Harold and the Purple Crayon is a lovely, enduring children's classic (if you've never encountered it, have Steve Buscemi read it to you!) -- did Hollywood treat it with gentleness and respect, when they decided to use it as the jumping-off point for the movie "Harold and the Purple Crayon?" The answer may not surprise you!

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Wikipedia page for Harold and the Purple Crayon

Recommended in this episode:

Dan: Brewster McCloud (1970) & Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) 

Stu: Flow (2024) 

Elliott: The Three Musketeers (1973)

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