The Gnome-Mobile

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The Gnome-Mobile

G

Released Jul 12, 1967

1h 30m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

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While driving through the forest with his grandchildren, Elizabeth (Karen Dotrice) and Rodney (Matthew Garber), lumber tycoon D.J. Mulrooney (Walter Brennan) stumbles across a duo of tiny gnomes. When the lumber company's head of security (Richard Deacon) hears the story, he thinks that Mulrooney has lost his mind, and he has him committed. Now the grandchildren need to free the old man and also rescue the little gnomes, who were kidnapped by a freak-show promoter.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Rated: 3/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Tony Mastroianni

Cleveland Press

Gnome-Mobile sags a little at the end but kids will find it fun most of the way. Oldsters may get a nostalgic twinge watching the late Ed Wynn in his last role as a thousand-year-old gnome.

Nov 20, 2003

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 1.5 hours ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/22/23

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Audience Member

Unfunny, unoriginal, and unsweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

In which a benevolent capitalist—as mythic and unbelievable as a leprechaun—saves the redwoods by designating the forest gnome-man's land.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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I primarily watched this to see the kids from Mary Poppins and it was a little slow at first but the last 15 minutes or so were pretty exciting. Beautiful shots of the California redwoods and great movie "magic" in making the gnomes come to life. Richard Deacon of Leave it to Beaver and The Dick Van Dyke show was a nice surprise. Great acting all around. I still have the cute theme song in my head!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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r 9

Not one to take seriously, but 'The Gnome-Mobile' is endearing and amusing. Walter Brennan is most definitely the best part of it, playing a dual role. He gives a kind, nice performance as Mulrooney, whilst also appearing grumpy and frustrated as Knobby. If it wasn't for the opening credits, I probably wouldn't have realised it was the same actor for a fair while. The rest of the cast are passable, while there's another small but cheery role for Ed Wynn (Rufus). The special effects haven't aged greatly, as I'd expect so I don't hold it against this 1967 production. The plot is quite bonkers, especially the odd finale. It, like 'The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin', chooses comedic journey first and storytelling second - that does hamper things but it's OK if they make it work, which they mostly do. At just 85 minutes, it's a film worth viewing at least once.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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An enjoyable family film with a great dual performance by Walter Brennan, The Gnome Mobile is bogged down by a bizarre script that careens all over the place as much as its title car.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Robert Stevenson

Director

Walter Brennan

D.J. Mulrooney

Matthew Garber

Rodney

Karen Dotrice

Elizabeth

Tom Lowell

Jasper

Ed Wynn

Rufus

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Synopsis

While driving through the forest with his grandchildren, Elizabeth (Karen Dotrice) and Rodney (Matthew Garber), lumber tycoon D.J. Mulrooney (Walter Brennan) stumbles across a duo of tiny gnomes. When the lumber company's head of security (Richard Deacon) hears the story, he thinks that Mulrooney has lost his mind, and he has him committed. Now the grandchildren need to free the old man and also rescue the little gnomes, who were kidnapped by a freak-show promoter.

Director: Robert Stevenson
Producer: Walt Disney, James Algar
Screenwriter: Ellis Kadison
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 12, 1967, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 30m

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