The Point!

The Point! is a fable by American songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson about a boy named Oblio, the only round-headed person in the Land of Point, where by law everyone and everything had to have a point.

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"I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little branches came to points, and the houses came to point. I thought, 'Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's a point to it.'" -- Harry Nilsson

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There have been, so far, at least three different renditions of The Point!, each featuring songs written by Nilsson to accompany the story. There has been an animated film, an album, and a musical play.

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The Point! related Images and Photos (experimental)

At the Point 1960	The Point Of Power Is In The Present	Handprint Aboriginal Paintings Raft Point The Kimberly Australia	Point
Point Break	Point Lobos	Point Break (1991) (BD)	Point Blank (DVD)
On Point	West Point (DVD)	West Point	Rond Point