheSusiQ]

Thank you, GhengisKhan44, for correcting me. You are right.

[AggressiveAtheist]

@DeeBeeTheParrot My uncle owns a Condo in Prescott, Arizona, once during a snowstorm in 1988 my parents rented this movie for us kids.

[billsgwn]

Thanks for posting this. I had almost forgotten I ever saw it.

[ClaudeParish]

I was 13 when this movie first came on TV. I'm now 52 and I've never forgotten it. "You don't have to have a point......to have a point."

[quebuenochanzon]

@ClaudeParish Same here. I'm also 52, saw it in 8th grade music class, along with Jonathan Livingston Seagull. My favorite quote, "You see what you want to see, and you hear what you want to hear."

[kenneld]

classic. fantastic music.

[radioav8r]

I showed this movie in my classroom when we covered discrimiation and prejudice, and then years later in a storytelling unit for my writing class. My students quote it!

[chobotscherryb]

I love this movies and the songs !

[hannylovely5]

This was one of my FAVORITE movies when I was little! Sooo cute!

[TheSusiQ]

In its original airing, Ringo Starr was the narrator. In the released video, Ringo's voice was replaced by Dustin Hoffman's.

[GenghisKhan44]

It's the other way around.

[TheSusiQ]

This was originally an ABC After School Special. My children and I loved it, and now my grandchildren love it, too.

[misspeggy7]

omg..thanks so much...my kids who are now grown, grew up with this movie. I loved the Rockman.

[hellothere12101]

...a point in every direction.. is the same as no point at all..

[LyraLi]

dude... omg i remember this!!!

[OurStarChristineDaae]

I absolutely adore the point! I heard Me and My Arrow on the radio looked it up on here and found this wonderful movie! I can't wait to show it to my kids someday!

[frankd1965]

song was used on the Plymouth Arrow commercials back in 1976

[ChildrenOfDoom662]

as soon as this started i smelt weed. this looks more like a mushroom trip movie

[PTSmash]

As a matter of fact, Harry Nilsson was on acid when he came up with this story.

[vrp52]

I intend to go find this,I love harry neilsons music

[Georgie1954]

Thank you so much for sharing this film.  5 stars to you!

[Trailltrader]

Wow, the previous poster has a point!

I miss this movie,,,,,

[saughter]

wow.. this just made my day to find that this movie as as appreciated by others as it was by me as a young child :)

I had no idea :P I guess I should open my mind, along with my eyes ;)

[xxxvanderbilt]

My dad had this movie and I always loved watching it. Soundtrack is awesome! Thanks

[peebsmom1]

I saw this movie sometime around 1973 & fell in love! I bought the LP, then the VHS tape, then the DVD. Now I share it with my daughter who loves it just as much as I did!

[frankd1965]

@peebsmom1 Actually. It aired on the ABC Movie Of The Week on February 2Nd, 1971. Only cartoon on the program.

[cyberkitkat]

jesus christ i've been looking all over for this!!

[JohnCousin37]

This is a great animated message about ignorance and prejudice!! Way before it's time!1

[plumdom]

i seem to remember an earlier version of this fil narrated by harry himself, but i am going back around 35 years

[ronkris88]

Oh Wow! Talk about a blast from the past !!!

[SexxySpyke]

Ah ha! A simple trek to Wikipedia answered my own question. The dad was initially voiced by Dustin Hoffman, but due to 'contractual reasons' his voice could not be used in the future. In my opinion, Dustin did better.

[runmak]

Agreed - heard both versions, Dustin's voiceover definitely better

[SexxySpyke]

Now, I loved this movie as a kid. We had this recorded on VHS from TV, and it was a tad mind-blowing as a kid, I didn't really get it some of the time, a great story nonetheless. I had a question about Ringo; I know for a fact my movie did NOT have Ringo Starr voicing the dad. It sounded like a dorky white guy. Seeing this isn't exactly the same, and as you mgiht understand this is nagging me. Anyone got the scoop?

[missdanielle333]

my sister just reminded me of how my mom would play this record for us when i was soooo young. i almost forgot about this childhood memory.lol good times

[runmak]

I recently found a copy of this movie that my parents taped for me in 1982- it still plays like a charm! Such a great movie, such great songs, such great childhood memories.

[hippie4life556]

dis shiot is as gAY as a nigga in a toto niggggaaa

[HeatherLeigh97023]

Thanks ever so much for posting! I love this movie /music someone gave me this album on tape years & years ago. I didn't even know there was a movie till I stumbled acrossed it on telly one day 8yrs ago w/my kids! I was deprived!! ;)

[jamicajdb]

thx so much for posting it was big part of my childhood

[Penabby]

thankyou so much for bringing back memories from my childhood,... my parents had this on an Album and I loved it... have never seen the movie, so thankyou :) x

[DxSkeith]

@Penabby My dad showwed it to me a few years back. I loved it and it brings back memmories even now

[mandarinpie1]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. i have been trying to find out what this movie was for 10 years now. i can hardly believe anyone even put this up. my search is over! thank you!

[skabat805]

YES! My parents video tape me this when I was young, and I still have it. It is on the top of my favorite movies ever.

[GhostsonAcid]

Oh my God... Who is this and Yes! Sorry It took me so long to get this..... I don't check my Youtube site that often.... And why did you guess me? It could have been my brother, Scott. (hope you get this)

[JamesBond531]

Love this movie, got the record album with booklet. Nilsson was one of the greats!

[superG801]

I LOVE OBLIO

[anni47news]

I have this recorded and my son still loves it!

[Ronbo760]

I was at my Grandma's house over spring break and she had told me that I had loved this as a child but I didn't remember this at all. So we watched it together on VHS and I friken loved it, the creator might have been high, but at the same time, a genuis.

[OriginalNem]

the beatles had to be on an acid trip or on salvia to do this kinda stuff

[jimjimyaitshim]

This isnt rocket science,the point is,we all have apoint ,even if its not a physical manafestation. Or maybe its just an entertaining story.

[stellabloo]

Thanks so much for posting! They used to make us watch this back in elementary school - now that's EDUCATION ;.)

[NGGurton2009]

I first saw this many, many years ago when I vacationed with my relatives in London. I forgot about it until recently, when I heard a musician mention it during a interview she gave. wish I could find it on DVD, but like many other independent films, I have not found it yet.

[maryjaneskull]

I saw this movie for the first when I was a little girl, at 5 maybe in spanish in telemundo canal 2 in Puerto Rico it was a weekend during the day. I saw it the last time maybe at 10. I did not remembered the name, I found it by writing the "boy with the round head", because that's how they called him (the people with pointy heads)

Im so happy I found it ,i've been looking for it for years, I even asked people my age (30) if they had seen it, but nobody I asked knew. I AM SO HAPPY!!!!

[blostier]

Si si si è fantastico !!!!! Una lezione di cultura civica ...Me lo ricordo in italiano,che meraviglia.....!

[YorikoSakakibara]

I totally have this on my iPod. XD

[level27clo]

OMFG I love this movie we used to watch it in my high school physics class! it was the best! just remember everything has a point even if it doesnt have a point

[znoahmarhoadskill]

this movie ruined my childhood

[BlackFangHumour]

How?

[znoahmarhoadskill]

it's a fucking weird movie which makes no sense at all and is kinda scary at parts

[BlackFangHumour]

it did make sense, though I understand the scary.

[znoahmarhoadskill]

the movie itself has no point. when he finally gets a point on his head, everyone else gets round heads! makes no sense.

[BlackFangHumour]

Deprends either how much imagination you have, or how stoned you are.

[znoahmarhoadskill]

well i was a little kid when i used to watch it, and i've never watched it stoned but i do know it makes no sense, and the idea of it was result of an acid trip.

[BlackFangHumour]

Eh, it all depens on the person. Everyone have a point of view.

[escobarizporn]

it does resembles somewhat a high feeling... when everything makes no sence... and has the visual elements of an acid trip...

[znoahmarhoadskill]

the guy who wrote it was on acid when he came up with the idea. seriously

[foxyfllady]

True as Tim Leary would say, "Turn on, tune in, drop out" is a counterculture phrase coined by Timothy Leary in the 1960s

[insanezenmistress]

dude, ditch your hang ups and groove. Why is it that any understanding or realisation that gives insight beyond the "normal" is chalked up to insoberity? And does the person who believes that anything that comes from not being sober is therefore incredulous, also realise how he has been socially manipulated to accept that point of veiw?

[oddmaggie]

i love your videos there awesome

[musicluver1958]

Harry's animation/musical masterpiece! I was 13 when this made-for-tv-animated move came out, lucky us who got to grow up in that time! Does anyone here remember that when it originally aired on tv, it was narrated by Dustin Hoffman?! I have the cassette tape to prove it and would love to see the original again. Sorry Ringo, you're good on this but I like Dustin better.

[jhalfred]

Oh my god!!! I love this movie; brings back great memories. Thanks for posting it!

[turtlechib11]

best movie in the world

[GhostsonAcid]

This is the greatest film of all time. (My father played the voice of Oblio)

[turtlechib11]

really??

[GhostsonAcid]

Yes, My name is Joseph Kelly Lookinland. That movie rocks!

[thinkbeforespeaking]

the song that goes "This is the town and these are the people"

what is that song called?

[Green28142814]

I think the song is called "Everything's Got 'Em".

[turtlechib11]

its on itunes

[McCartyfam]

I watched it when Dustin Hoffman was the dad. Nothing against Ringo, but it's hard to replace Dustin in my memory. One of my fondest memories of childhood! Thanks for reminding me!

[baileyabb]

OMG I LOVE YOU!! You have no idea how important this is to me, I watched this movie countless times when i was a little kid. This is so awsome!!!

[ABDJproductions]

okay we made a video with the same basic moral and story line but it is a musical come check it out=)) its called cubeworld (the musical)

[meezleton]

wow...im speechless...this was my favorite tape as i child in the 90s. It was so deep and my parents used it to teach me about how ppl are different. Watching it now brings a tear to my eyes. The soundtrack is phenominal.

[Fiddlemaster56]

Ringo Starr!  WUP WUP!

[ancacool17]

my mother saw this cartoon when she was in 4th grade sooo old but cool!

[tradogg3]

I have loved this since I was kid me and my dad would watch it, and the sound track is great,

[Modeltsar]

I wish there was a DVd with Alan Thicke as the narrator as he was when I first saw it. Ringo is OK. But I want what I remember. THANK YOU for posting this anyway! :D

[foreverlaughing21]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS! I had this movie and I let my "future" niece borrow it when she was 3 and then her uncle and I broke up so I never got it back. That was such a sad day.

[mermaidsnorkeler]

I LOVED this when I saw it (PBS?)

I think it is firstly a condemnation of intolerance- as for the social-political message, interesting "point" roylopear....could be a the basis of a thesis

[SyvetheShairks]

It wasn't about "Intolerance", it was about discrimination based solely upon appearance.

There are PLENTY of things to be intolerant about... Like murder, and moonbat propaganda, for starters....

[Sabrinabeezle]

i thought my dad was making it up O.o apparently not

[roylopear]

I like how firmly placed within existentialism and left-wing socialistic individualism this cartoon is. Like Camus, Kant, and Sarte, it is a critique of the obsession with "is" and "ought", and rejects both the regimentation of the Nazis and the Leninists, and also the obsession with capital acquisition and market rule of the Libertarian Party and the Objectivists. It's a true expression of the early 70's New Left.

[Necroticpus]

Are you really for real? It's a cartoon made for kids. It's not meant for anyone to psychobabble all over or for a college kid's thesis. Try to enjoy the cartoon for what it is instead of reading some fakey pseudo-intellectual deep meaning into it. Lol, man.

[roylopear]

And I suppose "South Park" and "King of the Hill" have no political or philosophical bias either? LOL.

[Necroticpus]

Well, let me ask you this. What differences do you see between The Point vs. "South Park" and/or "King Of The Hill"? You don't have to answer me, just think about it.

[roylopear]

Well sure, one is for kids and one isn't. and yes, I understand Americans dislike politics and philosophy in their face. It's a big reason why Dr. Seuss made the messages in his stories so simple and whimsical. But the 60's and 70's "underground" comic and animation movement had some general progressive philosophy behind them. A portion of Americans were remarkably political around the year 1970.

[foreverlaughing21]

it actually was about all of that...you should really research things before you comment

[roylopear]

I wish someone had "K-9000_A_Space_Oddity" on here. It's an animation from the same era and it is awesome.

[roylopear]

Oops, I mean: "K-9000: A Space Oddity"

[roylopear]

In "K-9000: A Space Oddity", a dog is launched into space and encounters different bizarre planets. It's drawn in the same style as "The Point" and "Fritz the Cat".

[littlered1216]

Like so many others, I recall watching this movie when I was five with my parents. Now I have the DVD and album. It's still relevant and wonderfully inventive. One of Harry Nilson's greatest contributions. I wish more people knew of it...

[admarie82]

i freakin love you! i have been trying to explain this movie to my friends for at least a decade now. i grew up off this flick....and of course predator and aliens...ugh.

[baconeater]

This movie helped turn me into an agnostic on my way to becoming a full fledged atheist.

[remeredyth]

A much neglected/forgotten allegory of life.....compare it if you will with our current situation

[JamesBond531]

Thanks for posting this again on Youtube, someone else posted it and I saw it and loved it. I have the vinyl Lp, with the picture booklet, and I have almost all of Harry Nilsson's albums. Great Movie, thank you for posting!! ****

[angelicmindfreak]

I USED TO LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!

[ItsJustM3lissa]

my dad and i watched this all the time when i was about 3 years old... i couldn't remember the name so i googled "me and my arrow" and found the title.. and then found this! Thank you, XxXxPassionxXxX for posting this. it brought back so many memories!

[bunchie1966]

Such and underrated songwriter.

[thelmasss]

yeah¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ IS ringOOO

yeah also sounds different but I think is ´cos he´s soooo relax

I think is the way he talks now ^^

[alxfeld]

god i watched this movie so much as a kid

[cablagoobla]

Thank you!!! I loved this when I was little.

[hippiekyd416]

Omg.

I grew up with this movie.

Mom and I used to watch this together.

[claud4]

thank you !!!!!!

[Gilwen3]

I can't believe that's Ringo talking! Does his voice sound different to anyone else or is it just me?

[Corey1591]

i really love this movie i own it

and i watch it all the time

[ingridcanales]

my german teacher at our school would make us watch this movie EVERYTIME he wasnt there.

lol we got tired of it

[radioactivechimp]

The animation and songs reminds me a lot of Schoolhouse Rock.

[sillyass777]

I'd never heard of this movie before. Thank you for uploading this movie, my dad sent me a link.. I will have to buy it if I can find it (ebay, maybe).. I loved The Wall, Yellow Submarine, and Heavy Metal.. I'm sure this will be added to one of my favorites.. It's exciting to discover this. Thank you.. everyone that likes rock.. especially 60's-80's should check out my channel.. and listen to the playlists! There is a wide variety of music.. personal favorites..something for everyone.

[RodStewartfan1]

I LUV THIS MOVIE! THANKS FOR UPLOADING IT! BTW maybe you can help me out im confused. I thought Alan Thicke was the narrator but everyone says Ringo is the narrator. Im confused.

[radioactivechimp]

Alan Thicke was originally the narator, but Ringo narrated the video release.

[nellie0516]

This is one of my fav. movies as a kid. i have been talking about it with everyone i know and they all thought i was crazie.. now i can prove them wrong!!! thanks

[keirus69]

this is the best thing ive ever seen, i absolutely loved this movie as a kid, havent seen it for years, from the depths of my soul, thank you for taking me back to my childhood

[Dilbertedly]

wow this is fuked up shit

[themightyhun22]

AWW! i love this movie!!

i used to watch it alll the time.

[Sperluigi]

Thanks for posting this, so I can use it for youtube poops. XD

[dunskie]

The points in the artist's colony are getting baked.

[GigglesTehBunny]

OMG! I love this movie! ;D

[ronigambi]

this is a very good movie,i just bouth it at hastings

[xKasumi1984x]

absolutely LOVE this I always remember listening to the record when I was a kid, My Mum still has it (in perfect condition) Thank you for posting this :0D

[candance10]

This is still my favorite cartoon ever. I use to have it on VHS, and at the time I had no idea who Ringo even was. Where can I get this on DVD?

[drfoofoo]

I found it on ebay on dvd. :)

[NippleBandit]

Sorry your dad did that...maybe he'll do it again if you ask nicely.