The Phantom Tollbooth is a live-action/animated film based on Norton Juster's 1961 children's book The Phantom Tollbooth. This film was produced by Chuck Jones and the live action portions by Dave Monahan, produced by MGM Animation/Visual Arts, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to movie theatres in 1970. It was the first feature film with animation released by MGM (who would go on to release their first fully animated film The Secret of NIMH...
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The Phantom Tollbooth is a live-action/animated film based on Norton Juster's 1961 children's book The Phantom Tollbooth. This film was produced by Chuck Jones and the live action portions by Dave Monahan, produced by MGM Animation/Visual Arts, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to movie theatres in 1970. It was the first feature film with animation released by MGM (who would go on to release their first fully animated film The Secret of NIMH 12 years later).
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer held the film up for release until 1970 due to internal problems (the live action sequences were filmed in early 1968) and the animation studio closed soon afterwards with MGM leaving the animation business for good. Juster had no input into the film adaptation, and has stated that he is not particularly fond of it.
Milo, a bored, lonely boy who lives in a San Francisco apartment block, is surprised by the sudden arrival of a large, gift-wrapped package. Inside is a tollbooth, which turns out to be a...
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