Harold et le Crayon Magique

Original title: Harold and the Purple Crayon

2024
PG
1h 30m

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5.7/10

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High-Concept Comedy Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds... Read allInside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life.Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

7.9K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,232

665

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Videos8

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Official Trailer

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Harold And The Purple Crayon: Improv Guy (UK)

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Harold And The Purple Crayon: Getting Good At This

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Harold And The Purple Crayon: Taking Flight (UK)

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Harold And The Purple Crayon: Colors (Lyric Video)

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Trivia
Although the film makes extensive use of CGI effects for many of the scenes, some of the shots where Harold appears to draw in mid air were actually done with Harold (Zachary Levi) drawing on a sheet of glass placed between him and the camera.

Goofs
After Harold paints the house, while Terry is lecturing him about feeding Mel pies for breakfast, the house behind her is not purple.

Quotes
Narrator: [his note to Harold] Dear Harold. One day you might wanna know why I made you. In the beginning, you were just a boy with a purple crayon and a blank page. I wanted to show folks that with a little imagination, you can make your life whatever you want it to be. I wanted you to inspire people to live their lives that way too. We only have so much time in this world, but we leave our mark in the lives we change, and I know you, Harold, will keep inspiring our world, one person at a time. Because life isn't something that just happens to you. It's something you create. The trick is in the imagining.

Crazy credits
There is a scene part way through the credits showing Gary meeting the Princess in his fantasy world.

Connections
Referenced in OWV Updates: The Seventh OWV Awards - Last Update of 2022 (2022)

Soundtracks
Take It
Written by Alexander Markwell and Christina Aubry
Performed by Batz
Courtesy of Bleed101

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Featured review

7/10

Cheer up

I took my 9 year old nephew, he has adhd, can be hard to please, fidgeted all the way through, then when the credits rolled, hugged me and told me he loved it.

As a rule, I avoid kids films like the plague. I didn't hate it, at all.

The acting, animation, script and cinematography were pretty decent, as was the plot. It made me laugh at least three times (very hard to do) - it has some excellent morals/themes around loss, self worth, forgiveness and friendship. It's a traditional heroic journey/quest. It's a format well known, so we knew what we were getting. The crayon is used in some really creative ways, getting the characters out of some sticky situations.

I think a lot of films these days, especially in the few kids films I've endured, are very busy, loud, and complex when they don't need to be. This was simple and fun. There's also some in jokes for the grown ups, that was appreciated.

It definitely got laughs, and it seemed like the kids leaving this movie were happy.

Would love an 18+ Harold and his purple crayon. Just putting that into the universe.