Phantom Tollbooth [VHS]
by Abe Levitow, Chuck Jones, Dave Monahan
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Actor: Butch Patrick, Candy Candido, Daws Butler, Hans Conried, Mel BlancDirector: Abe Levitow, Chuck Jones, Dave Monahan
Producer: Abe Levitow
Producer: Chuck Jones
Writer: Chuck Jones
Writer: Norton Juster
Writer: Sam Rosen
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 90 minutes
Release Date: 1992-08-01
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Studio: MGM (Warner)
VHS Movie Reviews of Phantom Tollbooth [VHS]
Movie Review: One of my childhood favorites!
Summary: 5 Stars
A bored young schoolboy named Milo (Butch Patrick) who lives in San Francisco wants adventure and excitement, his wish comes true as a mysterious and magicial package arrives for him in his bedroom. It reveals itself to be a tollbooth with a car as it whisks him away into an animated world of magic, numbers, words, sentences and everything beyond his imagination. He goes on a mission as he joins up with a talking watch-dog named Tock and a sarcastic bum named Humbug as they must try to rescue the princesses of Rhyme and Reason from the demons of ignorance in the dreaded mountains as they must bring peace and harmony back to the world.
Entertaining, smart and brilliant adaptation of Norton Juster's novel is a dazzling animated/live-action fantasy is Chuck Jones's most underrated and best thing he's done since "How The Grinch Stole Christmas". I love the witty songs and it's playful sense of fun with educational themes to it, the animation is quite good and it's one of my childhood favorites. A treat for the whole family including adults, it's very appealling.
Movie Review: Great and fun learning tool for young kids.
Summary: 5 Stars
I watched this movie when I was a child. I still remember what I learned from it, even though I was too young, this movie gave me a very good idea on what the concept of being the "driver" of your own life, whatever decisions you make in life are your responsibility, and there is a fun way to be accountable for it, being responsible is seen by kids as something not necessarily bothersome, boring or out of the scope of roles for younger people.Movie Review: Adults will like this too...
Summary: 5 Stars
I found this video at a library book sale, and before sending it off to a customer, I watched it and I loved it. Colorful and whimsical and with a bunch of great messages (most of which are 100% applicable to adults as well as kids..such as the difference between words and wisdom and the value of time). Colorful animation. A few scenes feature "psychedelic" and bright floral patterns so popular from this era, which makes it (at least for me--I'm obsessed with late 60s/early 70s stuff) all the more interesting as sort of a "period piece" of animation. Some of the silly, nonsensical scenes are faintly reminiscent of "Yellow Submarine." There are a few songs, which are pretty good. This is the kind of movie I would have loved as a kid (I'm 25 now) and I'm surprised I had never heard of this. By the way, I never read the book so I really didn't have any prior expectations for this movie. Movie Review: Using Phantom Tollbooth in the Classroom
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is a great addition to a classroom! Have your students (3rd-5th grade) read the book by Norton Juster...then watch the film. It is an "old" movie...but it really does get kids talking. Reading the book first has kids imagining an amazing place. They have ideas of Dictionopolis and Rhyme and Reason...just from reading. They see the movie...and they really have opinions to express!
If a kid hates reading...promise them the movie...AFTER they read!
Movie Review: movie is not book
Summary: 1 Stars
Io bought this mvie hopping it would be a good education tool. It was not. It does not follow the book and kids notice these kinds of things. If it is based on the book it should say so.
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