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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
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NR,1hr 40min
Released:
January 1, 2005
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Walt Disney Video
Synopsis: L. Frank Baum's enduring fantasy story gets a new and very funny spin in this made-for-TV comedy. Dorothy (Ashanti) is a young woman who works in a diner in Kansas owned by her Aunt Em (Queen Latifah) and dreams of one day making it big as a singer. When a tornado makes its way through the trailer park Dorothy and Em call home, the young woman is spirited off to a magical land known as Oz, where she accidentally kills the most wicked witch in the land. Dorothy, however, isn't so sure she wants to ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Classic Muppet characters are looted once again for an adaptation that misses the mark, this time with The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, an almost-there affair by the same people that delivered the mediocre It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie. Ironic enough, the same problems that hindered that production also come into play here -- namely, a confused script that, more often than not, injects awkward ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Dorothy
Aunt Em
Photos
Robert De Niro at the The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiere in New York City on April 27, 2005
James Gandolfini (center) and guests at the The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiere in New York City on...
James Gandolfini (center) and guests at the The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiere in New York City on...
Al Reynolds and Star Jones Reynolds with nephews at the The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiere in New...
Barbara Corcoran and son Tom at the The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiere in New York City on April 27,...
Barbara Corcoran at the The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiere in New York City on April 27, 2005
Martin Baker, producer at the The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiere in New York City on April 27, 2005
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