
#The phantom movie 2010 series#
As Milo uses the tollbooth's toy car to pass through the tollbooth, the character moves from live action to animation, and after getting accustomed to this he drives further, and is transported to the enchanted Kingdom of Wisdom in the Lands Beyond.Īccompanied by Tock, a "watchdog" who actually has a large pocketwatch in his body, Milo has a series of adventures in places like the Doldrums, Dictionopolis (Kingdom of Words), Digitopolis (Kingdom of Mathematics), the Mountains of Ignorance, and the Castle in the Air. The package turns out to be a tollbooth which is a gateway into a magical parallel universe. Milo, a bored boy who lives in a San Francisco apartment block, is surprised by a large, gift-wrapped package that has appeared in his room. ( May 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) You can provide one by editing this article.


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Juster had no input into the adaptation, and has expressed his hatred for the film in an interview: "It was a film I never liked. The animation studio closed soon after the film's release, with MGM leaving the animation business for good. Jones also co-directed the film with Abe Levitow, while Dave Monahan directed the live-action segments.Ĭompleted in 1968, the film was held up from release by MGM until late 1970 due to internal studio problems. Produced by Chuck Jones at MGM Animation/Visual Arts, the film stars Butch Patrick as Milo, alongside the voice talents of Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Candy Candido, Hans Conried, June Foray, Patti Gilbert, Shepard Menken, Cliff Norton, Larry Thor, and Les Tremayne. The Phantom Tollbooth (also known as The Adventures of Milo in the Phantom Tollbooth) is a 1970 American live-action/animated fantasy film based on Norton Juster's 1961 children's book of the same name.
