Dorothy s return is a 20 americanindian 3d computeranimated musical fantasy film that is loosely based on the 1989 book dorothy of oz by l. Jul 10, 2014 a new villain, the jester, rules over oz and dorothy must return to rescue her old friends. Set to irresistible new songs from bryan adams and featuring delightful new characters, this return to oz is sure to be a family favorite for generations to come. Assisted by new friends, dorothy battles the wicked princess mombi and the evil gnome king, saving her friends and restoring the emerald city. The talented lea michele from glee brings to life a dorothy who has returned to. She is the orphan protagonist and adolescent heroine of baums first oz book, the wonderful wizard of oz, published in 1900 and which is considered one of the earliest american fairytales written. Return to oz is a 1985 fantasy adventure film by walt disney pictures. Dorothy finds herself back in the land of her dreams where she makes delightful new friends like tik tok, jack pumpkinhead, and the gum, as well as dangerous new enemies, the creepy wheelers, the headhunting princess mombi, and the evil nome king. It is not a musical but a darker sequel to the 1939 mgm classic the wizard of oz. Fairuza balk as dorothy gale in return to oz 1985 dorothys name is a loosely based version of theodore which means gift of the gods. Return to oz is so different that the first time, it took a bit of time to get into the more dark and gothic expression. Dorothys return is a 20 americanindian 3d computeranimated musical fantasy film that is loosely based on the 1989 book dorothy of oz by l. Return to oz is a 1985 britishamerican fantasy film directed and written by walter murch, cowritten by gill dennis and produced by paul maslansky.
Return to oz 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dorothy finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends like tik tok, jack pumpkinhead, and the gump, and. Return to oz is certainly an underappreciated movie, but its also just this. In this story, dorothy returns to that enchanted place with billina. The emerald city glows and gleams in the night sky in return to oz. While the wizard of oz featured munchkins singing about lollipops, return to oz features dorothy being taken to a grimy mental hospital, strapped down on a bed to be electroshocked and then things get worse. In the plot, dorothy returns to the land of oz to find it ha. Frank baum books primarily the marvelous land of oz and ozma of oz, the first two sequels. In 2015, disney released a 30th anniversary edition of the film on bluray exclusively through the disney movie club, featuring a newly. Dorothys return 2014 torrent movie film 37x quality in hd 37x browse and download 37x yify movies 37x in excellent 37x 4k 2160p 37x, hd 37x 1440p 37x, hd 37x 1080p, hd 720p 37x, sd 480p, sd 37x 360p, sd 240p quality torrents legends of oz. Fairuza balk as dorothy gale in return to oz, 1985 all movies, disney movies.
Dorothys return became one of the biggest computer graphic box office flops of all time, and was yanked from most theaters almost immediately. Directed primarily by victor fleming who left the production to take over the troubled gone with the wind, the film. Summoned by glinda, dorothy and toto return to the land of oz. The talented lea michele from glee brings to life a dorothy who has returned to oz to fight another colorful villain and save the day. Frank baums 1900 childrens fantasy novel the wonderful wizard of oz. In the plot, dorothy returns to the land of oz to find it has been overthrown by the villainous. The pg rating is for some scary images and mild peril. Assisted by new friends, dorothy battles the wicked princess mombi and the evil nome king to save her friends and restore the beloved emerald city. Before i first saw return to oz as a kid, i only knew three things. Expect some battles that may be scary for younger kids especially in 3d. Frank baums second and third novels of the fourteen books in the original oz series. Dorothy finds that her old friends have been turned to stone, and urban blight has struck the emerald city. 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.
Unfortunately, dorothys hometown has been left in ruins by the tornado and the local populace has started packing up and moving out acting on the orders of a suspicious. Dorothy fairuza balk returns home to kansas, but no one believes her story about the land of oz. With every twist in the yellow brick road, dorothys struggle to return home becomes more dorothy finds herself back in the. The ruler of oz and yet shes no older than dorothy. With fairuza balk, nicol williamson, jean marsh, piper laurie. But her happiness in returning to oz soon dissolves into horror as she finds the magical land in ruins, and the emerald city a. But after i got into return to oz i liked it and found it very interesting and a bit scary i was only 8 years. Dorothy wakes up in posttornado kansas, only to be whisked back to oz to try to save her old friends the scarecrow, the lion, the tin man and glinda from a devious new villain, the jester. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Star wars veteran gary kurtz was executive producer.
Darn right, i wanted to yell at the pigtailed animated 3d character who tries to pass herself off as the endearing midwest farm girl we know and love in legends of oz. Movie is based on a book dorothy of oz books of wonder, written by a descendent of l. Dorothys return, dorothy voice of lea michele wakes up back in kansas, having only just gotten back from her first trip to somewhere over the rainbow. Return to oz is a 1985 britishamerican fantasy film directed and written by walter murch. Dorothys return this doesnt look like the oz i remember. Return to oz is a 1985 movie released by disney based on the original oz books by l. The film is an unofficial sequel to the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film the wizard of oz, and is based on l. The marvelous land of oz 1904 and ozma of oz 1907, both written by baum to serve as sequels to the wonderful wizard of oz 1900. Return to oz is a walt disney film yes, that disney made in 1985, which was supposed to be both a semisequel to the mgm the wizard of oz and a more accurate adaptation of the more obscure original printedpage l.
Nov, 2019 return to ozs two tones are anxious and appalled. The story begins with dorothy, her name being the very first word of the very. 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 finds that her old friends have been turned to stone and that urban blight has struck the emerald city. The film opens on an ageappropriate dorothy elevenyearold. Fairuza balk in return to oz 1985 william fiesterman in return to oz 1985.
She soon starts suffering from insomnia and aunt em sends her to the hospital. Fandango chief correspondent dave karger breaks them down with a little help from zac efron. Dorothy gale 1900 dorothy gale is a fictional character created by l. Dorothys return, a charmless and mirthless travesty of a sequel to the 1939 classic the. Dorothy makes new friends and with their help and cooperation is able to save the day once again. Kids of all ages will love this musical, animated journey back to the magical world of oz that features an allstar cast including lea michelle. This 80s followup to the wizard of oz is based upon two of l. Dorothys return stars lea michele, dan aykroyd, kelsey grammer, jim belushi the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out. Unfortunately for the new mayor, the wicked mombi is conspiring to take over the city for herself. Dec 11, 2014 while viewers were expecting a sequel to the 1939 classic the wizard of oz, the movie ultimately delivered a much darker experience. Dorothys return is a sweet, if unoriginal, 3d animated musical that boasts a cast of characters who will be familiar to fans of the original wizard of oz, as well as many new ones. In return to oz a version that may be a bit too scary for young children, auntie em sends dorothy to. Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow.
The film was thought by many to be a musical sequel to the classic 1939 film, but has no musical numbers and. Set to irresistible new songs from bryan adams and featuring delightful new characters, this return to. Dorothys return, starring lea michele, martin short, dan aykroyd, jim belushi, kelsey grammer and directed by daniel st. Dorothy runs to a window just to see auntie em abandoning her. The wonderful wizard of oz was written in 1900, so dorothy was born before the twentieth century, in the late 1800s. This time around, dorothy voiced by glees lea michele returns to oz to help face a new calamity. Return to oz 1964 rather than adapt a later or create a new oz story, this production has dorothy still in posession of the shoes, and she clings to an apple tree during a tornado which takes her back to oz see full summary. Dorothy gale the films protagonist, who finds herself back in oz. There was a sequel to the wizard of oz that was about. The wizard of oz is a 1939 american musical fantasy film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. In one of the most beloved tales of all time, a farm girl from kansas named dorothy gale and her dog toto, had many wonderful adventures with three unforgettable friends in the magical land of oz, the scarecrow, the tin man and the cowardly lion before returning home again.
For the most part, those who never watched any trailers or commercials for the movie. It stars nicol williamson, jean marsh, piper laurie, and fairuza balk as dorothy gale in her first screen role. Characters who appeared in the 1985 film, return to oz. Like some movies, a few minor clips were cut from the film when it was shown on. Soon after her return to kansas, dorothy gale lea michele finds herself whisked back to oz to save her friends scarecrow dan aykroyd, lion jim belushi,tin man kelsey grammer and glinda bernadette peters from the jester martin short the younger brother of the wicked witch of the west. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, it is the most commercially successful adaptation of l.
Dorothy, therefore, as a female companion to theodore would translate to goddess of gifts. Jun 21, 2019 return to ozs opening sequence situates the fantasy story in a world of madness, medical experimentation, and psychotic hallucinations. The film is an unofficial sequel to the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer mgm film the. Return to oz is the kind of movie that encourages people to rent home videotapes of the wizard of oz and the wiz.
Dorothy finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends like tik tok, jack pumpkinhead, and the gump, and dangerous new enemies the creepy wheelers, the headhunting princess mombi, and the evil nome king. See more ideas about wizard of oz, land of oz and the wiz. Frank baums oz novels, mainly the marvelous land of oz and ozma of oz. Youll love accompanying dorothy on this second thrilling adventure based on l.
Dorothys return pg adventure, fantasy, musicals, animation, kids, family movie 2014 shortly after a tornado rips through her kansas home, dorothy returns to oz to save her friends from a villainous jester. She has the same actress as the unnamed girl that helps dorothy. The wizard of oz is my favourite movie and has been since the first time i rented it as a little girl. But after i got into return to oz i liked it and found. After another tornado rips through kansas, dorothy returns to oz to save her friends from the villainous brother of the late wicked witch of the west. Dorothy divides herself into two personalities, one blonde. Unlike the other examples, its possible they were the same person.
The jester is using his late sisters broomstick as a magic wand and is destroying oz one yellow. Heart, courage or brains hear what our kids think is the most important thing to have. Joined by her old friends the scarecrow, the tin woodman and the lion, dorothy sets out on a perilous journey to stop the jester from using the power of the wicked witch of the wests wand to turn the people of oz into puppets. Dorothys return is a 3danimated musical based on the adventure books by roger stanton baum, the greatgrandson of l. Dorothy returns to oz for more exciting adventures in this direct animated sequel to the beloved 1939 film. However, 46 years after dorothy gale first sailed over the rainbow, disney released an unofficial liveaction sequel to the 1939 mgm film the wizard of oz. It was produced by paul maslansky, directed by walter murch from a screenplay by murch and gill dennis. A new villain, the jester, rules over oz and dorothy must return to rescue her old friends. Return to oz film dorothy gale, thought to have psychological problems because of her tales of oz, is sent to an institution and is about to receive shock treatment when a lightning storm enables her to escape down a raging river. Journey back to oz movie revisit the enchanting land of oz as dorothy and toto return to find the scarecrow as ruler of the emerald city.
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