Jimmy (Jack Wild) ventures to Living Island with his magical, talking flute, Freddy. Once there, he befriends many of the island's inhabitants, but the evil Witchiepoo (Billie Hayes) is determined to steal Freddy the flute away from the boy to impress the visiting Witches' Council and win the Witch of the Year Award.
Jack Wild Billie Hayes Martha Raye Cass Elliot Allan Melvin Walker Edmiston Don Messick Roberto Gamonet Billy Barty Angelo Rossitto Jane Dulo Sharon Baird Felix Silla Johnny Silver Jan Davis Princess Livingston Joy Campbell Andy Ratoucheff Joan Gerber Allison McKay Lou Wagner Van Snowden Hommy Stewart Pat Lytell Buddy Douglas Jon Linton Bob Howland Scutter McKay Roberta Keith Show All…
A Flauta Encantada, La flauta mágica, La isla de las maravillas, パフンスタッフ, Las Maravillosas Aventuras de Pufnstuf, Pufnstuf Zaps the World, A Flauta Mágica, 魔法龙帕夫
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There's a first time for everything, but I was still shocked when I saw the first half of the Universal Pictures logo used in the middle of the film as an alternative to stock footage. I legitimately thought the movie started over.
I feel like accurately discussing the subtext of Pufnstuf is a dangerous game but uh..It's about an ostracized boy who discovers his flute can talk? And he sings about how he'll never be lonely again now that he has his flute to play with. *ahem* And he gets transported to a fantasy island where a witch dresses up as a sexy woman to steal his flute. And he has to dress in drag repeatedly to get his flute back. Then Mama Cass sings the most amazing song about being queer you've ever heard.
It's fun. The film is filled with a lot of bewildering references that keep you fascinated no matter what your age. Billie Hays is amazing but hard…
What happens in the pufnstuf watch party stays in the pufnstuf watch party.
The punishment for forcing kids to watch weird things is when they actually enjoy it and then force you to watch it a million times in a row.
this is the cinematic equivalent of getting stabbed
the holy mountain meets wizard of oz with a nazi mouse
This sure is aptly named because someone most certainly was Pufnstuf when they thought it up. Man, is this weird...and awesome! I've had very little exposure to H.R. Pufnstuf, so I really didn't know what to expect. So, I was happily surprised at how entertaining it is. It's like a mixture of Ronald McDonald characters and Pee-Wee's Playhouse with tons of then-current pop cultural references thrown in. The story is sheer silliness, the characters are insanely over-the-top, and the music is catchy. It's just pure fun. It does draw on a lot of influences, though. The characters' voices are clearly homages to the Wicked Witch of the West, W.C. Fields, John Wayne, Ed Wynn, and a number of others, some…
One of the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. The film has me convinced I’m on drugs. Genuinely no words. Will be back for a rewatch.
Worth a watch for the Nazi rat alone. Bonkers.
Thanks to this movie for making me gay.
The brief trip I took to the bathroom in the middle of this proved a critical relief in several ways.
A young British boy witness a wonderful miracle which allows him to explore a technicolor world of all colorful creatures a place where dreams comes true but unfortunately the witch tries to steal the boys flute that could cause trouble throughout the dragon land.
Created by the Krofft brothers who later created the show by the same name. I wasn’t alive in that generation to watch the series but I did see some clips. This was the first taste of the creators vision and do they pull it off?
This film back then during the early 70s was still the old cheesy technicolor films you saw in the 1960s and more. This probably feel dated at the time but in…
It has a bunch of witches in it, so it's an October movie.
This is essentially a prequel to the trippiest TV series ever made, children's or otherwise. I saw the show when I was five (yes, some of us were alive in 1969), and I was aware of this movie, but I never got to see it. My recollection of the show did not prepare me. This is seriously one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen, and unlike anything else.
There are two issues here. One, this level of constant energy may have sustained alright at half an hour, but at three times that, it can get exhausting. Two, the songs are not great, with two exceptions. "Zap…
