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Return to Oz

  • 1985
  • PG
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Fairuza Balk in Return to Oz (1985)
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.
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Walter Murch
  • Writers
    • Walter Murch
    • Gill Dennis
    • L. Frank Baum
  • Stars
    • Fairuza Balk
    • Nicol Williamson
    • Jean Marsh
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    32K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,700
    90
    • Director
      • Walter Murch
    • Writers
      • Walter Murch
      • Gill Dennis
      • L. Frank Baum
    • Stars
      • Fairuza Balk
      • Nicol Williamson
      • Jean Marsh
    • 272User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 nominations total

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    Fairuza Balk
    Fairuza Balk
    • Dorothy
    Nicol Williamson
    Nicol Williamson
    • Dr. Worley…
    Jean Marsh
    Jean Marsh
    • Nurse Wilson…
    Piper Laurie
    Piper Laurie
    • Aunt Em
    Matt Clark
    Matt Clark
    • Uncle Henry
    Michael Sundin
    Michael Sundin
    • Tik-Tok
    Tim Rose
    Tim Rose
    • Tik-Tok
    Sean Barrett
    • Tik-Tok
    • (voice)
    Mak Wilson
    Mak Wilson
    • Billina
    Denise Bryer
    • Billina
    • (voice)
    Brian Henson
    Brian Henson
    • Jack Pumpkinhead
    • (voice)
    Stewart Harvey-Wilson
    • Jack Pumpkinhead
    • (as Stewart Larange)
    Lyle Conway
    Lyle Conway
    • Gump
    • (voice)
    Stephen Norrington
    Stephen Norrington
    • Gump
    • (as Steve Norrington)
    Justin Case
    Justin Case
    • Scarecrow
    John Alexander
    John Alexander
    • Cowardly Lion…
    Deep Roy
    Deep Roy
    • Tin Man
    Emma Ridley
    Emma Ridley
    • Ozma
    • Director
      • Walter Murch
    • Writers
      • Walter Murch
      • Gill Dennis
      • L. Frank Baum
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      In order to include the ruby slippers as part of this film, Disney had to pay royalties to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the studio which had produced The Wizard of Oz (1939). The ruby slippers did not appear in L. Frank Baum's 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 lost 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 cutting up the ruby slippers to make his magical ruby belt.
    • Goofs
      Tik-Tok's thinking mechanism is activated by winding the key under his left arm, and his talking is activated by winding the one under his right arm. However, when he asks Dorothy to wind his thinking key before entering the ornament room, she winds the one under his right arm.
    • Quotes

      Jack Pumpkinhead: If his brain's ran down, how can he talk?

      Dorothy: It happens to people all the time, Jack.

    • Alternate versions
      When it was aired on the Disney channel, the following were cut: When "Ozma" unties Dorothy from the bed in the doctor's room, the line where she tells Dorothy that the screaming patients are locked in the cellar is cut. When Dorothy first visits Mombi, much is cut. A lot of shots of the heads behind the glass are cut, and so is a lot of footage when Mombi puts on her head. Because of this, a line is cut where she asks Dorothy how she looks, and Dorothy tells her she looks beautiful. In the TV version, it cuts straight to the line, "And just who might you be?" When Mombi wakes up, many shots of the screaming heads and EVERY shot of the headless Mombi trying to get Dorothy is cut. A few seconds of footage of the Nome King's death are cut, including when his eye turns to stone, and some of the "poison" shots.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Secret Admirer/The Goonies/Prizzi's Honor/Movers and Shakers (1985)

    User reviews272

    Featured review

    Very Underrated Classic

    There have been many people since this film came out who have tried to compare it to The Wizard of Oz. I don't think you can compare the two films and neither film is better than the other. They're both fantastic.

    This is an enjoyable movie which can be enjoyed time and time again. Dorothy returns to Oz and teams up with Tik-Tok (a robot), Jack Pumpkinhead (a pumpkin man obviously) and the Gump (don't ask)to battle the evil Nome King and Princess Mombi. There's plenty of fun throughout as Dorothy and friends battle the likes of the wheelies and all manner of creatures.

    The finale is perhaps one of the best ever for a fantasy film. Yes, it really is that good as Dorothy and friends meet up with the Scarecrow and battle the evil Nome King and Princess Mombi.

    The original Wizard Of Oz was a timeless classic still talked about today. It is no exaggeration to call Return To Oz a classic movie either.
    • Big Movie Fan
    • Aug 27, 2002
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 1985 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Oz... un mundo fantástico
    • Filming locations
      • Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, UK(Kansas scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners II
      • BMI (No. 9) Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,137,801
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,844,895
      • Jun 23, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,137,801
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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