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The Phantom Tollbooth

  • 1970
  • G
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.6K
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Butch Patrick in The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)
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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, he gets in his toy car and drives through - only to emerge in a wor... Read allMilo 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.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.

  • Directors
    • Chuck Jones
    • Abe Levitow
    • Dave Monahan
  • Writers
    • Chuck Jones
    • Sam Rosen
    • Norton Juster
  • Stars
    • Butch Patrick
    • Hans Conried
    • Mel Blanc
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Chuck Jones
      • Abe Levitow
      • Dave Monahan
    • Writers
      • Chuck Jones
      • Sam Rosen
      • Norton Juster
    • Stars
      • Butch Patrick
      • Hans Conried
      • Mel Blanc
    • 56User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Butch Patrick
    Butch Patrick
    • Milo
    Hans Conried
    Hans Conried
    • King Azaz
    • (voice)
    • …
    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Officer Short Shrift
    • (voice)
    • …
    Daws Butler
    Daws Butler
    • Whether Man
    • (voice)
    • …
    Candy Candido
    Candy Candido
    • Awful DYNN
    • (voice)
    June Foray
    June Foray
    • Ralph
    • (voice)
    • …
    Patti Gilbert
    • Princess of Sweet Rhyme
    • (voice)
    Shepard Menken
    • Spelling Bee
    • (voice)
    • (as Shep Menken)
    • …
    Cliff Norton
    Cliff Norton
    • Kakofonous A. Dischord
    • (voice)
    • …
    Larry Thor
    Larry Thor
    • Tock The Watchdog
    • (voice)
    Les Tremayne
    Les Tremayne
    • Humbug
    • (voice)
    Michael Earl
    • Friend
    • (uncredited)
    Chuck Jones
    Chuck Jones
    • Cable Car Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Thurl Ravenscroft
    • Lethargian
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Chuck Jones
      • Abe Levitow
      • Dave Monahan
    • Writers
      • Chuck Jones
      • Sam Rosen
      • Norton Juster
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Norton Juster, author of the book upon which this film is based, had no input on the adaptation, and many characters from the book weren't included in the film. He didn't like the film, and was angered by positive reviews.
    • Goofs
      When King Azaz is first seen (in long shot) his costume has the purple and blue colors of the Mathemagician, instead of the correct colors of orange and red.
    • Quotes

      Princess of Pure Reason: Never feel badly about making mistakes, as long as you take the trouble to learn from them.

      Princess of Sweet Rhyme: Because often you learn more by being wrong for the right reasons...

      Princess of Pure Reason: -than you do by being right for the wrong reasons.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing "THE END" zooms in as the last shot freezes into a still. The closing title (in one line) and "An MGM Picture" appear shortly before fading to black a second later.
    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #6.12 (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Milo's Song
      (1969)
      Music by Lee Pockriss
      Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
      Performed by the Cast

    User reviews56

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    Featured review
    Anyone who likes Chuck Jones's work might want to see this.
    I believe I saw this one on Cartoon Network a few years back, and I agree that it's a pretty good movie. It displays that language, and logic is an important factor, and this was inspiring for me at the time I saw this (I think it was before I turned 10). The animation was good, and the music was pretty good too. Overall, a nice animated adaption of Juster's great book, and another excellent animated feature from Chuck Jones.
    • dootuss
    • Nov 19, 2002
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    • Release date
      • December 1972 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Milos ganz und gar unmögliche Reise
    • Filming locations
      • 420 Filbert Street, San Francisco, California, USA(Garfield Elementary School at beginning of film)
    • Production companies
      • Chuck Jones Enterprises
      • MGM Animation/Visual Arts
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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