The Dr. Seuss: Lorax

1972 • 24 minutes

About this movie

The now remorseful Once-ler--our faceless, bodiless narrator--tells the story himself. Long ago this enterprising villain chances upon a place filled with wondrous Truffula Trees, Swomee-Swans, Brown Bar-ba- loots, and Humming-Fishes. Bewitched by the beauty of the Truffula Tree tufts, he greedily chops them down to produce and mass-market Thneeds. As the trees swiftly disappear and the denizens leave for greener pastures, the fuzzy yellow Lorax repeatedly warns the Once-ler, but his words of wisdom are for naught. Thus, Dr. Seuss teaches readers not to fool with Mother Nature. But as you might expect from Seuss, all hope is not lost--the Once-ler has saved a single Truffula Tree seed! And fate now rests in the hands of a caring child.

Ratings and reviews

I honestly think it was pretty good, but you could have added five more minutes to the end, i would have loved to watch the world regrow after the boy had planted the seed.

I think that we should not smoke or litter on the beach and not cut down trees. And wow thats gonna be what is like to smoke to munch and litter on the beach or every where but it a lesson they not to litter and smoke or at warehouse.and never forget it.

Fun for the whole family, and leaves a lasting impression of eco-conservation.