A。young。boy。overcomes。his。obsessive。fears。by。discovering。a。love。for。books。in。this。animated。fantasy。adventure.。In。a。live。action。wraparound,。Macaulay。Culkin。stars。as。Richard。Tyler,。an。easily。bullied,。nervous。wreck。of。a。kid。who's。an。expert。on。safety。statistics.。His。mother。and。father。(Mel。Harris。and。Ed。Begley,。Jr.)。don't。know。how。to。inspire。their。son。to。embrace。life。boldly.。Barely。able。to。leave。the。house,。Richard。ventures。out。one。day,。but。he。gets。lost。in。a。storm。and。ends。up。at。a。mysterious。library.。Inside,。he。slips,。knocks。himself。unconscious。and。finds。himself。in。a。cartoon。realm。where。books。come。to。life.。Guided。by。Adventure。(Patrick。Stewart),。Fantasy。(Whoopi。Goldberg)。and。Horror。(Frank。Welker),。Tyler。experiences。the。adventures。of。classic。novels。such。as。Moby。~censored~。and。Treasure。Island,。and。he。even。meets。some。famed。fictional。characters,。such。as。Dr.。Jekyll。and。Mr.。Hyde。(Leonard。Nimoy).。Through。his。experiences。in。the。pages。of。the。legendary。books,。Richard。confronts。his。phobias。and。learns。to。face。life。more。courageously.。The。Pagemaster。was。directed。by。Joe。Johnston,。a。former。special。effects。supervisor。and。production。designer。who。later。directed。Jumanji。(1995)。and。October。Sky。(1999).