简介： 　　Ayoungboyovercomeshisobsessivefearsbydiscoveringaloveforbooksinthisanimatedfantasyadventure.Inaliveactionwraparound,MacaulayCulkinstarsasRichardTyler,aneasilybullied,nervouswreckofakidwho'sanexpertonsafetystatistics.Hismotherandfather(MelHarrisandEdBegley,Jr.)don'tknowhowtoinspiretheirsontoembracelifeboldly.Barelyabletoleavethehouse,Richardventuresoutoneday,buthegetslostinastormandendsupatamysteriouslibrary.Inside,heslips,knockshimselfunconsciousandfindshimselfinacartoonrealmwherebookscometolife.GuidedbyAdventure(PatrickStewart),Fantasy(WhoopiGoldberg)andHorror(FrankWelker),TylerexperiencestheadventuresofclassicnovelssuchasMoby~censored~andTreasureIsland,andheevenmeetssomefamedfictionalcharacters,suchasDr.JekyllandMr.Hyde(LeonardNimoy).Throughhisexperiencesinthepagesofthelegendarybooks,Richardconfrontshisphobiasandlearnstofacelifemorecourageously.ThePagemasterwasdirectedbyJoeJohnston,aformerspecialeffectssupervisorandproductiondesignerwholaterdirectedJumanji(1995)andOctoberSky(1999).