Pagemaster, The (1994)

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(ROARS)
(GASPS)
(GASPING)
WOMAN: Alan, every ten-year-old
is afraid of something.
ALAN: The kid's afraid
of tuna-fish sandwiches.
Mercury levels in the tuna.
Whatever.
Alan, the world is a frightening place
to him right now.
I think we could be a little more supportive.
Supportive? I'm the most
supportive father on earth,
but I'm running out
of supportive things to do.
I signed him up for Little League,
he drove everybody crazy
with statistics about
how you can develop tumors
from being hit in the head with a ball.
Did you know that shin splints
can lead to blood clots in the legs?
Claire, he brought in a medical journal.
Nobody wanted to play after that.
And now I'm building him a tree house,
in a tree he refuses to climb.
You know he hates heights.
I don't know.
I just want to be a good father.
But you are a good father.
- (THUNDER RUMBLES)
- (GASPS)
I'm OK! I'm OK!
(THUNDER CRASHES)
Aah! No, I'm not!
Hey, Rich!
(LAUGHS)
Well?
You like it?
Uh, yeah, it's great, Dad.
Hey, how about bringing me up
that bag of nails?
No, come on up!
Look. Solid as a rock.
Dad, eight percent of all household
accidents involve ladders.
Another three percent involve trees.
We're looking at 11 percent
probability here.
Fine. Just put the bag in the bucket, OK?
(RESUMES HAMMERING)
- Rich.
- Huh?
Ow! (YELLS)
Oh! Oh!
Dad! Do you have feeling in your toes?
Yes, I have feeling in my toes.
Oh, Alan, honey, are you OK?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Fine. Oh!
Can't argue with statistics, Dad.
Statistics. Here's something you can do,
go down to Gutman's Hardware Store,
buy a pound of these.
But, Dad...
Son, you can't live your life
based on statistics.
You've gotta take some chances.
Now come on, buddy.
You can do this.
This is not good. Definitely not good.
(LIGHTS CHIRP)
(WARNING DEVICE BEEPS)
- BOY 1: All right!
- BOY 2: Whoa! Good one!
BOY 3: You went further that time.
- All right! Way to go, dude!
- All right, line it up.
(WARNING BEEP STOPS)
Hey, guys, look, it's Richie Tyler.
Hey, check out his clothes.
Hey, Tyler, where you going, the moon?
Get cable in that thing, Tyler?
Hey, what's the matter, you chicken?
(MAKES CHICKEN NOISES)
What's the matter, wuss,
forgot your training wheels?
(GASPS)
Uhh!
(THUNDER CRASHES)
(GRUNTS)
(YELLS)
(GASPS)
No cranial damage.
(WARNING BEEP STOPS)
- Oh!
- (ROARS)
(PANTS)
Hello?
(GASPS)
(SQUEAKING)
(WIND HOWLING)
Welcome to the library, young man.
Don't tell me. You're here
for a special book.
- Mister...
- Stop, stop, stop. Allow me to guess.
I have a talent for guessing
what people need.
You're in need of...
a fantasy.
Brave knights,
mythical fairies, ferocious dragons.
Look, all I want is...
Adventure!
Of course. You're a boy
who loves adventure!
Brimming with wicked demons,
cutthroat pirates...
No, no, that's not it.
Horror!
Horror! Evil demons!
Wretched monsters! Haunted houses!
Graveyards!
Yes.
It's horror for you, boy.
I'm sure of it.
Your library card, please.
I don't have one.
You do now.
Sign here.
Richard Tyler.
Consider this your passport
to the wonderful,
quite unpredictable world of books.
But I don't want any books.
That's what I'm trying to tell you.
I only came in here 'cause of the storm.
You mean you don't need...
Oh.
I see.
Is there a phone where
I can call my parents?
Through there.
Proceed in a northeasterly direction
until you get to the rotunda, and from there
head west through the fiction section.
And you'll find it. A public telephone.
You can't miss it.
(WIND BLOWS EERILY)
Don't be afraid, boy. If you lose your way,
merely direct yourself back to the exit sign.
(THUNDER)
(SHOES SQUEAK)
Wow!
Jeez!
(THUNDER)
Whoa! Oh!
Hello?
(VOICE ECHOING)
(SWORDPLAY)
(HORSE GALLOPS/NEIGHS)
Uh-oh.
(FALLING DROPLETS)
Huh?
Oh! Uhh!
(YELLS)
(ROARS)
(YELLS)
Uhh!
(YELLING) Help!
Mister, mister, where's the exit?
(SCREAMS)
Help!
(YELLS)
(GASPS)
Wha...
(GASPS)
Huh?
I'm... I'm a cartoon!
You... are an illustration.
Who... who are you?
I am the Pagemaster,
keeper of the books
and guardian of the written word.
(GASPS) You're the guy from up there!
Where are the others?
Why, they're here, of course!
And all around.
Maybe you can show me the way out?
Follow me.
L-ls that the way?
Oh, the only way.
Fiction, A to Z! Where all is possible!
Where a boy's imagination can take root
and grow to incredible heights!
(GRUNTING)
Where a boy's courage is a wind
that moves him to discovery!
(MEN CONTINUE GRUNTING)
And where your journey begins!
Uhh!
Whoa!
To find your way home,
you must face three tests,
horror, adventure and fantasy.
And remember this, when in doubt,
look to the books!
Aah! How do you stop this thing?
MAN 1: I am the ghost of Christmas past...
MAN 2: All the pirates shared a grave.
(CRASHING)
(PHONE OFF HOOK)
(MOANS)
OPERATOR: Due to the storm, all lines
have been temporarily disconnected.
Please try your call again later.
(MOANING) Oh! Ow!
(SIGHS)
This is not good.
Definitely not good at all.
- (GRUNTS)
- (YELLS)
Where's the son of a sea biscuit
knocked me from me crow's nest?
Where's he be? Where's he be?
So here be the lubber who knocked me on
me poop deck, and with no apologies too!
(GROWLS)
You fiction or nonfiction?
I'm... Richard. Richard Tyler.
- What kind of a book would that be?
- Uh, I'm not a book.
Got any proof?
See? Here's my name!
(GASPS)
A library card!
Oh, begging your pardon, lad.
I didn't know you was a customer!
Uh, look, all I wanna do is get outta here.
(LAUGHING) Of course you do, matey!
We all do.
But this is a library, mate.
Not everything's as it seems.
(THUNDERCLAP)
LIBRARIAN: Look to the books.
Look to the books.
(GASPS)
You... you said you knew the way out?
I know these waters
like the back of me hook!
(MUTTERS)
Uh... Uh...
This way.
I gotta get home.
My parents are probably
worried sick about me.
Well, I'm afeared I've been dry-docked
in this library far longer
than I'd like to remember.
As I sees it, you with your library card
are me ticket out of here!
Is it a deal, matey?
Ooh, I'm naked.
Uh, yeah, I guess so.
(LAUGHING)
That's the spirit, lad!
Can we get going now?
Aye aye! Let's scale this mast
and get our bearings!
Mast? That's a ladder.
I kind of have this thing about heights.
Huh. I'll take care of that.
(MUTTERING)
Mysterious Island. Yes.
Kidnapped.
Ah, here we be!
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Ah, the squid, yes, that's it!
It's a giant squid!
(SNARLS)
Ah!
Whoa!
Ohh!
Jump, boy!
It's jump for your life!
(SQUID ROARS)
Ohh!
(GASPING) Uhh!
(GRUNTING)
(WOMAN, MUFFLED)
Let go of my face! I can't breathe!
(MUFFLED VOICE/GASPS)
What are you doing, grabbing me like that
and messing up my pantyhose?
Hmph! Now I gotta straighten out
my Little Mermaid underwear.
Who... who are you?
(GRUMPILY) I'm Fantasy. Oh!
(CLEARS THROAT)
(SWEETLY) I'm Fantasy! What is this?
Hm.
It's a library card.
I'm a book, honey. I can read.
(CLEARS THROAT) Now tell me,
what's the one thing you wish for
more than anything in the world?
Anything in the world?
I-I'd like to get out of here.
I'll grant your wish, child. But you must
do me one small kindness in return.
You gotta check me outta here!
That's it? OK, let's go!
Do I have to click my heels or something?
(LAUGHS) Honey, you in the wrong story.
That was a close one, lad. Lad?
Hold on there, missis! The lad's with me!
- You know that short story?
- Yeah, he's adventure.
Honey, that's what they all say.
I heard that!
I'll have you know I'm a classic!
Mm-hm. A classic... misprint.
Why, you old sea serpent! I'll rip out
your pages and use them for... Oh, no!
Do something!
Hm.
(ADVENTURE YELLS)
Oops! (LAUGHS) I forgot. My wand doesn't
always work outside the fantasy section.
You mean you can't wish us to the exit?
(GROANS) That overdue shrew's
never even seen the exit.
More than you have, shorty!
In fact, the exit's just beyond
my fantasy section. Hmph!
Then what are ye doing in these parts?
There a witches' convention
around here, maybe?
Look, I was misshelved. (LAUGHS)
But that's over, now that young Prince
Charming here has come to check me out.
My good eye, he is.
The lad's checking me out!
Come on, boy, we're wasting time
chumming off this dinghy.
It's on to the exit for us!
If he thinks the exit's in that direction,
you know it's got to be in this one!
Don't listen to her, mate.
She's not sailing with a full crew!
Ah-ah-ah! (SNEEZES)
Fantasy! She's a bloody nightmare.
Let's leave him. He doesn't
even know where we are now!
Bilge water! Of course
I know where we are! We're...
Hound of the Baskervilles.
We're in Baskervilles.
Have a look-see!
Hm. Huh?
- (BARKS/GROWLS)
- (SCREAMS)
Hey, this way! Through here!
Nice doggy! Good doggy!
- Hurry!
- (GRUNTS)
(BARKS)
(ALL PANTING)
(SIGHS)
Oh, baby.
Are we still in the library?
Aye, lad. The horror section.
It looks pretty scary.
That it does. Just stay close to me and...
and you got nothing to worry about.
(SARCASTICALLY) Mm-hm.
There it is! The exit! (PANTS)
(SIGHS)
Looks like the only way to reach the exit
is through that there house.
No way I'm going in there.
It's your only chance, boy.
It's just a house.
Yeah, but 70 percent of all accidents
are household-related.
Dr. Jekyll. Mr. Hyde. Must be a duplex.
Whoa!
Go ahead, matey.
I'm... I'm right behind ye.
(GASPS)
Well? Ring the bell.
(PANTS)
(DOORBELL CHIMES)
Ohh!
- Good catch!
- Here, take it.
Isn't he sweet? (MAKES KISSING SOUNDS)
Oh, I scared you.
I'm sorry!
You mustn't judge a book by its cover.
Look, he's smiling!
(LAUGHING)
That's a smile?
All right, teatime's over.
Let's start navigating this house.
Huh? No, wait! Don't go in there!
It's scary inside!
Ha! I ain't afeared of nothing!
I'm afraid.
Of what?
Of, of... (YELLS)
And... Aah!
And... (MAKES CREEPY NOISE)
And... (IMITATES WOMAN SCREAMING)
Uh, I know how you feel.
Horror always has sad endings.
I come from a world of happy endings.
Why don't you come with us?
Yeah! And maybe you could
help us through the house.
Through the house? Hm.
Uh.
You can do it.
'Kay.
Friend?
(GULPS)
(GASPS) Oops!
Come on!
(SINGS INDISTINCTLY)
(GASPS)
Hm?
(MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY)
(SHIVERS)
He-hello?
A-anybody home?
(DOOR SLAMS SHUT)
- (ALL GASP)
- What was that?
(SCREECHES) Nevermore!
Get me out of here!
May I assist you in some way?
Oh. Hello there, Mr?
Doctor. Dr. Jekyll.
Well, sir, we did ring the bell.
It's all my fault. I was trying to help them
find their way
to the other side of the house.
The other side?
My boy, I derive no pleasure in telling you
that you are in extreme danger.
- Danger?
- Even as we speak.
Lurking in this very room,
waiting to strike, are forces of evil.
(GASPS)
(SCREAMS)
Wait for me! Wait for me!
Every man is possessed
of both good... and evil.
(SUAVELY) Oh, yes.
But enough of that.
Anyone care for a drink?
Hm?
Ah.
I'll have a go with you, doc.
Ooh!
Stay back! This is a man's drink!
(LAUGHS) Can I have the olive?
Oh!
Uh-oh.
Now look what you've done!
Whoa!
Ooh!
No! No, no! Don't drink it! Don't, don't!
(GASPS)
(YELLING)
(MOANING)
(ALL GASP)
(MOANS)
(LAUGHS)
(LAUGHS MANIACALLY)
Dr... Jekyll?
Dr. J?
My name is... Mr. Hyde!
(ALL GASP/SCREAM)
Easy, there!
(YELPS)
The stairs, mateys, the stairs!
Ahh!
Help, master! Don't leave me!
This is no way to treat
a library book. Sanctuary!
Sanctuary!
(LAUGHS MANIACALLY)
Sanctuary!
Honey, you got to help him!
But I... I...
Oh!
At least this wand is good for something.
Come on!
Which way?
Down. Definitely down.
No, up. Definitely up! Up, up, up!
Come on!
(GASPING)
What's going on?
Ghost stories.
(SCREAMING)
Ha ha!
Get me outta here!
Aah!
Close the door!
Whoa!
Down there? I... I can't.
Come on, boy! Even books have spines.
Come, master!
I can do this. I can do this.
Aah!
Uhh! Uhh!
(GROWLS)
PAGEMASTER'S VOICE: Reach deep
within yourself, Richard.
Seize the courage.
Uhh! Uhh!
Whoa!
- Yay! You did it! You did it!
- Grand, boy!
(LAUGHING)
Hooray, hooray, hooray.
Wow.
(CHUCKLES)
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
Do ya smell it? Breathe it in, mateys.
Ha ha!
The land of adventure!
Look! There's the exit!
(ALL CHUCKLING)
(CHUCKLING)
Hey! Wait for me!
Ha ha ha!
Home, sweet home!
There's only room for one up here.
From now on, it'll be smooth sailin'!
(LAUGHING)
What are ya laughin' at?
(LAUGHING)
Whoa!
Uhh!
A boat!
Is it... safe?
I wrote the book on sailin'.
In fact, I am the book on sailin'.
I'm impressed.
(LAUGHING)
We're sinking. We're going down!
Somebody do something!
(WAILING)
Thank you.
Shove off, lads!
(ACCORDION PLAYING)
RICH: Jeez, the water looks kind of choppy.
Maybe we should've stayed
back there where it was safe.
(PLAYS DISCORDANT NOTE)
Whalin' men.
(MEN GRUNTING)
ADVENTURE: It's Cap'n Ahab, it is!
Another guy with a peg leg.
Mm-hm. Seems to be
a fashion statement around here.
- Did you see it?
- RICH: See what?
The devil of the deep. The white whale.
- Hm?
- Moby Dick!
Thar she blows!
I grin at thee, thou grinning whale!
(GASPS) He's possessed!
He's insane!
He's my kind of guy!
(GRUNTING)
Look!
It's headed straight for them!
Thou damned whale!
Thus, I give up the spear!
(GROWLS)
So, you think I scared it?
He shouldn't swim right after eating,
you know. He'll get cramps.
Where did he go?
Aah!
Row! Row for your lives!
(SCREAMING)
(COUGHING)
Guys! Where are you?
(PANTING)
(SCREAMING)
(SPUTTERING)
Adventure? Boy, am I ever glad to see you.
Huh?
All right, all right!
Where's Horror?
And Fantasy?
Where are they?
I searched for 'em
as much as I could, mate.
I'm afraid... I'm afraid they've gone
below with Davy Jones.
No. It can't be.
You guys are the only friends I've ever had.
(SNIFFLING)
She's a cruel sea, lad.
They gotta be out there.
Horror!
Fantasy!
Sharks!
(GASPING)
We may be joining them other two
sooner than you think.
Hey, look!
Help, help! Over here!
Careful, mate.
Not all sharks are in the water.
- Get us out of here!
- (GRUNTS)
This way! Help!
(CHUCKLING EVILLY)
It's a good thing you guys came along.
Ohh! We're missing two others
about his size. Did you see 'em?
He's all the catch we've had today.
(GROWLS)
(LAUGHING)
(BLOWS WHISTLE)
Huh?
(WHISTLE BLOWS IN DISTANCE)
I knew it! It's him!
Who?
The meanest, black-hearted pirate
that ever sailed the seven seas.
Long John Silver!
(CACKLING)
(COCKS GUN)
Just set your keel down, mate.
John Silver's expecting live company.
(CACKLING)
Uhh!
Give the word, Cap'n Silver, sir,
and I'll show you the color of his insides.
Red! Red! They're red!
Stow your cutlass, Tom Morgan.
I want a better look at his outsides first.
Long John Silver!
Aye, lad, the very same.
Well, seeing as how me men plucked you
out of the water like a drownin' field rat,
you'll be joinin' our happy family
as our new cabin boy.
Thanks, but I already have a family.
I really should be getting home now.
Oh, I think you are home.
Heh heh heh heh.
John Silver! Touch one hair on that boy's
head, and you'll be answerin' to me!
(LAUGHS)
Well, come aboard, matey! Ha ha.
Uhh!
You wouldn't happen to be going
after me treasure, would you, now?
You ain't got any treasure
worth goin' after!
- No treasure?
- No treasure?
He's lyin'! There's plenty
of treasure for all of ya!
Search him!
The boy, too.
(PIRATES LAUGHING)
(ACCORDION PLAYING)
Hm.
Why, looky here.
Here he be, Cap'n.
What might this here be?
Money! It's yours! Keep it!
- Money, he says!
- Keep it, he says!
(LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY)
- Hm. Library card.
- PARROT: Library card?
A cabin boy don't need no library card.
(LAUGHS)
(GASPING)
I'd like to get out of here!
Land ho!
There she be, mateys!
Treasure Island!
(CHEERING)
(LAUGHING)
Stay on your toes, mate. When they go
for the gold, we'll make our break.
Quit your squawkin'!
Look to the map. What's it say?
It's, uh, in the middle, by the waterfall.
No, it's east by some broccoli.
- Give me that!
- PARROT: Broccoli.
You half-wits! It's west, by a tree!
(MUTTERING) East, by broccoli!
PARROT: They're all idiots.
(GASPS)
What sort of way is that for bones to lie?
It ain't natural.
This island's haunted. It's accursed, it is!
Oh, you're all yellow dogs.
Open your eyes. The bones is the compass
pointin' the way to the doubloons.
(ALL GASP)
(LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY)
It's gone!
Dig deeper, boys!
LONG JOHN: I say, dig deeper!
Find the treasure!
One gold piece. This is your treasure, is it?
Let's kill him and eat his parrot.
Stand by for trouble.
We mighta known you'd double-cross us.
(PARROT SQUAWKS)
Throw down your weapons, John Silver!
Why, you pack of back-bitin' dogs!
You'll be regrettin' this, George Merry.
Save your speeches. Dead men don't bite.
HORROR: 16 men
on a dead man's stomach...
FANTASY: No! No! Chest! Chest!
Chest! Chest!
(CACKLES)
Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of rum!
Evil spirits.
Sanctuary!
(SHOUTING)
Ohh.
Horror! You're alive!
Not for long. Hee hee hee hee hee!
Aah!
Ohh!
Ohh-ohh!
Ahchoo!
Fantasy!
Naturally. Well, who were you expecting,
honey, the tooth fairy? (LAUGHS)
Get them!
Ha ha! At last, a good fight!
Aah!
Uhh!
(MUFFLED) Get me outta here!
(LAUGHING)
(WAGGLING TONGUE)
(LAUGHING)
Hey!
Why, you...
(GRUNTING)
(BIRD CHIRPING)
Uhh!
(PARROT SQUAWKS)
Get the boat, boy.
We're gonna be shovin' off.
I'm not going with you.
The sword, honey. Get the sword.
Don't even think it, boy.
He ain't got the heart.
(SHIVERING)
Hyah! Uhh!
(GRUNTS)
Stay back!
Avast there, laddie.
Somebody could get hurt
with that blade you got thar.
Be careful, master.
(SQUAWKS) In the boat.
Huh? Easy now, matey. Easy. I'm goin'.
Right ye are. Into the boat, aye aye.
Ye be a hard lad, Richard Tyler.
(GRUNTING)
Good sailin' to ya, shipmate.
15 men on a dead man's chest
Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of rum
- Way to go, honey.
- Yes!
(LAUGHING)
Whew. Oh, I wish my dad coulda seen me.
Boy, I thought you two were goners.
We almost were,
until this enchanting fellow
discovered he could float.
It's hollow.
(GRUNTING)
- Who's there?
- Adventure!
Adventure who?
What do you mean, Adventure who?
Open the blasted door, you dog-eared...
Aah!
(CHUCKLES)
Perfect timing.
I was just thanking these guys
for saving us.
(GROWLS)
I coulda taken the lot of 'em
with one hand tied behind me back!
That's just his way of saying thanks.
You're welcome!
Ahoy, matey!
Aye, we're lusty adventurous men.
Go away. You don't know
what you're talkin' about.
I-I know I'm not your favorite kind of book,
but I could be just like you.
You'll never be Adventure!
Ye ain't got the spine for it.
And take that stupid thing off!
Sorry.
(MUTTERING) Thinks he can be a pirate!
(SIGHS)
PAGEMASTER'S VOICE: Seize the courage,
Richard, then you will reach the exit.
I'll never get home.
You did good, honey.
I lost the library card.
I can't check anybody out.
We'll never get to the exit now.
Honey, never say "never" around Fantasy,
because sometimes you've got to fight
to make a wish come true.
So come on. Don't quit on me now.
Yeah.
Huh! That crazy hunchbook. Ahh.
You don't see me pretending to be Horror.
(GROANS)
(GASPS/GRUNTS)
Why are you sittin' around
like a bunch of ol' wenches at teatime?
Pick one.
Mmm...
That one.
(CHUCKLES)
My library card!
I wrestled it away from three sharks
who was eyein' it for breakfast.
At no small threat to me life, neither.
Mm-hm.
Where's Horror? Wasn't he with you?
He was, but he, uh...
I mean, I sort of, uh... He, uh...
What did you say to him now?
Well, I, uh... I, uh... I just, uh, uh...
I'll go find him.
Yeah, you better go find him.
And be quick about it!
Horror!
(GASPS) Horror!
ADVENTURE: Horror.
(CHATTERING)
Hang on, mate! I'm coming!
(SHOUTING)
You're lucky I was published
with a thick hide!
Hm?
(SHOUTS)
(SCREAMING)
Come back, ya jellyfish!
(SIGHING)
Speak to me, mate.
Ye had a good heart
and ye was braver than ye knew.
I... I'd walk the plank if I thought
it would bring ye back.
That's beautiful.
Huh?
This is too cute.
Uhh!
Are you OK?
Thanks to my friend here.
Get off me!
Did you see that?
See what?
My wand! It's blinkin'!
That can only mean one thing.
The exit!
- The checkout!
- A happy ending.
Ohh!
(HORROR LAUGHING)
(LAUGHS)
Let's go! Come on!
Are you sure that swizzle stick of yours
is workin' right?
Hm.
I don't know. Maybe we should test it.
You've gone overboard, missis!
(CRASH)
(LAUGHING)
(WHATEVER YOU IMAGINE PLAYING)
Whatever you imagine
Is where your heart can go
There are worlds filled with treasure
Time without measure
To learn whatever you may need to know
Imagine
CHILDREN: Imagine
You and I could fly...
- Look! Mother Goose!
- FANTASY: Hey, girl!
And leave all our doubts
and fears behind...
Hello, my little baby. Hi!
You see, that's just what can happen
If you look inside your mind
There's no limit to the wonders
You can find
Whatever you imagine
Can make your life brand-new
There are miracles waiting
So keep concentrating
And I promise you that if you do
(SPLATTER)
Whatever you imagine can come true
Wait for me!
Hey! Come here! Those are my glasses!
Hey! Don't go up there!
What's the matter?
Is Adventure afraid to go in?
What? I live for moments like this.
(SIGHS)
(GASPS)
Look! There it is! The exit!
(GRUMBLING)
(GASPS)
Me sword! Uhh!
(HUMMING)
(GRUNTING)
(RUMBLING)
(SCREAMING)
Earthquake!
(GRUNTING)
(SCREAMING)
(YELLING)
(ROARING)
Quick! Find page 1,001.
Arabian Nights?
That's it!
Ohh!
Get the boy!
(SCREAMING)
(GRUNTING)
Come on! The exit's up there!
(GRUNTING)
(SCREAMING)
We're gonna make it!
- Hooray! We're gonna make...
- Aah! My wand!
Oh, baby. I wish that hadn't happened.
(YELLING)
(CRASH)
(GRUNTING)
Come on, guys! The exit!
(ALL GROANING)
This way, guys!
(GASPS)
Aah!
We're almost there!
We made it!
Guys?
This dragon is history!
Don't try to stop me!
Be careful.
Huh? Hm.
(GIGGLES)
You really are a classic.
(GASPS)
(CHUCKLES)
Mmm!
(SIGHS)
How would you like
to curl up with a good book?
(SMACK)
(GRUNTING)
Oh, me binding!
In your dreams!
Ooh!
Adventure, up here!
Go on, lad! Save yourself!
You think a bag of hot air
is enough to stop me?
Dragon? He's more like a dragonfly, he is!
Look out!
(GASPING)
(GROWLING)
(HUMMING)
Uhh.
Happy birthday.
(SIGHS)
(GROWLS)
Hang on, guys! I'm coming!
A sword.
Yes!
Ha ha! That's it, boy! Go for the gizzard!
- Bite him, bite him!
- (BARKS)
Aah!
Yah!
- Watch out for his tail!
- ADVENTURE: You've got him on the run!
Aah!
(GRUNTING)
I'm not scared of you!
Aah!
Huh?
(COUGHING)
Aah!
(COUGHS)
I gotta get out of here.
(GRUNTING)
Aah!
Fantasy's wand!
This is not good. Definitely not good at all.
Uh-oh.
(GHOSTLY VOICE) Look to the books.
Look to the books.
Look to the books.
Look to the books!
Alice in Wonderland.
Off with his head!
Sheesh!
Mnh-mnh.
Jack and the Beanstalk.
Yeah! This is it!
(GASPING)
I hate heights!
Aah!
Matey!
He's alive!
Aah!
Come on, guys!
Uhh!
(LAUGHING)
(GRUNTING)
Whew.
Are you all right?
Wh... wha...
Master, you saved us!
That ya did, matey.
(GASPS)
Baby, you're the greatest.
Mm-wah!
Who's there?
The Pagemaster.
Hey! How'd you get here?
Quit it! We're in the presence
of the Pagemaster.
I know who he is!
He's the guy who did all this to me!
Do you have any idea
what I've been through?
Tell me.
I was nearly torn apart by a crazy doctor.
I was made a slave
by a bunch of mangy pirates,
and eaten, got that, eaten
by a fire-breathing dragon!
He don't mean it, my Pagemaster.
He don't mean it.
Not to mention being tossed, squashed
and scared practically to death.
Yet you stand before me.
Well... yeah.
Think, boy! What kind of an adventure
would you have had
if I'd brought you here
with the turn of a page?
(CACKLING)
(ALL GASP)
(LAUGHING)
You prevailed over evil.
Ah, you looked Moby Dick in the eye, boy.
Ah, you had pirates tough, me lad,
and don't no one speak any different.
If I had brought you here from the start,
you never would have found the courage
to face your own fears.
(ROARS)
And in doing so,
you triumph here and always.
Hey, is that... That's me!
That was you.
I'm ready to go home now.
(SIGHS)
I mean, we're ready.
The world awaits.
Whoa!
Godspeed to you, boy!
Wait for me!
(YELLING)
Aah!
You took quite a spill, young man.
Huh?
Are you all right?
Careful! You'll slip again!
Hey, wait a minute! Wait a minute!
Wait! Uh, I forgot something.
Here.
I'm afraid you can only check out two.
Horror? But I promised him.
You promised whom?
- Look, I need... Just this once?
- Shh.
I have a talent
for guessing what people need.
Just this once.
Shh.
Yes!
Good. That was definitely good.
CLAIRE: I can't imagine where he could be.
Maybe we should call the police.
(GASPS) Alan!
He's home.
Alan.
It's impossible.
(OWL HOOTING)
Rich?
We probably should put him in his bed.
Let's let him sleep up here tonight.
Love you, Richie.
Good night, son.
HORROR: It's dark out here.
I wish there was a night-light.
FANTASY: Honey, wish granted.
(GASPS) Ooh.
(LAUGHING)
- Hooray! Hooray!
- (BREATHES DEEPLY)
Breathe it in, mateys.
This be the land of adventure.
You can lay to that.
(CRYING)
Come here, handsome. Why you cryin'?
Because I have friends. (SNIFFLES)
(CHUCKLES)
That you do, matey.
Aye, that you do.
Ahem.
You know what would
make this a happy ending?
A kiss.
OK.
(SMACKS KISS)
I meant from her!
(LAUGHING)
When this world
The real-life world
You're livin' in
Just gets too much
For you to take
When you find
Too many troubles on your mind
And feel just like
There's no escape
BOTH: And it seems your heart's forgotten
How to believe
Turn a page in your soul
Mmm, there's a place you can go
Close your eyes and let your heart
Fly free
Dream away, dream away
Let imagination light your way
Take you as far
As your heart can see
Dream
Dream away, dream away
To a place where hope is shining
Find your silver lining
Everything you need
Everything is...
Just a dream away
Ooh
Remember when
A dream could take you anywhere
Anywhere you want to
Just a wish
Anything could be
When the farthest star was
one more star you could reach
Take a look in your heart
'Cause that's where dreams always start
Anything is real
If you just believe
Believe, believe
Ohh, ohh, ohh
Dream away, dream away
Let imagination light your way
Take you as far
As your heart can see
Dream
Dream away, dream away
To a place where hope is shining
Find your silver lining
Everything you need
Everything is...
Just a dream away
All it takes is faith
to make your dreams come true
Oh, oh
And somewhere in this world
There'll be somebody
To share your dreams
With you
Hey
Yeah, oh, yeah
Ohh
Oh, yeah, oh
Dream away, dream away
Let imagination light your way
Take you as far
As your heart can see
Dream
Dream away, dream away
To a place where hope is shining
Find your silver lining
Everything you need
Is just a dream
Just a dream
Away
Yeah
(VOCALIZING)
(WHATEVER YOU IMAGINE PLAYING)
Whatever you imagine
Can one day come to be
There are dreams to awaken
Roads to be taken
Follow them and they will set you free
Whatever you imagine
Is where your heart can go
There are worlds filled with treasure
Time without measure
To learn whatever
You may need to know
Imagine
CHOIR: Imagine
You and I
Could fly past the sun
And leave all our doubts and fears
Behind us
You see, that's just what can happen
If you look inside your mind
There's no limit to the wonders
You can find
Whatever you imagine
Can make your life brand-new
There are miracles waiting
So keep concentrating
And I promise you that if you do
Whatever you imagine can come true
Whatever you imagine
- Can make your life brand-new
- Can make your life brand-new
There are miracles waiting
So keep concentrating
And I promise you that if you do
Whatever you imagine
Will come true
Ooh