Armed with water-pistols and water balloons which melt the villains, Ricky and Gulliver restore the Planet of Blue Hope to its doll-like owners who regain life as human beings.

He meets his canine companion who now is an ordinary dog who can not talk and discovers the non-talking non-living Colonel in the rubbish bin.

By borrowing elements from Hans Christian Andersen, Jonathan Swift and science fiction, it was hoped that this film would attract a large international audience.

[2] Not yet the internationally popular electronic music composer he was later to become, Isao Tomita contributed the original Japanese score.

Milton and his wife Anne Delugg co-wrote seven songs, and their son Stephen providing the voice of "Ricky".

[3] The review described the animation as "mediocre" and with "little variation or invention and a noticeable lack of perspective"[3] Synergy Entertainment released the film on US DVD.