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The Phantom Tollbooth

G
Movie
1970
1h 30m
English
Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
The Phantom Tollbooth, based upon the children's adventure novel by Norton Juster, tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo. Unexpectedly receiving a magic tollbooth and, having nothing better to do, Milo drives through it and enters a kingdom in turmoil following the loss of its princesses, Rhyme and Reason.
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6.9
IMDB
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CRITIC SCORE
95

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Mel Blanc
Officer Short Shrift / Dodecahedron...
Daws Butler
Whether Man / Senses Taker / Terrib...
Candy Candido
Awful DYNN (voice)
Hans Conried
King Azaz / The MathemaGician (voic...
June Foray
Ralph / Faintly Macabre / Princess ...
Patti Gilbert
Princess of Sweet Rhyme (voice)
Shepard Menken
Spelling Bee / Chroma (voice)
Cliff Norton
akofonous A. Dischord / Tollbooth S...
Larry Thor
Tock The Watchdog (voice)
Les Tremayne
Humbug (voice)
Written By: Chuck Jones (Screenplay), Sam Rosen (Screenplay)

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Prodank says...
one year ago
"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. The dreamy landscapes, quirky characters, and the somewhat puzzling plotline keep you guessing. It's a nostalgia-packed trip that easily nabs a 7/10, mostly for the powerful waves of nostalgia it effortlessly summons.
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karinrosner says...
9 years ago
What a terrifying, trippy movie. I definitely did not understand it when I was a kid. As an adult, I absolutely get it, and also get what things in the movie did not work. I wish MGM had given Chuck Jones a larger budget to really transform his visions onto the big screen, making this film into a magical experience. Still, it's worth watching at least once for brilliant and bored tween and teen students with genius IQs... or something.
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Prodank
one year ago
"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.

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