Return to Oz is a 1985 dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures, co-written and directed by Walter Murch. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale in her first screen role. 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 being a combination of The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) and Ozma of Oz (1907). In the plot, an insomniac Dorothy returns to the Land of Oz to find it has been conquered by the wicked Nome King and his accomplice Princess Mombi. Dorothy must restore Oz with her new friends Billina, Tik-Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead, and the Gump.
Return to Oz (1985)
Directed by Walter Murch
Genres - Action-Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery-Suspense |
Release Date - Jun 21, 1985 |
Run Time - 113 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$25,000,000
Box Office
$11,137,801
Themes
Tags
Cult, Film Based On A Novel, Imaginary Land, Mental Institution, Mirror, Myths/Legends/Magic, Oz, Princess, Sequel
Attributes
Based On: Ozma of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz
Narrative Location: Kansas, Oz universe
Narrative Location: Kansas, Oz universe
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Nel fantastico mondo di Oz
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Oz - Den fantastiske verden
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Oz, un monde extraordinaire
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Oz, un mundo fantástico
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Oz... un mundo fantástico
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Oz: Ihmeiden maailma
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Oz: Un mundo fantástico
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Powrót do krainy Oz
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Return to Oz
AU, CA, EC, NL, PH, GB
Ritân tû Ozu
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The Adventures of the Devil in the Sky
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The Wizard of Oz 2 - Return to Oz
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Visszatérés Óz földjére
HU
Επιστροφή στη χώρα του Οζ
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Ο μαγικός κόσμος του Οζ
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Повратак у Оз
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रिटर्न टू ऑज़
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オズ
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