Return to Oz(Movie, 1985)

Name: Return to Oz
Genre: Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy
Released: 1985
Duration: T01:49:00
Rating: 3.4

1h 49min | Genres: Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 460 votes)

Return to Oz is a 1985 dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures, co-written and directed by Walter Murch. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale in her first screen role. The film is an unofficial sequel to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz, and it is based on L. Frank Baum's early 20th century Oz novels, mainly Ozma of Oz (1907). In the plot, an insomniac Dorothy returns to the Land of Oz to find it has been conquered by the wicked Nome King and his accomplice Princess Mombi. Dorothy must restore Oz with her new friends Billina, Tik-Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead, and the Gump. In 1954, Walt Disney Productions bought the film rights to Baum's remaining Oz books to use in the television series Disneyland;... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Return to Oz

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

About Return to Oz

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.

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Trailer for Return to Oz + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Return to Oz (Theatrical Trailer)(Trailer, 1:34)

Additional Information

Official websites:

movies.disney.com

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Kansas

Based on the work of: L. Frank Baum ("The Marvelous Land of Oz", "Ozma of Oz")

Made by: Silver Screen Partners II, Oz Productions Ltd.

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 18 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 06/21/1985

Cast: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, Matt Clark, Stephen Norrington, Deep Roy, John Alexander, Sophie Ward, Brian Henson, Mak Wilson, Matthew Clark, Sean Barrett, Bruce Boa, Michael Sundin, Pons Maar

Director: Walter Murch

Producer: Gary Kurtz

Screenwriter: Walter Murch, L. Frank Baum, Gill Dennis

Director of Photography: David Watkin, Freddie Francis

Composer: David Shire

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Wizard of Oz 2 - Return to Oz"

"Oz - Eine phantastische Welt"

"De Wonderlijke Wereld van Oz"

"Oz - en fantastisk värld"

Keywords: mechanical, imaginary land, donkey, mirror, princess, sequel, mental institution, electric shock, based on young adult novel, pumpkin

Budget: 25,000,000 USD

Revenue: 11,137,801 USD (= 45%)