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    • Source: The Point

      • The Point may refer to:


      Buildings and venues


      The Point, Cardiff, a church-turned-music venue in Wales
      The Point Theatre, Dublin, former name of 3Arena, an indoor amphitheatre
      The Point, Eastleigh, a theatre and dance studios, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England
      The Point, Milton Keynes, an entertainment complex in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
      The Point, Panama City, an all-residential building in Panama City, Panama
      The Point, Aberdeen, apartment building, retaining spire of previous church
      Point State Park, at the confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, called The Point by natives
      The Point, a conference facility and landmark at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England
      United States Military Academy, known as "The Point" because it is near West Point, New York


      Places


      Covington, Kentucky, originally known as The Point
      The Point, Louisville, a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky
      The Point or Easton's Point, a historical neighborhood in Newport, Rhode Island


      Radio


      WCYT (91.1 FM The Point), a nonprofit educational station that plays alternative and indie music in Fort Wayne, Indiana
      KKPT (94.1 FM The Point), a classic-rock radio station in Little Rock, Arkansas
      WJLK-FM (94.3 FM The Point), an adult top-40 radio station in Asbury Park, New Jersey
      WKBE (100.3 FM The Point), an alternative radio station in Warrensburg, New York
      WTBV (formerly 101.5 FM The Point), a radio station that played 1980s, 1990s, and late 1970s music
      KPNT (105.7 FM The Point), an alternative-rock radio station in St. Louis, Missouri
      KHPT (106.9 FM The Point), a radio station that plays "the Best of the 80's and more" in Conroe, Texas
      The Point (radio network), a network of radio stations in Vermont
      The Point (radio show), a Canadian radio program which aired in 2008 and 2009


      Other uses


      The Point (film), a 2006 film
      The Point!, a 1971 animated film, album, and musical by Harry Nilsson
      The Point (magazine), an American literary magazine
      The Point (2021 TV series), a studio show about the National Hockey League
      The Point (the Gambia), a newspaper published in the Gambia
      The point (ice hockey), a position in ice hockey
      The Point, a band featuring Nicke Andersson and Neil Leyton
      Public Oregon Intercity Transit, styled The POINT, a public transit system
      The POINT Community Development Corporation, an organization in the South Bronx
      The Point, precursor company to Groupon
      The Point with Mark Hyman, an editorial series by commentator Mark Hyman


      See also


      Point (disambiguation)

    • Source: The Point!

      • The Point! is the sixth studio album by American songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson, released in late 1970. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by Fred Wolf, which aired in early February 1971 on the ABC-TV network. Its lead single, "Me and My Arrow", peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.

      The Point! is a fable that tells the story of a boy named Oblio, the only round-headed person in the Pointed Village, where by law everyone and everything must have a point. Nilsson explained his inspiration for The Point!: "I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little branches came to points, and the houses [each] came to [a] point. I thought, 'Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's [still] a point to it.'"


      Story


      The round-headed Oblio has had to wear a pointed hat since birth to conceal his "pointless" condition from his pointy-headed peers. However, Oblio is accepted in the town despite his nonconformity, until one day, when the son of an fanatic evil count is unwittingly dishonored by Oblio. The count's son challenges Oblio to a one-on-one game of Triangle Toss, where participants catch triangles on their heads. Oblio wins with the help of his dog Arrow. In a fit of rage, the count, who wants his son to rule the land one day, confronts the good-hearted but timid king to reaffirm the law of the land, which states that those who are pointless must be banished from the kingdom and into the Pointless Forest. A jury reluctantly convicts both Oblio and Arrow, leaving the king with no choice but to send the pair away.
      Oblio and Arrow are sent to the Pointless Forest, but soon discover that even the Pointless Forest has a point. They meet curious creatures like giant bees, a "pointed man" pointing in all directions who proclaims "A point in every direction is the same as no point at all!", a man made of rocks, three dancing fat sisters, and a walking, talking tree who helps Oblio see that everyone has a point, although it might not be readily displayed.
      Oblio and Arrow spend the night in the Pointless Forest, then awaken to a large stone hand with the finger pointing to their "destination point". They take the road indicated by the hand and make their way back to the Land of Point, where they receive a hero's welcome from the land's citizens, and the king. Oblio begins to tell his story but is interrupted by the furious count, who is then silenced by the king.
      Oblio tells the king and the people of the land that everything has a point, including the Pointless Forest, and himself. Angered, the count pulls off Oblio's pointed hat, but is taken aback when he sees a point on top of Oblio's bare head.
      Upon this revelation the points of everyone else in the land disappear and the pointed buildings become round.


      Album


      The Point! album, unlike the later film, features Nilsson himself telling the story directly to the listener, providing all the characters' voices as well as the narration.
      A small comic book was included with the vinyl record when it was first released. The comic was illustrated by Gary Lund, who was also the production designer of the animated film.
      On November 19, 2002, BMG Heritage released a Deluxe CD of the album with demos and a bonus track.


      = Track listing

      =


      Charts




      Animated television film




      = Production

      =
      The Point, an animated adaptation of the story, first aired on February 2, 1971. It was the first animated feature ever to air in prime time on US television, appearing on the ABC television network as an ABC Movie of the Week.
      The film was directed by Fred Wolf and produced by Murakami-Wolf Films in association with Nilsson House Music. This version uses a framing device of a father telling his son the fable as a bedtime story. In its initial airing, the voice of the father was provided by Dustin Hoffman, a friend of Nilsson's, who agreed to take US$20,000 for his narration (equivalent to $150,000 in 2023), but to be used on one broadcast only; for later airings of the film, the narration had to be re-recorded. The initial re-recording was done by actor Alan Barzman. The VHS and DVD releases feature another of Nilsson's friends, Ringo Starr, as the father. Another version, seen on cable television in the 1980s and 1990s, featured narration by Alan Thicke. The voices of Oblio and the narrator's son were provided by Mike Lookinland, best known for playing Bobby Brady on the television series The Brady Bunch.
      A 50th anniversary Blu-ray edition of the animated version (with the Ringo Starr narration) was released in February 2020.


      = Voice cast

      =

      Paul Frees as Oblio's Father/Pointed Man's Right Head/King/Leaf Man/Villagers
      June Foray as Pointed Man's Middle Head
      Unknown as Pointed Man's Left Head
      Lennie Weinrib as Count
      William E. Martin as Rock Man
      Buddy Foster as Count's Son
      Joan Gerber as Oblio's Mother
      Mike Lookinland as Oblio


      Musical play


      In the mid-1970s, Esquire Jauchem, artistic director of the Boston Repertory Theater, adapted and directed a stage musical version that starred 18-year-old David Morse as Oblio. The production later toured to the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence. In 1991, Nilsson gave Jauchem permission to remount his adaptation of The Point! at the Chapel Court Theatre in Hollywood, run by Richard and Tamara Merson, who had been involved in the Mermaid Theatre production in London, as well.
      In 1977, a stage adaptation of The Point! was presented at the Mermaid Theatre in London. Featured in the cast were Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz, both former members of the band The Monkees and long-time friends of Nilsson. To accommodate the expansion of The Point! to a full-length musical, other Nilsson songs from various points in his career were incorporated. An original cast album was released in the United Kingdom by MCA. A CD version was released by Varèse Sarabande on July 1, 2016, under license from Geffen, which controls the MCA Records catalogue via Universal Music.


      = London credits

      =


      Cast


      Davy Jones as Oblio
      Micky Dolenz as Count's Kid and The Leafman
      Colin Bennett as The Count
      David Claridge as Arrow
      Veronica Clifford as Oblio's Mum, Balloon Lady
      Noel Howlett as The King
      Julia Lewis as Oblio's Girlfriend
      Clovissa Newcombe as Count's Lady, The Pointed Man
      Mark Penfold as The Pointed Man
      Felix Rice as The Rockman
      Chrissy Roberts as Balloon Lady
      Denny Ryder as The Pointed Man
      Roy Sampson as Oblio's Dad
      Gary Taylor as Balloon Man, New Bird
      Backing vocals were provided by Anna Macleod, Richard Barnes, and Jean Gilbert.


      Crew


      Directed by Colin Bennett
      Original adaptation by Ron Pember and Bernard Miles
      Designed by Gary Lund
      Lighting by Peter Sutton
      Choreography by Gillian Gregory
      Musical director Mike McNaught


      = Track listing, original cast recording

      =
      All titles were written by Harry Nilsson, except "Thursday" (Nilsson, Danny Kortchmar).

      Overture – Orchestra
      "Everything's Got 'Em" – Company
      "Me and My Arrow" – Davy Jones
      "Poli High" – Company
      "Remember" – Veronica Clifford
      "To Be a King" – Noel Howlett and Company
      "He's Leaving Here This Morning (Bath)" – Micky Dolenz, Colin Bennett, Clovissa Newcombe
      "Think About Your Troubles" – Davy Jones and Company
      "Blanket for a Sail" – Davy Jones
      "Life Line" – Davy Jones'
      "Thursday (Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today)" – Felix Rice
      "It's a Jungle Out There" – Micky Dolenz
      "P.O.V. Waltz" – Davy Jones and Company
      "Are You Sleeping? (Song Title)" – Davy Jones and Company
      "Gotta Get Up" – Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz
      Reprise Overture – Orchestra


      References




      External links


      Soundtrack of The Point! at IMDb
      The Point! at HarryNilsson.com

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