1985 film return to oz

Return to oz is a 1964 animated television special produced by crawley films for videocraft international. And its a strange film to follow the overwhelming cultural legacy of mgms 1939 wizard of oz film. This doesnt work, for soon dorothy manages to return to oz, but things have definitely changed. Return to oz film dorothy gale, thought to have psychological problems because of her tales of oz, is sent to an institution and is about to receive shock treatment when a lightning storm enables her to escape down a raging river.

Return to oz pg 1h 53min adventure, family, fantasy 21 june 1985 usa 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. Ray bolger hunkscarecrow and pat walshe lead flying monkey. For the most part, those who never watched any trailers or commercials for the movie. The film also features a look at a few return to oz fans that are so obsessed with the film, their home is full of memorabilia and collectibles from the 1985 film.

Synopsis an allnew adventure down the yellow brick road. I loved this as a child, if only to return to the land of oz onscreen. It first aired on 9 february 1964 in the united states on nbcs the general electric fantasy hour block. Its great to hear fairuza balk recollect her first major role in a candid and easygoing interview, and its obvious that everyone involved in the production truly believed in the film. In return to oz a version that may be a bit too scary for young children, auntie em sends dorothy to. You may remember watching that film over the years. Coming five years after the watcher in the woods, return to oz falls into the category of family horror that disney seemed keen to crack. Crawley, thomas glynn and larry roemer from a teleplay by romeo muller, who later wrote dorothy in the land of oz crawley films also produced the earlier 1961. Frank baum books primarily the marvelous land of oz and ozma of oz, the first two sequels.

Mentiones a few times in reference to the 1985 film, return to oz drew. Whats surprising to me is i rented this film with the mindset that it was going to be complete trash, that a sequel to the wizard of oz was blashphemy. When oz is conquered and ultimately overthrown by the infamous nome king from a neighboring kingdom, he makes an irrelevant wicked witch named mombi his accomplice and declares her a. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi and written by david lindsayabaire and mitchell kapner from a story by kapner. Return to oz starring fairuza balk, nicol williamson, jean marsh, and piper laurie release date. Return to oz is a 1985 fantasy adventure film by walt disney pictures. This 80s followup to the wizard of oz is based upon two of l. In return to oz a version that may be a bit too scary for young children, auntie em sends dorothy to a sanitarium where hopefully she will clear her head from all of the home. Return to oz 1985 full movie streaming download youtube. Return to oz is the kind of movie that encourages people to rent. But her happiness in returning to oz soon dissolves into horror as she finds the magical land in ruins, and the emerald city a. Critics who were familiar with the oz books praised the film for being faithful to l.

In depth information about return to oz oz working title, the adventures of the devil in the sky working title, produced by bmi no. After 46 years, hollywood revisits oz the new york times. Attempting to make a followup to what is widely considered one of the best films created does seem like a strange and impossible task. Months after her first trip to oz, dorothy the crafts fairuza balk, in her acting debut has begun to worry her aunt em twin peakss. In return to oz a version that may be a bit too scary for young.

Specifically, the film was released on june 21 in the united states of america and on july 10 in the united kingdom. Characters who appeared in the 1985 film, return to oz. The year 1985 was the release date for return to oz. Remembering 1985s return to oz upcoming documentary. Frank baums early 20th century oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel, the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film the wizard of oz. The patchwork girl of oz mentioned the magic of oz. Return to oz is a 1985 britishamerican dark fantasy film directed and written by walter murch, cowritten by gill dennis and produced by paul maslansky.

Return to oz 1985 walt disney pictures critically and commercially disappointing hybrid sequel to retelling of the 1939 film. She was a state of the art electronic puppet that was made from the jim henson puppet company. It is a film about the 1985 cultclassic film, return to oz. Return to oz 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Of course, return to oz wasnt exactly a boxoffice phenomenon when originally released in 1985, but that hasnt stopped disney from including some interesting extra features. Return to oz is a 1985 movie released by disney based on the original oz books by l. Return to oz, the walt disney movie which opens june 21 in 1,300 theaters, including. In return to oz, dorothy gale is about to undergo shock therapy because of her continuing visions of oz when she is saved from the hospital by a mysterious girl who brings her back to oz, which has now.

Return to oz is a walt disney film yes, that disney made in 1985, which was supposed to be both a semisequel to the mgm the wizard of oz and a more accurate adaptation of the more obscure original printedpage l. Billina was most notably brought to life in disneys 1985 cult classic film return to oz. At the end of the sidebar to the article james franco is the wizard in new oz film, oz the great and powerful by frank lovece, newsday, february 26, 20 5. Return to oz 1985 feature length theatrical animated film. In return to oz 1985 in walt disneys return to oz, the wheelers are portrayed as much more darker and hostile creatures compared to their book counterparts. Let the music lead you back to return to oz music the. I still havent made my mind up on this film and, to be honest, i dont think i ever will. Margaret hamilton miss gulchwicked witch had died in may 1985. Though the film is not intended to be seen as a directsequel to the classic 1939 version of the wizard of oz, their sharing of several common elements including the ruby slippers, which were created specifically for the 1939 film caused guinness to give return to oz the world record for the sequel made the longest period of time. Youll love accompanying dorothy on this second thrilling adventure based on l. It stars nicol williamson, jean marsh, piper laurie, and fairuza balk as dorothy gale in her first screen role.

Return to oz 1985 full movie streaming download related search. Return to oz dorothy returns to oz in this 1985 disney production. Feature films episode guides, cartoon characters and crew lists. It was produced by paul maslansky, directed by walter murch from a screenplay by murch and gill dennis. It stars a young faiurza balk as dorothy and emma ridley as ozma. Based on ozma of oz and the wonderful land of oz, two sequels to l.

In return to oz a version that may be a bit too scary for young children, auntie em sends dorothy to a sanitarium where hopefully she will clear her head from all of the oz nonsense. Frank baums beloved classic the wonderful wizard of oz, this imaginative fantasy has a decidedly darker tone than the 1939 film. Dorothys return 2014 tv episode animat recommends seeing this wizard of oz sequel instead of legends. A very old trailer of the 1985 walt disney movie return to oz. Star wars veteran gary kurtz was executive producer the emerald city glows and gleams in the night sky in return to oz to know more about the film visit. It was produced by paul maslansky, directed by walter murch from a screenplay by murch. What is very clear, though, is the influence 1978s the wiz had on some of the set design. The film was directed by the established film editor walter murch. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Dorothy gale the films protagonist, who finds herself back in oz. Fans of the 1985 film, return to oz come together to unite and share their thoughts and opinions about the film. What are the release dates for return to oz 1985 answers. When return to oz was released in june 1985, only two members of the wizard of oz 1939 main cast were still alive. Return to oz theatrical teaser poster return to oz is a 1985 fantasy adventure film by walt disney pictures.

Frank baums followups to the wizard of oz, return to oz tells of the adventures young dorothy gale faces after returning home from her. Return to oz is certainly an underappreciated movie, but its also just. Remembering disneys return to oz a documentary film by. But that is pretty much what walt disney pictures tried with the release of return to oz. I read or watched something about the production decisions and it seems the budget wasnt high so they moved things to the uk, which meant.