The Phantom Tollbooth
1970 · Movie · G · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · 95% critics
A bored schoolboy discovers a mysterious tollbooth that transports him into a strange, colorful kingdom where words and numbers come to life. As the land struggles with confusion and division, he’s swept into a whimsical journey filled with puzzles, odd creatures, and lessons about curiosity, learning, and not wasting time.
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Details
- Years
- 1970
- Release date
- 1970-11-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (84 votes)
About
If you enjoy whimsical, brainy fantasy with puns, surreal sights, and a slightly spooky edge, this could click, especially if you like Alice in Wonderland; Not for you if you want a tight plot or dislike musical numbers.
Pros: imaginative wordplay; trippy colorful world; nostalgic charm | Cons: meandering story; heavy-handed messages; songs may annoy
Themes
- toy car
- toll booth
Cast & crew
Butch Patrick
as Milo
Mel Blanc
as Officer Short Shrift / Dodecahedron / Demon of Insincerity (voice)
Daws Butler
as Whether Man / Senses Taker / Terrible Trivium / Gelatinous Giant (voice)
Candy Candido
as Awful DYNN (voice)
Hans Conried
as King Azaz / The MathemaGician (voice)
June Foray
as Ralph / Faintly Macabre / Princess of Pure Reason (voice)
- PG
Patti Gilbert
as Princess of Sweet Rhyme (voice)
- SM
Shepard Menken
as Spelling Bee / Chroma (voice)
Cliff Norton
as akofonous A. Dischord / Tollbooth Speaker (voice)
Larry Thor
as Tock The Watchdog (voice)
Directed by Dave Monahan, Abe Levitow, Chuck Jones