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The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)

G 90 min  -  Family | Adventure | Animation  -   December 1972 (UK)
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Milo is a boy who is bored with life. One day he comes home to find a toll booth in his room. Having nothing better to do... See full summary »

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Chuck Jones (screenplay), Sam Rosen (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Butch Patrick ...
Milo
Mel Blanc ...
Officer Short Shrift / The Word Speller / The Dodecahedron / The Demon of Insincerity (voice)
Daws Butler ...
Whether Man (voice)
Candy Candido Candy Candido ...
Awful DYNN (voice)
Hans Conried Hans Conried ...
King Azaz / The MathemaGician (voice)
June Foray ...
Ralph / Faintly Macabre the Which / Princess of Pure Reason (voice)
Patti Gilbert Patti Gilbert ...
Princess of Sweet Rhyme (voice)
Shepard Menken Shepard Menken ...
Tock (voice) (as Shep Menken)
Cliff Norton Cliff Norton ...
Spelling Bee / Senses Taker (voice)
Larry Thor Larry Thor ...
Kakofonous A. Dischord (voice)
Les Tremayne Les Tremayne ...
Humbug (voice)
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Storyline

Milo is a boy who is bored with life. One day he comes home to find a toll booth in his room. Having nothing better to do, he gets in his toy car and drives through - only to emerge in a world full of adventure. Written by Eric Sorensen <Eric_Sorensen@fc.mcps.k12.md.us>  

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Plot Keywords:

Toy Car | Boy | Imitation | Market Stall | Reason  | See more »

Taglines:

It's an Alphabeautiful Mathemagical New Musical Movie!

Genres:

Family | Adventure | Animation | Fantasy

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Adventures of Milo in the Phantom Tollbooth See more »

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

This film was actually made in 1968 but due to MGM's financial problems and frequently changing management, the film was not heavily promoted. When it was released in 1970, it was not a box office success. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: King Azaz gives Milo a yellow bag, but when he pulls it out later it's purple. See more »

Quotes

Milo: This is crazy. Here I am driving down a street I've never seen to a place I've never heard of.
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Soundtracks

"Time Is a Gift"
(1969)
Music by Lee Pockriss
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Performed by Shepard Menken (uncredited) and Butch Patrick (uncredited) See more »