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The Lorax

  • TV Movie
  • 1972
  • Not Rated
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
3.8K
YOUR RATING
The Lorax (1972)
Animal AdventureHand-Drawn AnimationAnimationDramaFamilyFantasyMusical

A ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.A ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.A ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.

  • Director
    • Hawley Pratt
  • Writer
    • Dr. Seuss
  • Stars
    • Eddie Albert
    • Bob Holt
    • Athena Lorde
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    3.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hawley Pratt
    • Writer
      • Dr. Seuss
    • Stars
      • Eddie Albert
      • Bob Holt
      • Athena Lorde
    • 30User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast8

    Eddie Albert
    Eddie Albert
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Bob Holt
    Bob Holt
    • The Lorax
    • (voice)
    • …
    Athena Lorde
    • Miss O'Schmunsler
    • (voice)
    Harlen Carraher
    • Boy
    • (voice)
    Irene Tedrow
    Irene Tedrow
    • Thneed Customer
    • (voice)
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Singer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Thurl Ravenscroft
    • Singer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Vivian Vance
    Vivian Vance
    • Singer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hawley Pratt
    • Writer
      • Dr. Seuss
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews30

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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'The Lorax' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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    Related interests

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    Animal Adventure
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    Hand-Drawn Animation
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    Animation
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    Fantasy
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    Musical

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The Humming Fish's line "I hear things are just as bad up in Lake Erie" was originally in the book (except at least one British version), but was removed 18 years after it was published when Dr. Seuss was informed by two research associates from the Ohio Sea Grant Program about the cleanup of Lake Erie.
    • Goofs
      When the Lorax puts the thneed back on the porch, his mustache changes from yellow to white just before he picks up the thneed. In the next shot, his mustache has changed back to yellow.
    • Quotes
      • The Once-ler: Then, oh, baby, oh! How my business did grow! Now chopping trees one at a time was too slow! So I promptly invented my Super-Axe-Hacker, which whacked off four truffula trees in one smacker! We were making thneeds four times as fast as before! And my profits, incidentally, were soaring galore!
    • Alternate versions
      There was a "sing-a-long" version available on VHS.
    • Connections
      Edited into In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 14, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
    • Production companies
      • The Cat in the Hat Productions
      • CBS Television Network
      • DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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