Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy Director: Carlos Saldanha Screenplay: David Guion, Michael Handelman Based on: The 1955 children’s book by Crockett Johnson Starring: Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Zooey Deschanel
Synopsis: Inside his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life – and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own.
Plot: A young boy named Harold lives inside of a book. His magic purple crayon can make anything come to life, including his friends Moose and Porcupine. Now an adult, Harold continues to have adventures. One day, the narrator, whom Harold refers to as “old man,” mysteriously disappears. Determined to find him, Harold draws a door to the real world, followed by Moose. In the real world, Harold and a now human Moose look for the old man, whom Harold believes is his father. Terri, the mother of an imaginative boy named Mel, accidentally hits Harold and Moose with her car. Mel convinces Terri to let Harold and Moose stay for the night. Mel secretly invites Harold downstairs and the two bond. Harold breaks off part of his crayon and gives it to Mel. The next day, Terri tells Harold and Moose to leave. Upon leaving, Mel secretly joins them to look for Harold’s father. In a library, they meet Gary Natwick, a librarian who struggles to pitch his idea for a fantasy novel. The three ask Gary if he can locate Harold’s father via a computer, but upon yielding no results, the three leave. Harold draws a plane and uses contrails to display Terri’s phone number in the sky, asking “old man” to call the number. Gary sees Harold draw the plane and recognizes the book he came from.
Release Date: August 2, 2024 (United States)