The Phantom Tollbooth (1969)
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100% of critics liked it
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34% want to see it
(2,729 ratings)
Master animator Chuck Jones has created this full length fantasy, his first since being name director of MGM's animation department. A young boy (Butch Patrick) is bored with his life in San Francisco and finds himself in a fantasy land where letters and numbers are at war with each other. He… More Master animator Chuck Jones has created this full length fantasy, his first since being name director of MGM's animation department. A young boy (Butch Patrick) is bored with his life in San Francisco and finds himself in a fantasy land where letters and numbers are at war with each other. He drives through the Phantom Tollbooth and into an animated fantasy land. The voices of Mel Blanc, June Foray and Daws Butler are featured in this story taken from the book by Norton Juster. The boy tries to rescue twin Princesses Rhyme and Reason, who have been banished to a castle suspended in mid air above the kingdom. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Monahan, Chuck Jones
- Written By
- Chuck Jones, Sam Rosen
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Critic Reviews
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Gabe Leibowitz, Film and Felt
The animation is clean, with enough pop to do Dictionopolis-and-company justice.
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Paul Trandahl, Common Sense Media
Clever artistry fails to convey the book's depth.
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Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Uneven but is interesting as an alternative to the dominant Disney features of the time
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