The Incredible Book Escape
7.9
1980
1 hr 0 min
Adventure
, Animation
Young girl is locked at the library after it closes. Soon after, four storybook characters come to life in front of her.
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- Cast:
- Quinn Cummings , Ruth Buzzi , Penelope Sudrow , George Gobel , Tammy Grimes , Arte Johnson , Hans Conried
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Reviews
Purely Joyful Movie!
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Excellent but underrated film
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I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
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A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
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