The Phantom Tollbooth
It's an Alphabeautiful Mathemagical New Musical Movie!
1970 • 89 min • Animation · Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy · Family
Synopsis
A young boy named Milo unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth and, out of boredom, drives through it and enters a fantastical, animated kingdom in turmoil following the loss of its princesses, Rhyme and Reason.
Our family guide
Best from age 6- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 69 Audience · 86 · 49%
Milo, a bored boy, drives through a magic tollbooth into a fantastical world. He embarks on a quest to rescue princesses Rhyme and Reason, encountering whimsical characters and overcoming challenges to restore balance to the kingdom.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 0/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Some mildly intense animated sequences
What it models well
- Curiosity and learning
- The power of words and numbers
- Overcoming boredom
- Problem-solving
Talk about it after
- The importance of using your imagination
- How words and numbers help us understand the world
- Why it's good to try new things
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Top billed cast
Director: Dave Monahan, Abe Levitow, Chuck Jones • Crew: Chuck Jones, Sam Rosen
Butch Patrick
Milo
Mel Blanc
Officer Short Shrift / Dodecahedron / Demon of Insincerity (voice)
Daws Butler
Whether Man / Senses Taker / Terrible Trivium / Gelatinous Giant (voice)
Candy Candido
Awful DYNN (voice)
Hans Conried
King Azaz / The MathemaGician (voice)
June Foray
Ralph / Faintly Macabre / Princess of Pure Reason (voice)
- P
Patti Gilbert
Princess of Sweet Rhyme (voice)
- S
Shepard Menken
Spelling Bee / Chroma (voice)
Cliff Norton
akofonous A. Dischord / Tollbooth Speaker (voice)
Larry Thor
Tock the Watchdog (voice)
Trailers & clips
The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) Official Trailer - Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc Animation Movie HD
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers"The Phantom Tollbooth" is a genuine throwback, stirring up childhood whimsy and chills. Back in the day, catching it on Cartoon Network was a rollercoaster of fascination and spine-tingles. Now, years later, I dove back into its trippy world and found its unique charm intact. This enigmatic story about a kid's wild journey through a strange land remains as mind-bending as ever.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.9/10 (86)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0064806
