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Unsurprisingly, Return to Oz was met with mixed reviews when it premiered on June 21, 1985. (1985). By Michael Casey. But every bit of news that comes out further confirms my feeling that the program is irredeemable and needs to be repealed outright, as a few members of Congress have suggested. In Kansas, Dorothy's family finds her on a riverbank. Check out our gallery of the 2021 Oscar nominees in the leading and supporting acting categories, as the characters they so brilliantly played and in real life. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? 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The Nome King offers to return Dorothy home using her lost ruby slippers, but Dorothy refuses. It earned $2,844,895 in its opening weekend, finishing in seventh place. In the rebuilt farmhouse, Dorothy can still see Billina and Ozma in Oz through her bedroom mirror, before going outside to play with Toto. “A CHICKEN!” This is just a little moment, but it’s one seared deeply into my brain. Return to Oz fell behind schedule during production, and, following a change of Disney management, Murch was briefly fired from the project. "[17] Canadian film critic Jay Scott felt the protagonists were too creepy and weird for viewers to relate or sympathize with: "Dorothy's friends are as weird as her enemies, which is faithful to the original Oz books but turns out not to be a virtue on film, where the eerie has a tendency to remain eerie no matter how often we're told it's not. Return to Oz treats her as being Dorothy's age. The implications of the corridor of heads alone is enough to send any first year pysch/lit student into a whole mess of garbage.But don't be fooled. In my article on The Wizard of Oz, I explained how the movie was used in MKULTRA as a programming tool on mind control slaves. As the mountain starts to collapse around them, Dorothy finds the ruby slippers. [6] Once shooting began, Murch began to fall behind schedule, and there was further pressure from the studio, leading to Murch being fired as director for a short period. Unlike the other examples, it's possible they were the same person. [2][3] It received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects. Return to Oz starts, more or less, to the same place where the earlier film ended: Kansas, except in color. Most of the comments on this film seem to be from people who saw this when they were little, and haven't been able to forget it. In October 1899, Dorothy Gale still talks of her adventure in the Land of Oz, troubling her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, who believe she is fantasizing, as the family struggles financially after the cyclone. Return to Oz had its world premiere in the United States on June 21, 1985. I highly recommend this movie. In Walt Disney's 1985 cult classic film Return to Oz, the Nome King got a hold of Dorothy's Ruby Slippers when she clicked her heels together three times and was transported home. 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 The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) and Ozma of Oz(1907). [4], Return to Oz is based on the second and third Oz books, The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) and Ozma of Oz (1907). [9], Balk and Ridley, the only two child actors on set, had limited working hours per day. Return to Oz was released in theaters on June 21, 1985. The headmistress of ... See full summary ». In particular, I enjoyed the parrallels between the real world and Oz- for what it suggests about our world- and the Nome King's conversation with Dorothy. Hear me out: why Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull isn't a bad movie, Laura Jane Grace Is Just Trying to Survive, Class of 1980: “Something Awful Happened Here” – A Look Back at the Family Ties, Eerie Hauntings, and Not-So-Random Acts of Kindness in The Watcher In The Woods, Best of Both Worlds: Color and Black & White, Best Selling Blu-Ray and DVD Titles in 2013, WatchMojo: Another Top 10 Scariest Scenes from Non-Horror Movies, Is this a sequel to the 1939 MGM classic "The Wizard of Oz? The Nome King has a pretty typical personality for an evil tyrant, being sophisticated, cruel, sadistic, and considerably dominating. Club frequently refers to its dark nature as unsuitable for its intended audience of young children[20] although it had been one of her favorite movies growing up.[20]. Fairuza Balk and Emma Ridley were nominated for Young Artist Awards and multiple Youthies. print now. They meet a mechanical man, Tik-Tok, who defeats the Wheelers and learns from the Lead Wheeler that King Scarecrow has been captured by the Nome King, who is responsible for the Emerald City's destruction. In her yard, she finds a key with an Oz insignia. The scenes were reshot with the actress wearing a white and green dress. In 1954, Walt Disney Productions bought the film rights to Baum's remaining Oz books to use in the television series Disneyland; this led to the live-action film Rainbow Road to Oz, which was never completed. I admire and am still deeply effected by this film because, in some ways, it is braver than Wizard. In 1978, a boy travels 8 years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship. After the Gump, and Jack each fail, Tik-Tok goes in alone and seemingly winds down. In 2004, Disney released their own DVD, which dropped the Anchor Bay disc's fullscreen version and added anamorphic enhancement for 16:9 TVs for the widescreen version, upgraded the audio to 5.1 surround, retained the Anchor Bay disc's extras, and added four TV spots and a theatrical trailer. A Child Shall Lead Them: The ruler of Oz and yet she's no older than Dorothy. Murch suggested making another Oz film in 1980. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. His power is existent but honed through the Ruby Slippers. Return to Oz is no different. They assemble a creature with furniture, rope, and the head of a moose-like animal called the Gump. There he tells Dorothy that he has turned the Scarecrow into an ornament and challenges Dorothy and her companions to identify which ornament; if they can't after three guesses, they will become ornaments themselves. Disney reissued it in 1992 with alternate cover art. [4] Five weeks into production, Disney was unhappy with the footage and fired Murch. [5], Murch took a darker take on Baum's source material than the 1939 adaptation, which he knew starting out would be a gamble. Return to Oz is a true original: a devastatingly dark movie blessed with a genuine sense of daring. While The Wizard of Oz was chosen and twisted to become a programming tool, Return to Oz was … "[18] "It's bleak, creepy, and occasionally terrifying," added Dave Kehr of the Chicago Reader. Dorothy hands over the ruby slippers to Ozma, who sends Dorothy home, assures her that she will check in on her from time to time, and that she can return to Oz at any time. It received two Saturn Award nominations for Best Fantasy Film (losing to Ladyhawke) and Best Younger Actor for Fairuza Balk (who lost to Barret Oliver for D.A.R.Y.L.). She enters the ornament room as Tik-Tok gives her a chance for a hit at guessing, hoping that she observes what he turns into when changed. In 1999, Anchor Bay Entertainment, who had obtained the home video rights to several titles from Disney's live-action catalogue, issued the film on full-screen and letterbox VHS, as well as a DVD release featuring both versions. Dorothy returns to Oz during a storm only to find that the magical kingdom has been conquered by the evil Nome King and Mombi the Witch, and she sets out with the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, and other new friends to find the rightful ruler. They got real dark — think a kitchen sink full of nightmarish foes, characters, and quests Dorothy must contend with if she hopes to return to Kansas, which makes for a number of WTF Moment candidates. She frequently talks about it and cannot get any sleep at night. Dorothy Gale has recently come home to Kansas from the Land of Oz and is now almost back to perfect health since the incident of the tornado, only she cannot get that wonderful place out of her head. He hates chickens, as their eggs are poison to him. This also an excellent children's film, that deserves more attention than it got. Made many years apart, the two films are only really related through their shared source material. Return to Oz Dorothy finds herself back in the land of her dreams in this second thrilling adventure based on L. Frank Baum's "Oz" books. [citation needed] Whilst Balk did her own stunts, Ridley had a stand-in. Murch told Wilhite he was interested in making an Oz film and Wilhite "sort of straightened up in his chair". The element about Tik-Tok being "The Royal Army of Oz" derives from Tik-Tok of Oz (1914), in which he is made the Royal Army of Oogaboo and also makes frequent cries of "Pick me up!" Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well. Enraged, the Nome King imprisons Mombi for allowing Dorothy's escape, then assumes a fiery giant form in order to prevent the others from leaving. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects, but lost to Cocoon. The Nome King’s … She frequently talks about it and cannot get any sleep at night. But this time, Dorothy refuses to accept that Oz … Return to Oz is an American/Canadian 1964 animated television special produced by Crawley Films for Videocraft International.It first aired on 9 February 1964 in the United States on NBC's The General Electric Fantasy Hour block, then later aired on syndication in 1965-the 1990s and on the Disney Channel in 1995. In the plot, Dorothy returns to the Land of Oz to find it has been conquered by the Nome King, and she must restore it with her new friends Billina, Tik-Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead, The Gump, and Princess Ozma. And if you’ve ever seen it, you know why. It is featured in the "From the Vault" Film section of Disney's streaming platform, Disney+. While he tries to treat her with electro-shock treatment and take those nasty dreams away from her head, she is rescued by a mysterious girl who leads her back to Oz for a new adventure. Cornered by Wheelers, menacing people with wheels instead of hands and feet, they escape into a room as Dorothy opens a door with the Oz key. Return to Oz didn’t serve as the replacement it was intended. One is a jolly old adventure that showcases dancing and singing, whilst the other involves people getting their heads cut off. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular Return To Oz animated GIFs to your conversations. Read critic reviews Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan. ". "Children are sure to be startled by its bleakness," said The New York Times' Janet Maslin. [7] The ruby slippers were created by MGM specifically for the 1939 film to replace the Silver Shoes of the original stories[8] and, as the slippers remained MGM's intellectual property, a fee was paid. View production, box office, & company info. He prepares to eat Jack, but Billina, hiding in Jack's head, lays an egg which falls into the Nome King's mouth. Share the best GIFs now >>> Murch succeeds wonderfully in exploring a more layered reality to Oz than the painterly, theatrical style of Victor Fleming. The film was thought by many to be a musical sequel to the classic 1939 film, but has no musical numbers and bears little resemblence to Judy Garlands' Oz other than h… In the plo… She gets her first two guesses wrong as Mombi arrives at the mountain with the Wheelers and talks to the Nome King. To say that the movie Return to Oz has a darker tone than the black & white/ incredibly colorful The Wizard of Oz is an understatement. Written by Thinking that she is suffering delusional depression and acute insomnia, she decides to take her to see a special doctor in another town. 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. The film's interpretation of Oz is featured in the Storybook Land Canal Boats attraction at Disneyland Park in Paris. Dorothy clambers aboard a chicken coop, but the other girl vanishes. The initial release, to VHS, Laserdisc, and Beta, occurred in December 1985 shortly after the theatrical release, with the VHS initially priced with a list price of $79.95. She quickly puts them on and wishes for the group to be returned to a restored Emerald City. [19] Amelie Gillette of The A.V. Use the HTML below. The imagery of this film lingers long after first view, and its marked stylistic and thematic differences to Wizard Of Oz have a hypnotic effect on a certain type of viewer.In Return, the central theme is one of deep unhappiness with reality and a wish to return to fantasy, where as Wizard focuses more on the concept of "there's no place like home". Check out our editors' picks for the movies and shows we're excited about this month, like Mortal Kombat, "Them," and Stowaway. Ridley, who was born in London, had her voice in the film dubbed by Beatrice Murch, daughter of Walter Murch, so that the character of Ozma would have an American-sounding voice. All three versions went out of print shortly after their release. Return to Oz Trailer Dorothy finds herself back in the land of her dreams where she makes delightful new friends and tries to avoid dangerous new enemies. Return to Oz is a 1985 British-American dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed and written by Walter Murch, co-written by Gill Dennis and produced by Paul Maslansky. They see Nurse Wilson locked in a cage on a police buggy. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Murch also used the book Wisconsin Death Trip as a historical source for the film. The Nome King claims that the pair just "fell out of the sky one day" and landed on his mountain. RETURN TO OZ appears earnest in its efforts to add to the Wizard of Oz mythology, but what a disappointment. It ain’t hip-hop. She can't seem to do anything right and is picked on by classmates and teachers. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale in her first screen role. Return to Oz taps into the darker side of L. Frank Baum's book series with an intermittently dazzling adventure that never quite recaptures the magic of its classic predecessor. 16 of 17 people found this review helpful. Un capolavoro magistrale che non smetterà mai di emozionare e affascinare! [7], Principal photography began on February 20, 1984, and wrapped in October 1984. In the process the shoes fell off of her feet on the flight back to Kansas. There, they mourn the loss of Tik-Tok until Billina notices a green medal stuck on one of the Gump's antlers, allowing Dorothy to restore him. Disney approved the project as they were due to lose the film rights to the series. For a children's film, there is great depth in both, and most of the film can be interpreted on several different levels. While he tries to treat her with electro-shock treatment and take those nasty dreams away from her head, she is rescued by a mysterious girl who leads her back to Oz for a new adventure. 2 talking about this. "[14] Those who were familiar with the Oz books praised its faithfulness to the source material of L. Frank Baum such as author and critic Harlan Ellison who said, “It ain’t Judy Garland. Return to Oz is a 1985 British-American dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed and written by Walter Murch, co-written by Gill Dennis and produced by Paul Maslansky. A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches. An unofficial sequel produced by Disney, released in 1985, Return to Oz pulled from the second and third books in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, The Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz. It performed poorly at the box office, grossing $11.1 million in the United States on a $28 million budget, and received mixed reviews, with critics praising the effects and performances but criticizing the dark content and twisted visuals. Dorothy is freed from her restraints by a mysterious girl who proceeds to help her flee the asylum, before Dorothy becomes one of the "damaged" patients locked in a cellar. The film has been released to VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc, DVD, and Blu-ray over the years. [16] Ian Nathan of Empire Magazine gave the film a three out of five stars, saying: "This is not so much a sequel but an homage and not a good one. [10] At one point during filming these scenes, Balk collapsed due to the high on-set temperature.[11]. Aunt Em worries about her health/well-being. Aunt Em takes her to Dr. J.B. Worley for Shock Treatment, leaving her under the care of Nurse Wilson. They escape, with Nurse Wilson in pursuit, and fall into a river. [7], Leo McKern and Christopher Lloyd were each considered for the role of Dr. J.B. Worley/The Nome King before Nicol Williamson was cast. Thinking that she is suffering delusional depression and acute insomnia, she decides to take her to see a special doctor in another town. It isn't afraid to deal with the conflict - that the misery of a grey Kansas is very real.It expresses a rippling dissatisfaction that seems more in keeping with Baum's original works, and is all the more satisfying for it. Walter Murch began development of Return to Oz in 1980, during a brain-storming session with Walt Disney Productions production chief Tom Wilhite. Was this review helpful to you? Website: Thingiverse. Return to Oz isn't a musical and doesn't match the wit and magic of the 1939 original. On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. All three releases featured an intro by Fairuza Balk before the film and an interview featurette with her after it. Princess Ozma, the rightful ruler of Oz imprisoned in a mirror by Mombi, is released by Dorothy and now free to take her place on the throne of Oz. That book was itself based on a dramatic production, The Tik-Tok Man of Oz (1913). [10], The Emerald City scenes towards the end of film had to be fully reshot, as the character of Ozma was originally dressed in a gold lace dress which was deemed unsuitable during post-production. In a locked room at the top of the palace, Dorothy, Billina, and Tik-Tok meet Jack Pumpkinhead, who explains he was brought to life via Mombi's Powder of Life, which gives them an idea of how to escape. Billina remains behind in Oz. They find that the Yellow Brick Road and Emerald City in ruins and its citizens except the Scarecrow have been turned to stone. The same way Dorothy goes “over the rainbow” to escape to the Land of Oz, MK slaves, who are being brutally tortured are told to go “over the rainbow” and dissociate from reality to escape the unbearable trauma. When she finds her old friends have been turned to stone, new friends Tik Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead and the Gump help her battle dangerous new enemies, including the creepy Wheelers, the head-hunting Princess Mombi and the evil Nome King. Aunt Em reveals that Worley's hospital was struck by lightning and burned down, and Worley died trying to save his machines. Return to Oz As Dorothy is about to receive treatment, the asylum is struck by lightning and the power fails. They encounter Mombi in the royal palace, who decides to imprison Dorothy to take her head for her collection. Dorothy steals the Powder of Life from Mombi, but awakes her many heads, then rushes back to her friends to use the powder to bring the Gump to life. A very old trailer of the 1985 Walt Disney movie Return to Oz. After Dorothy's friends are robbed of their prizes by a revived Wicked Witch, she is sent back to Oz to set things straight once again. 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 The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) and Ozma of Oz (1907). As he flies them across the Deadly Desert, Mombi sends the Wheelers after them, but half of them are killed by turning into sand by touching the Deadly Desert. A collapsing Gump crashes on the mountain of the Nome King, who creates an earthquake to bring them all underground. [13], The film received mixed reviews. [6] High-profile film-makers including George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola supported Murch in discussions with the studio, and Murch was reinstated and finished the film. And You Were There: She has the same actress as the unnamed girl Dorothy encounters at the hospital in Kansas. add to list. Filmmaker George Lucas convinced them to reinstate him after reviewing the footage and guaranteeing that he would step in as replacement if any further problems emerged. Aunt Em worries about her health/well-being. Tags Tik Tok Return to Oz - 3 1/2'' figure. Return To Oz gathered some of the best talent in front of and behind the camera in the business to create the most pitch perfect version of OZ I think the silver screen has ever seen, which is why it has become a cult classic over the years. A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book. Return to Oz (1985) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tags Tik-Tok of OZ (1985 design, Return to OZ) Text android, army, clockwork, cosplay, dorothy, gnome king, Download: for sale. But it's an appealing picture on its own terms, if you can overlook a couple of big miscalculations. At a celebration, Dorothy is asked to be Queen of Oz, but she instead wants to return to Kansas. In 2015, Disney released a 30th Anniversary Edition of the film on Blu-ray exclusively through the Disney Movie Club, featuring a newly remastered and cleaned up transfer and DTS Master Audio 5.1 sound, but none of the bonus features from the 2004 DVD. Title: [4][6], The film was developed and produced without the involvement of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the studio behind the 1939 film. Unbeknownst to Murch, Disney owned the rights to the Oz series and wanted to make a new film as the copyright was soon to expire. Sixteen-year-old Sarah is given thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother Toby when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King Jareth. With her third guess, Dorothy finds the Scarecrow and realizes the people of Oz turn into green ornaments, going on to restore Jack and Gump. Dorothy wakes up in Oz near the Deadly Desert with her chicken Billina, who can now talk. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale in her first screen role. 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. Consignment Store Annapolis, MD l Return to Oz Consignments 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 been taken over by the mysterious Gnome King. A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse. 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