The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)
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- G
- 1h 30min
- Animation, Adventure
- Dec 1972 (UK)
- Movie
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.
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Cast verified as complete
| Butch Patrick | ... |
Milo
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| Mel Blanc | ... |
Officer Short Shrift / Dodecahedron / Demon of Insincerity (voice)
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| Daws Butler | ... |
Whether Man / Senses Taker / Terrible Trivium / Gelatinous Giant (voice)
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| Candy Candido | ... |
Awful DYNN (voice)
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| Hans Conried | ... |
King Azaz / The MathemaGician (voice)
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| June Foray | ... |
Ralph / Faintly Macabre / Princess of Pure Reason (voice)
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Patti Gilbert | ... |
Princess of Sweet Rhyme (voice)
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Shepard Menken | ... |
Spelling Bee / Chroma The Great (voice)
(as Shep Menken)
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| Cliff Norton | ... |
Kakofonous A. Dischord / Tollbooth Speaker (voice)
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| Larry Thor | ... |
Tock The Watchdog (voice)
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| Les Tremayne | ... |
Humbug (voice)
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Michael Earl | ... |
Friend (uncredited)
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| Chuck Jones | ... |
Cable Car Passenger (uncredited)
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Thurl Ravenscroft | ... |
Lethargian (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Chuck Jones | ||
| Abe Levitow | ||
| Dave Monahan | ... | (live action sequences) (as David Monahan) |
Written by
| Chuck Jones | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Sam Rosen | ... | (screenplay) |
| Norton Juster | ... | (based on the book by) |
Produced by
| Les Goldman | ... | co-producer |
| Chuck Jones | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Abe Levitow | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Dean Elliott | ... | (music score) |
Cinematography by
| Lester Shorr | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| William Faris | ... | film editor |
Production Design by
| Maurice Noble | ||
Art Direction by
| George W. Davis | ||
| Charles K. Hagedon | ... | (as Charles Hagedon) |
Set Decoration by
| Henry Grace | ||
| Charles Pierce | ... | (as Chuck Pierce) |
Makeup Department
| William Tuttle | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Earl Jonas | ... | production manager |
| Robert Vreeland | ... | unit production manager |
| Lindsley Parsons Jr. | ... | assistant production manager: MGM (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles Bonniwell | ... | assistant director (as Charles Bonniwell Jr.) |
Sound Department
| Franklin Milton | ... | recording supervisor |
| Lyle Cain | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Bill Edmondson | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Van Allen James | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Larry Jost | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Lovell Norman | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jack Stevens | ... | animation camera |
| James V. King | ... | camera operator: live-action sequences (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Ed Aardal | ... | animator |
| Hal Ambro | ... | supervising animator |
| Carole Barnes | ... | checker |
| Carl Bell | ... | animator |
| Ted C. Bemiller | ... | checker (as Ted Bemiller) |
| Corny Cole | ... | layout |
| Philip DeGuard | ... | backgrounds |
| Ed DeMattia | ... | animator |
| Oscar Dufau | ... | layout |
| Phyllis Graham | ... | layout |
| Bill Littlejohn | ... | animator |
| Bob McIntosh | ... | backgrounds (as Robert McIntosh) |
| Don Morgan | ... | layout |
| Buf Nerbovig | ... | checker |
| George Nicholas | ... | supervising animator |
| Rosemary O'Connor | ... | layout |
| Tom Ray | ... | animator |
| Tony Rivera | ... | layout |
| Phil Roman | ... | animator (as Philip Roman) |
| Irven Spence | ... | animator (as Irv Spence) |
| Auril Thompson | ... | ink and paint supervisor |
| Richard Thompson | ... | animator |
| Lloyd Vaughan | ... | animator |
| Ben Washam | ... | supervising animator |
| Irv Wyner | ... | backgrounds (as Irving Weiner) |
| Xenia | ... | animator |
| Alan Zaslove | ... | animator |
| Jerry Hathcock | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Kitty Schoentag | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
| Don Towsley | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Chuck Keehne | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Lee Pockriss | ... | song underscoring (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Don Foster | ... | typographics |
Production Companies
- Chuck Jones Enterprises
- MGM Animation/Visual Arts
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (A Chuck Jones Production)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1970) (United States) (theatrical)
- MGM-EMI (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Channel 4 (1992) (United Kingdom) (tv)
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Storyline
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| Taglines | It's an Alphabeautiful Mathemagical New Musical Movie! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Norton Juster, author of the book upon which this film is based, had no input on the adaptation, and many characters from the book weren't included in the film. He didn't like the film, and was angered by positive reviews. See more » |
| Goofs | When King Azaz is first seen (in long shot) his costume has the purple and blue colors of the Mathemagician, instead of the correct colors of orange and red. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #6.12 (1992). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Milo's Song See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The closing "THE END" zooms in as the last shot freezes into a still. The closing title (in one line) and "An MGM Picture" appear shortly before fading to black a second later. See more » |
| Quotes |
Princess of Pure Reason:
Never feel badly about making mistakes, as long as you take the trouble to learn from them. Princess of Sweet Rhyme: Because often you learn more by being wrong for the right reasons... Princess of Pure Reason: -than you do by being right for the wrong reasons. See more » |