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Return to Oz (1985)

June 21, 1985 (GB) Adventure, Family, Fantasy • 109m

Overview

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.

Director

Walter Murch

Top Billed

Fairuza Balk

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson

Dr. Worley / Nome King

Jean Marsh
Jean Marsh

Nurse Wilson / Mombi

Matt Clark
Matt Clark

Uncle Henry

Sean Barrett
Sean Barrett

Tik Tok (voice)

Denise Bryer
Denise Bryer

Billina (voice)

Brian Henson
Brian Henson

Jack Pumpkinhead (voice)

Stewart Harvey-Wilson
Stewart Harvey-Wilson

Jack Pumpkinhead

Lyle Conway
Lyle Conway

Gump (voice)

John Alexander
John Alexander

Cowardly Lion / Wheeler

Pons Maar
Pons Maar

Lead Wheeler / Nome Messenger

Bruce Boa
Bruce Boa

Policeman

Jon Jacobs
Jon Jacobs

Cage Carrier (uncredited)

Kevin Hudson
Kevin Hudson

Munchkin (uncredited)

Cherie Hawkins
Cherie Hawkins

Polychrome (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
Guy Standeven

Santa Claus (uncredited)

Andy Bradford
Andy Bradford

Wheeler (uncredited)

Gareth Milne
Gareth Milne

Wheeler (uncredited)

Stuart Fell
Stuart Fell

Wheeler (uncredited)

Tip Tipping
Tip Tipping

Wheeler (uncredited)

Crew
David Shire
David Shire

Original Music Composer

Gary Kurtz
Gary Kurtz

Executive Producer

David Watkin
David Watkin

Director of Photography

Nicola Roche
Nicola Roche

Stunt Double

Cheryl Brown
Cheryl Brown

Stunt Double

Sarah White
Sarah White

Stunt Double

Alison Lynn
Alison Lynn

Stunt Double

Paul Vachon
Paul Vachon

Wardrobe Supervisor

Henry Selick
Henry Selick

Storyboard

Walter Murch
Walter Murch

Screenplay

Grania O'Shannon
Grania O'Shannon

Location Manager

Beryl Lerman
Beryl Lerman

Makeup Artist

Michael Ford
Michael Ford

Set Decoration

Michael Murray
Michael Murray

Assistant Director

Gill Dennis
Gill Dennis

Screenplay

Norman Reynolds
Norman Reynolds

Production Design

Fred Hole
Fred Hole

Art Direction

Philip Kohler
Philip Kohler

Unit Manager

Ken Worringham
Ken Worringham

Camera Operator

Raymond Hughes
Raymond Hughes

Costume Design

Robin Grantham
Robin Grantham

Makeup Supervisor

Magdalen Gaffney
Magdalen Gaffney

Makeup Artist

Denis Rich
Denis Rich

Storyboard

Stan Witt
Stan Witt

Music Editor

Lyle Conway
Lyle Conway

Creature Design

Gordon Hayman
Gordon Hayman

Camera Operator

Sally Jones
Sally Jones

Continuity

William McPhail
William McPhail

Assistant Costume Designer

Geoff R. Brown
Geoff R. Brown

Assistant Sound Editor

Mike Ploog
Mike Ploog

Storyboard

Ian Hickinbotham
Ian Hickinbotham

Second Assistant Director

Walter Nelson
Walter Nelson

Assistant Sound Editor

Colin Skeaping
Colin Skeaping

Stunt Coordinator

Martin Evans
Martin Evans

Sound Editor

Barry Peake
Barry Peake

Still Photographer

Richard Blanshard
Richard Blanshard

Still Photographer

Colin Michael Kitchens
Colin Michael Kitchens

Associate Producer

Charles Bishop
Charles Bishop

Supervising Art Director

Ray Corbett
Ray Corbett

Assistant Director

Kieron Phipps
Kieron Phipps

Second Assistant Director

Peter Hancock
Peter Hancock

Property Master

Peter Musgrave
Peter Musgrave

Sound Editor

John Stephenson
John Stephenson

Mechanical Designer

Bruce Sharman
Bruce Sharman

Executive In Charge Of Production

Tony Morris
Tony Morris

Assistant Sound Editor

Bill Rowe
Bill Rowe

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Pat McDermott
Pat McDermott

Hair Department Head

Michael Hopkins
Michael Hopkins

Sound Editor

Dan Farrell
Dan Farrell

Assistant Editor

Reg Bream
Reg Bream

Draughtsman

John Palmer
John Palmer

Camera Operator

Will Vinton
Will Vinton

Animation Director

Drew Struzan
Drew Struzan

Art Designer

Brian Morrison
Brian Morrison

Special Effects Technician



Reviews

r96sk

⭐ 6/10

September 16, 2020

<em>'Return to Oz'</em> is alright, I personally didn't enjoy it though.

I did like the horror edge it has to it for the first portion of the film, it's something I wasn't necessarily expecting so it was pleasing to see. That's about all I did rate from this though, with Oz itself not looking as magical as it should while the non-human characters are boring to me.

Talking of the onscreen lot, Jean Marsh as Princess Mombi is the only perform… read the rest.

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

April 4, 2022

There are some positively darker elements to this follow-up story of the young "Dorothy" (Fairuza Balk). Traumatised by her first visit to "Oz" her desperate "Auntie Em" (Piper Laurie) resorts to electrical therapy to try and help her young niece. Luckily, a thunderstorm comes to her rescue and escaping from the asylum where she was to be treated, she finds herself back in a now desolate land of "Oz". The yellow brick road has been torn up and th… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$11,137,801

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