Dr. Seuss - The Lorax
 | Directed by Hawley Pratt Starring: Bob Holt, Harlen Carraher, Athena Lorde, Eddie Albert Universal Home Video, 1972, VHS Tape Customer Rating: 26 reviews Recommend This product is currently not available and cannot be purchased. It means that we have no merchant offers for this product at the moment or it was discontinued by the manufacturer. |
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This adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book about pollution and environmental damage may be a bit heavy for younger kids. But children age six and older, as well as adults, will find much to ponder in its story of capitalist greed gone amok. The Lorax is a creature that once lived in a beautiful paradise, populated by animals and trees. When Mr. Once-Ler comes along and starts cutting down trees to make the profitable (but useless) Thneeds , the Lorax voices concern, saying, "I speak for the trees! Let 'em grow! They say I'm old fashioned and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast." Mr. Once-Ler ignores the Lorax's warnings, and lives to regret it. Eventually, paradise has become a barren wasteland. All the trees are cut down; the factory has closed; the animals, birds, and fish have fled; and the air is polluted. Even the Lorax is gone. The fate of the Lorax is put in the hands of a young child at the end, when the chastened Once-Ler gives him the last tree seed, with the admonition: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing will change." The themes of capitalism, depletion of resources, and selfish affluence may be a bit heavy for kids under five, but with some parental guidance this makes for an educational and moving tale that can spark family discussions about the importance of respecting the wealth we all inherit from the natural world. — Elisabeth Keating
Title: Dr. Seuss - The Lorax
Sales Rank: 7799 in VHS
Actor: Bob Holt, Harlen Carraher, Athena Lorde, Eddie Albert
Director: Hawley Pratt
Studio: Universal Home Video, 2001-11-20, Theatrical Release: 1972-02-14
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, Original recording reissued, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language)
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 30 minutes
- Great!
- Great! The DVD came quickly and was able to be used in a classroom lesson re: the environment! … More reviews
- easter present for my girlfriend
- I got these for her because she is a huge dr seuss fan, because she grew up watching them. She loved watching them. More reviews
- A neccessary addition
- I watched them as a kid, and read the books too. Now I get to share the books and videos with my kids and we are all happy about that. Wonderfully done and ready to enjoy this one is a good place to start, or a good way to continue your collection.… More reviews
- This is a story every family should have access to
- My boys love this story, and what's more, it's not pointless entertainment. It's an important message about being better stewards of our environment. We do everything we can at home to do our part, but this story drives the point home why it's so important.
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