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Return to Oz

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Return to Oz
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PG,1hr 49min
Genres:
Family,Sci-Fi
Release:
1985
Director:
Walter Murch
Distributor:
Anchor Bay
Starring:
Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Fairuza Balk  ...more
Synopsis: This '80s follow-up to The Wizard of Oz is based upon two of L. Frank Baum's later Oz books. 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." This doesn't work, for soon Dorothy manages to return to Oz, but things have definitely changed. She finds her old friends turned to stone and discovers that the awful Nome King has taken over Oz. ~ All Movie Guide
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Andrea LeVasseur, AMG Review
A dark fantasy-adventure, Return to Oz follows in the tone of the original L. Frank Baum books, Ozma of Oz and Land of Oz, rather than posing as a sequel to the classic of all family films, The Wizard of Oz. While seeming pretty creepy for younger viewers, older audiences may just be disturbed at the faded post-apocalyptic settings and bleak story when compared to the cheery and bright Technicolor ... Full Review
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Nicol Williamson
Dr. Worley/Nome King
Jean Marsh
Nurse WilsonIPrincess Mombi
Fairuza Balk
Dorothy Gale
Piper Laurie
Aunt Em
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