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Release Date:
21 June 1985 (USA)
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Tagline:
An all-new adventure down the yellow brick road. more
Plot:
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 5 nominations
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(5 articles)
Weirder and Wilder Things
(From GreenCine Daily. 21 October 2009, 3:12 PM, PDT)
Todd McFarlane Has Nothing On 'Return To Oz' In Today's Sick Day Stash!
(From MTV Movies Blog. 2 September 2009, 11:00 AM, PDT)
(From GreenCine Daily. 21 October 2009, 3:12 PM, PDT)
Todd McFarlane Has Nothing On 'Return To Oz' In Today's Sick Day Stash!
(From MTV Movies Blog. 2 September 2009, 11:00 AM, PDT)
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Not a sequel, judge it on it's own merits.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Fairuza Balk | ... | Dorothy | |
| Nicol Williamson | ... | Dr. Worley / The Nome King | |
| Jean Marsh | ... | Nurse Wilson / Mombi | |
| Piper Laurie | ... | Aunt Em | |
| Matt Clark | ... | Uncle Henry | |
| Michael Sundin | ... | Tik-Tok | |
| Tim Rose | ... | Tik-Tok | |
| Sean Barrett | ... | Tik-Tok (voice) | |
| Mak Wilson | ... | Billina | |
| Denise Bryer | ... | Billina (voice) | |
| Brian Henson | ... | Jack Pumpkinhead (voice) | |
| Stewart Larange | ... | Jack Pumpkinhead | |
| Lyle Conway | ... | Gump (voice) | |
| Stephen Norrington | ... | Gump (as Steve Norrington) | |
| Justin Case | ... | Scarecrow |
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Runtime:
113 min | Finland:110 min (uncut) | Finland:109 min (cut)
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating) |
Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2003) |
Finland:K-10 (uncut) |
Finland:K-8 (cut) |
Netherlands:MG6 |
Iceland:L |
Iceland:LH (video rating) |
Australia:G (re-rating on appeal) |
UK:PG (video rating) (1986) |
UK:U (original rating) |
Australia:PG (original rating) |
Sweden:11 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12
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In order to include the ruby slippers as part of this film, Disney had to pay royalties to MGM, the studio which had produced The Wizard of Oz (1939). The ruby slippers did not appear in the original novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"; they were invented for the 1939 film to better take advantage of the newly developed Technicolor process. Interestingly enough, in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," Dorothy wore a pair of magical silver shoes which were actually destroyed when she used them to return to Kansas. In the subsequent novel "Ozma of Oz," one of the books on which this film is based, Dorothy and her friends meet the Nome King who possesses a magical belt with properties similar to those of the silver shoes. Early drafts of the script for Return to Oz reflect this, with the Nome King possessing a magical ruby belt which had been created from the ruby slippers.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Doctor Worley says that 1900 is the first year of the 20th century. 1900 is the last year of the 19th century. The first year of the 20th century is 1901.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Beetle Juice (1988)
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Is this a sequel to the 1939 MGM classic "The Wizard of Oz?"more
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Despite the title, this is not a sequel to the classic film that everyone loves. This is a different story about Dorothy and OZ that is actually more faithful to the series of L. Frank Baum books than the Judy Garland film was. Tik-Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead, Mombi, the gnome king, and the wheelers were as much a part of the original stories (published in the very early 1900's) as the scarecrow and tin man were. I understand why some people don't like the movie as I didn't the first time I saw it. No film that trashes emerald city and has Dorothy recieving shock treatment is going to make fans of the first film very happy.
However on my second veiwing years later it was nice to get an idea of the much darker vision that the author of the books had created. He created an OZ that had a very scary side to it, but ultimately good would always triumph. Although this isn't a film for kids under 8 years of age, I believe most kids would probably like it. I do think the special effects could have been a little better, as this was made in 1985. And I wish that they would have had Dorothy interact more with the scarecrow, lion and tin man.
If you only want to see more of the first film then I wouldn't recommend this, otherwise enjoy.