Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum

All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program.

The Phantom Tollbooth

U.S., 1970

A mysterious tollbooth and a toy car transport young Milo to a magical, topsy-turvy world where letters are at war with numbers. Accompanied by the “watchdog” Tock, Milo embarks on a fantastical adventure to reunite the Kingdom of Wisdom in this live action/animated film based on the children’s book by Norton Juster.

35mm, color, 90 min. Directors: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow. Screenwriters: Chuck Jones, Sam Rosen. With: Butch Patrick.

Recommended for ages 8+

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