4 Movies Starring Henry Gibson

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-03-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (12476 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

E.B. White (book)

Earl Hamner Jr. (story)

Fullplot:

Based on the beloved children's novel by E.B. White, this is the story of a little pig named Wilbur who was born a runt. Mr. Arable decides to kill him for dinner food but his daughter Fern begs him to let him live. On greater maturity, Wilbut is sold to Fern's uncle, Homer L. Zuckerman, in whose barnyard he's left yearning for friendship, but is snubbed by other barn animals. Wilbur is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a gentle and wise grey spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-01-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (3347 Reviews)

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Cast:

Writer:

Richard Matheson (novel)

Jane Wagner

Fullplot:

After being exposed to a bizarre mixture of household chemicals, Pat Kramer begins to shrink. This baffles scientists, makes parenting difficult, warms the hearts of Americans, and captures the attention of a group of people who want to take over the world. This evil group plots to kidnap Pat and perform experiments on her so that they can eventually shrink everyone.

Daisy-Head Mayzie

Daisy-Head Mayzie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-02-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

30 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (126 Reviews)

Fullplot:

The Cat in the Hat (the most famous Dr. Seuss character) narrates a story about a girl named Mayzie McGrew, who mysteriously has a daisy growing from her head! This happens during the school hours, so she's ridiculed by her friends, and speculated by her teacher, principal, parents, and any other adults confirmed of Mayzie's problem. The situation reaches its high point when Finagle steps in and offers Mayzie a place in stardom, based from the daisy in her head. Mayzie herself, for reasons unknown, takes the offer, not long before she finds out the hard way how fame & fortune can bring unhappiness. It's some time after her daisy disappears that Mayzie realizes that the love of her family & friends is what really matters. From that point on, things are back to normal (except for a few of Mayzie's daisy's occasional sprout up every now & then).

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-10-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

30 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (237 Reviews)

Director:

Bruce Bilson

Fullplot:

On Halloween night, Count Dracula summons all the classic horror monsters to demand that they either revamp themselves into the horrible, scary creatures they are supposed to be, or get out of his castle. Definite disco-culture influence here. Judd Hirsch looks like a Saturday Night Fever throwback. Fun for children!

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