The Phantom Tollbooth - Teaser trailer

Milo walks on screen (left side) Dragging feet

FREEZE (text on screen Milo)
UNFREEZE
Tapping sound gradually getting louder
Milo looks around and sees a figure in the distance stares
Humbug enters screen- running almost runs past milo stops
and walks back
Freeze - (text on screen Humbug)
UNFREEZE
[Humbug] Oh hello there
SILENCE Milo stares at Humbug (confused face)
[Humbug] Come on now, dont be ill mannered. Are you not going
to introduce yourself
[Milo] Im Milo, and you are?
[Humbug] Im a Humbug
[Milo] A what
[Humbug]I beg you pardon young man
[Milo] Ive just never known a humbug before
[Humbug] History is full of humbugs We're an old and noble
family, honorable to the coreInsertions Humbugium, if I may use
the Latin. Why, we fought in the crusades with Richard the Lion
Heart, crossed the Atlantic with Columbus, blazed trails with the
pioneers, and today many members of the family hold prominent
government positions throughout the world.
SILENCE (milo- blank expression)
[Humbug] Everyone loves a humbug
[Milo] Oh right well I never paid attention in history
King Azaz enter screen
[King Azaz] Is this where theyre shooting the trailer, where is
everyone

[Humbug] Afternoon your highness yes I believe so , that is a

very good question
[King Azaz] and what have we here?
(Looking towards Milo)
[Humbug] Ah this is Milo, we were just talking about the number of
honorab
[King Azaz] A-A-R-G-H numbers, never mention numbers to me!
Especially when Im having my afternoon snack
Come here Milo I had my cabinet members pick out some freshly
grown Bs and Ts, you must try some
[Milo] As in the letters B and T
[King Azaz] Yes, theyre perfectly ripe Im certain youll love it
[Milo] Letters grow on trees?
[King Azaz] Yes of course
Dictionopolis is the place where all the words in the world come
from. They're grown right in our orchards and
GROUND SHAKES
[Humbug] Oh my what was that?
[King Azaz] Argh pick up that B for me (Looking at the floor at the
dropped food)
[Milo] (Gasp)
GROUND SHAKES AGAIN (X2)
Milo and Humbug turn around
King carries on picking food that dropped
[King Azaz] who keeps dropping my snack?
King then turns
All Pause and then look up (at the giant)
GROUND SHAKES AGAIN (X2)
[All] Run *Scream*
Begin to run back towards the screen
Giant hand scoops Milos, king Azaz and humbug
(Screams)

All *Screaming*
All three sitting in the giants hand
Giant looks down
[Giant] Where is this film crew, I couldnt take my afternoon nap
because of this
[King Azaz] put me down this instant! I am the king of
Dictionopolis
[Humbug] this is terrible we must call for help HELP!
[Humbug] Help!!
[Giant] you sure everyones meeting here, the walk from the
mountains has made me hungry
[Humbug] is he going to eat us *whispers to milo*
[Milo] How are we going to get down, any ideas?
[Giant] Stop, ideas dont sit well with me, theyre so hard to digest.
[Milo] Huh
[Giant] People I can swallow without any trouble but I cant swallow
ideas, they make me what to throw up, someone just tell me whats
going on
[Humbug] Im still sticking to my idea, call for help, Help!!!
[Milo] I have a better idea we should.
[Giant] Argh oh nooo
Giant lets go of milo humbug and king Azaz
[All] Ahhhhhhh
All fall onto the title The phantom Tollbooth
[Humbug] can some give me a hand (dangling of a letter O)
Credits