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Director:
Jack Bender
Writers (WGA):
David Kirschner (story) &
Richard Matheson (story) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
10 December 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Family | Fantasy
Plot:
The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz. | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
MovieWeb's 2009 DVD Holiday Gift Guide
 (From MovieWeb. 24 November 2009, 5:51 AM, PST)
The Wizard Of Oz 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review
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User Reviews:
Simply Wonderful more (19 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Ritter ... L. Frank Baum
Annette O'Toole ... Maud Gage Baum
Rue McClanahan ... Matilda Electra Joslyn Gage
Charles Haid ... Al Badham / Cowardly Lion
David Schramm ... W.W. Denslow

Nancy Lenehan ... Harriet Alvena Baum Neal
Courtney Barilla ... Dorothy Leslie Gage / Dorothy Gale
Nancy Morgan ... Helen Leslie Gage Gage

Pat Skipper ... Charlie H. Gage

Ed Gale ... Ned Brown / Farmer

Tim Eyster ... Frank Joslyn Baum (5-9 years)
Joshua Boyd ... Frank Joslyn Baum (3 years)
Roger Steffens ... Salesman

John Cameron Mitchell ... Albert the Reporter
Frank Hamilton ... Sullivan
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:G | Spain:T
Company:
Adam Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Ritter (L. Frank Baum) and Jason Ritter (Harry Neal Baum) are father and son in real-life. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: L. Frank Baum's niece Dorothy Gage who was the inspiration for the Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz died at 5 months of age. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Hollywood Road to Oz (1990) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Main Title more

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Simply Wonderful, 26 April 2003
Author: gapboy420 from London, Englad

I remember watching this movie when it first aired on television on NBC and I was fortunate enough to have it taped and I still have that tape today. The story is solid, as are the Oz fantasy sequences. This movie is certainly a classic in its own right.

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