Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own. Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades.
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00:00 [VIDEO PLAYBACK]
00:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:06 - Once there was a boy named Harold.
00:09 With his purple crayon, anything he drew came to life.
00:13 - Come on, everybody.
00:14 - As he got bigger, so did his imagination.
00:17 - Ooh, it's porcupine.
00:18 - Let's go to the real world.
00:20 - That's not how it works, Harold.
00:21 You can't just--
00:22 - Whoa.
00:24 - Oh, that is how it works.
00:26 - And one day--
00:26 - We're going after him, right?
00:28 - Mm-mm.
00:29 - Nope.
00:29 - They stepped right into our world.
00:31 [SCREAMING]
00:32 - No!
00:33 - It's so beautiful.
00:39 Look at all the friendly people.
00:40 - We lost Smurf.
00:42 - Here's my antlers.
00:43 [SCREAMING]
00:45 - The real world is even cooler than I imagined it was going to be.
00:48 [BELL RINGING]
00:49 [HORN BLARING]
00:50 - Look out!
00:50 [SCREAMING]
00:54 - Are you OK?
00:55 - My insides are coming to my outside.
00:57 - I thought I saw a moose.
00:59 - I'm a moose.
00:59 - Oh my god, you have a concussion.
01:01 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:04 - Come on, Harold can do magic.
01:07 - With this little guy, I can make whatever I want.
01:09 You try.
01:10 - That's spider claw.
01:14 - Now that is creative.
01:17 - And terrifying.
01:18 That's terri-- that's terrifying.
01:19 - I'm going to triple lock the door.
01:21 - Do you know what brought you to life?
01:23 It's what your crayons made are.
01:25 The most powerful, extraordinary stuff on Earth.
01:29 - Wax.
01:29 Pure imagination.
01:33 - You can't use a crayon all by yourself.
01:35 It's too powerful.
01:35 [SCREAMING]
01:38 - Let me help you.
01:40 - I don't trust him.
01:41 He's up to something.
01:43 - With this crayon, nothing can stop me.
01:45 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:49 - Moose, what are you buying?
01:50 - We're going to figure out how to stop that guy with this.
01:53 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:56 - You'll have to do better than that.
01:59 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:02 - Woo!
02:06 - Oh.
02:08 [LAUGHING]
02:11 [BURP]
02:13 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:15 - OK.
02:16 I am getting really good at this.
02:18 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:21 - Ow!
02:22 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:24 - What were you thinking?
02:26 Oh no, honestly, I don't do a lot of thinking.
02:28 ♪ Don't stop ♪