The Phantom Tollbooth

1970 • 89 minutes

About this movie

What could possibly be inside that gigantic, wrapped-and-ribboned box? A tollbooth, a toy car...and adventure! Ride with young Milo through the phantom tollbooth and into a world that combines the enchantment of Norton Juster's classic children's book with sheer visual joy spearheaded by animation immortal Chuck Jones. Bookended by live-action sequences and featuring a stellar voice cast, The Phantom Tollbooth engages youngsters' minds and imaginations in a magical musical tale of warring kingdoms (one favors words, the other numbers), fabulously weird creatures, demons, princesses and a tick-tick-ticking dog named Tock. He's a watchdog, you see!

Ratings and reviews

For years I've been trying to remember this absolute classic of a film. I remember this was part of a wonderful childhood i had am so glad I finally remembered what it was called

I remember this fun and utterly bizarre animation for my childhood and it still holds up :D