Bart Collins is tormented by his piano lessons with the demanding and dictatorial Dr. Terwilliker, who has a strong hold on his widowed mother. Bart fantasizes about the Terwilliker Institute, where Dr. Terwilliker rules with an iron fist, and he's especially fascinated by the massive piano that requires 500 children to play it.
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
In a fantastical realm, a young boy's vivid imagination comes to life as he embarks on a quest to rescue fellow piano prodigies from the clutches of a ruthless piano teacher who has taken control of his mother's mind.