Where can families watch The Lorax, the 2012 Universal Pictures animated film? Based on Dr. Seuss's iconic children's book of the same name? The Lorax is about a young boy named Ted Wiggins (Zac Efron) who leaves the city of Thneedville to speak with the Once-ler (Ed Helms) as he wants to find a tree and give it to Audrey (Taylor Swift), his crush. When Ted and the Once-ler meet, the Once-ler recounts the story of his youth in which he attempted to start his own business that involved cutting down trees in the forest, something that The Lorax (Danny Devito) strongly protested against as it would hurt the environment.