In Search of Dr. Seuss

Director: Vincent Paterson
Genre: Children's Fantasy, Children's/Family, Language & Literature
Year: 1994
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Matt Frewer, Christopher Lloyd, Kathy Najimy, Graham Jarvis, Zelda Rae Williams, David Paymer, Andrea Martin, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Patrick Stewart, Brady Bluhm, Eileen Brennan, J.D. Daniels, Howie Mandel

In Search of Dr. Seuss is a feature film chronicling the adventures of a news reporter (Kathy Najimy) who enters the world of Dr. Seuss by opening a magical book. It came to DVD in 2003 and again in 2008 as a bonus feature for the TV movie Horton Hears a Who!.

A reporter named Kathy Lane comes to Theodor Geisel's home in order to do a report on the famous Dr. Seuss, where she meets a strange character. When Kathy asks to use him as a source, he reveals himself to be the Cat in the Hat. Curiosity allows her to open a magical book labeled "Open a book, open your imagination", which pulls her into the world of Dr. Seuss. The Cat in the Hat character shows Kathy a door which leads to a beach. On the beach, they read The Sneetches. Kathy then falls into a kitchen where she meets Mr. Hunch from Hunches in Bunches. They eat lunch and read McElligot's Pool.

Kathy then ends up in a jungle where she notices Horton the Elephant. She then reads Horton Hatches the Egg. The Cat in the Hat appears again. Soon, Kathy wanders into a room which is explained to be "The World of Advertising". The Ad Man and the Ad Woman explain to Kathy about Dr. Seuss in the advertising business. The room soon rocks

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