Pufnstuf (1970)
Feb 23, 2004Gonzo Children's Film/Magical Island
Mind-spinning film spinoff of the tv series H.R. Pufnstuf, this plays out like The Wizard of Oz on hallucinogens
Don Messick
Charlotte’s Web (1973)
Jul 3, 2002Animation/Talking Barnyard Animals
A classic animated film. A delightful film about a young pig that seeks to change his fate and gets aid from a spider that can spell. A theatrical outing for Hanna-Barbera, creator of tv's The Flintstones et al
The Hobbit (1977)
Sep 3, 2005Epic Fantasy Adventure/Animation
Generally overlooked animated adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien book made for tv by Rankin-Bass. This keeps to the text very faithfully - more so than Peter Jackson - and is only let down by some limited animation
The Return of the King (1980)
Oct 11, 2022J.R.R. Tolkien Adaptation/Animation/Epic Fantasy
Way back before Peter Jackson, there was another whole era of Tolkien adaptations, including this animated adaptation of the third book, which is a peculiar oddity if nothing else
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
May 29, 2012Animation/Epic Fantasy
One of Rankin-Bass's animated films, this has an ambitious epic fantasy plot with original themes about the line between science and magic, although this is undone by Rankin-Bass's limited animation