The Phantom Tollbooth

"It's an Alphabeautiful Mathemagical New Musical Movie!"

Dec 1 1972 G 1h 30m
Adventure, Animation, Family

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.

Plot

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

Chuck Jones, Sam Rosen, Norton Juster

Directed by

Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow, Dave Monahan

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
3,681
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA