The Phantom Tollbooth [HD]

The Phantom Tollbooth [HD]

 

 

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 it's princesses, Rhyme and Reason.
Title	:	The Phantom Tollbooth
Release Date	:	November 7, 1970
Runtime	:	90 minutes
MPAA Rating	:	G
Genres	:	Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
Production Co.	:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Production Countries	:	United States of America
Director	:	Abe Levitow, David Monahan
Writers	:	Norton Juster, Chuck Jones, Sam Rosen
Casts	:	Butch Patrick, Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Candy Candido, Hans Conried, June Foray, Patti Gilbert, Shepard Menken, Cliff Norton, Larry Thor, Les Tremayne

The Phantom Tollbooth Reviews

• A must-see for Chuck Jones fans!
  by La Gremlin on 22 January 2002
  21 out of 24 people found the following review useful:
  I feel bad for a lot of underrated movies, mostly because the people who'd like them the most have probably never heard of them. I argue that Chuck Jones is the most important of the animation directors of the Golden Age of Cartoons, and this is his only full-length feature. If you like his cartoons, you should definitely hunt for this charming adaptation of Norton Juster's charming (if pedantic) novella.
  Here's the interesting thing about "Phantom Tollbooth". Neither the book nor the movie strike me as a children's' story. Don't get me wrong, kids will probably like this movie, particularly older kids, but it's more for adults who can get the puns and such. Adult will also probably appreciate the psychedelic artwork from longtime Jones collaborator Maurice Noble. The amoebic Doldrums are a highlight as is the Awful DYNN, a manic crayon scrawl, and the cities of Dictionopolis and Digitopolis; they look like a riot at the Avant-garde Graphic Design class. Adorable and very, VERY sixties.
• A happy surprise!
  by kzoofilm on 1 September 2000
  17 out of 19 people found the following review useful:
  I hadn't seen this film since I was a child and it was a happy surprise to find it on Cinemax last week. The movie and the excellent book of the same name were big inspirations to me as a grade-schooler and helped me understand the importance of language and logic. The Chuck Jones-directed animation is terrific and although the music is very 1969 middle-of-the-road (dreamy choruses and faux-Herb Alpert trumpet), it doesn't get in the way of a clever adventure story that celebrates using your mind to solve problems. This picture deserves a much bigger cult following.
• What's not to like?
  by sngbrd39 on 13 May 2000
  11 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
  I still don't get why so many people who have seen it dislike it so much. I first saw it when it was playing on Cartoon Network. I liked it so much that I had to get it on videotape. Granted, the moralizing was a bit heavy-handed, but all the same, I loved it when I was young and still find it entertaining now.
  BTW: Those of you who did not like the movie may want to read the book. It is just as good, maybe better, but has things put better into perspective.