The Phantom Tollbooth
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A whimsical, wordplay-rich animated adventure that transforms a bored boy's journey through a fantastical kingdom into a celebration of curiosity, learning, and imagination.
The Phantom Tollbooth, based upon the children's adventure novel by Norton Juster, tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo. Unexpectedly receiving a magic tollbooth and, having nothing better to do, Milo drives through it and enters a kingdom in turmoil following the loss of its princesses, Rhyme and Reason.
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