Universal Pictures
Directed by Hollingsworth Morse
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Universal)
Jack Wild is a bullied kid who finds himself on a boat sailing for Living Island, where everything is alive, including the trees. He takes along his flute, which comes alive and talks on the island, but is desired by the resident evil witch, Wilhemina W. Witchiepoo (played completely over-the-top by an enthusiastic Billie Hayes), who will stop at nothing to get it. An upcoming witches convention to be held at her castle provides extra incentive, and she succeeds in getting the flute. Wild and his Living Island friends including mayor Pufnstuf set out to get it back. Cass Elliot is another witch who sings a few songs but is mostly wasted in the role. Plays like an extended episode of the cult TV kids show, and Pufnstuf is voiced by another actor just different enough to be annoying.
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