Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
Seen it?1965 | 94 min | Animation, Family, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families. If you loved Kubo and the Two Strings, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
Little Willy McBean joins up with a Mexican monkey named Pablo to travel back in time and stop the evil Prof. von Rotten from changing history.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr.
- Larry D. MannProfessor Rasputin Von Rotten/Queen Isabella (voice)
- Billie Mae RichardsWilly McBean (voice)
- Alfie ScoppPablo the Monkey / The Dragon (voice)
- Paul KligmanChristopher Columbus / Sitting Bull (voice)
- Bernard CowanKhufu / Ned the Caveman (voice)
- Paul SolesPablo the Monkey / King Ferdinand (voice)
- Peggi LoderMorgan le Fay (voice)
- Corinne ConleyQueen Nefertiti (voice)
- James DoohanGeneral Custer / Merlin / Excalibur (voice)
- Claude RaeBuffalo Bill Cody / King Arthur (voice)