Return to Oz (1985)
June 21, 1985Release Date

Plot.
Where to Watch.






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Cast & Crew.

Fairuza Balk
Dorothy

Nicol Williamson
Dr. Worley / Nome King

Jean Marsh
Nurse Wilson / Mombi

Piper Laurie
Aunt Em

Matt Clark
Uncle Henry

Michael Sundin
Tik Tok

Tim Rose
Tik Tok

Sean Barrett
Tik Tok (voice)

Mak Wilson
Billina

Denise Bryer
Billina (voice)

Brian Henson
Jack Pumpkinhead (voice)

Stewart Harvey-Wilson
Jack Pumpkinhead

Lyle Conway
Gump (voice) / Creature Design

Stephen Norrington
Gump

Justin Case
Scarecrow

John Alexander
Cowardly Lion / Wheeler

Deep Roy
Tin Man

Emma Ridley
Ozma

Sophie Ward
Mombi II

Fiona Victory
Mombi III

Pons Maar
Lead Wheeler / Nome Messenger

Rachel Ashton
Wheeler

Robbie Barnett
Wheeler

Ailsa Berk
Wheeler

Peter Elliott
Wheeler

Roger Ennals
Wheeler

Michele Hine
Wheeler

Mark Hopkins
Wheeler

Colin Skeaping
Wheeler / Stunt Coordinator

Ken Stevens
Wheeler

Philip Tan
Wheeler

Rob Thirtle
Wheeler

Bruce Boa
Policeman

Tansy
Toto

Jon Jacobs
Cage Carrier (uncredited)

Barrie Holland
Gentleman (uncredited)

Kevin Hudson
Munchkin (uncredited)

Cherie Hawkins
Polychrome (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
Santa Claus (uncredited)

Andy Bradford
Wheeler (uncredited) / Stunts

Gareth Milne
Wheeler (uncredited) / Stunts

Stuart Fell
Wheeler (uncredited)

Tip Tipping
Wheeler (uncredited) / Stunts

David Shire
Original Music Composer

Walter Murch
Director / Screenplay

Paul Maslansky
Producer

Gary Kurtz
Executive Producer

David Watkin
Director of Photography

Leslie Hodgson
Editor

Cheryl Brown
Stunt Double

Alison Lynn
Stunt Double

Nicola Roche
Stunt Double

Sarah White
Stunt Double

Elaine Ford
Stunts

Paul Vachon
Wardrobe Supervisor

Gill Dennis
Screenplay

L. Frank Baum
Book

Norman Reynolds
Production Design

Bruce Sharman
Executive In Charge Of Production

Colin Michael Kitchens
Associate Producer

Philip Kohler
Unit Manager

Grania O'Shannon
Location Manager

Mike Fenton
Casting

Jane Feinberg
Casting

Susie Figgis
Casting

Marci Liroff
Casting

Charles Bishop
Supervising Art Director

Fred Hole
Art Direction

Michael Ford
Set Decoration

Mike Ploog
Storyboard

Denis Rich
Storyboard

Henry Selick
Storyboard

Harley Jessup
Storyboard

Richard Holland
Draughtsman

Gordon Hayman
Camera Operator

Ken Worringham
Camera Operator

Maurice Gillett
Gaffer

Jim Dawes
Gaffer

Michael Murray
Assistant Director

Ray Corbett
Assistant Director

Ian Hickinbotham
Second Assistant Director

Kieron Phipps
Second Assistant Director

Sally Jones
Continuity

Barry Peake
Still Photographer

Richard Blanshard
Still Photographer

Raymond Hughes
Costume Design

William McPhail
Assistant Costume Designer

Robin Grantham
Makeup Supervisor

Beryl Lerman
Makeup Artist

Magdalen Gaffney
Makeup Artist

Peter Hancock
Property Master

Peter Musgrave
Sound Editor

Martin Evans
Sound Editor

Walter Nelson
Assistant Sound Editor

Geoff R. Brown
Assistant Sound Editor

Tony Morris
Assistant Sound Editor

Stan Witt
Music Editor

Bill Rowe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator

John Stephenson
Mechanical Designer

Robert Watts
Thanks

George Lucas
Thanks

Pat McDermott
Hair Department Head

Michael Hopkins
Sound Editor
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Details.
Release DateJune 21, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingPG
Budget$25,000,000
Box Office$11,137,801
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Wiki.
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.
In 1954, Walt Disney Productions bought the film rights to Baum's remaining Oz books to use in the television series Disneyland; this led to the proposed live-action film The Rainbow Road to Oz, which was never completed. Murch suggested making another Oz film in 1980. Disney approved the project as they were due to lose the film rights to the series. Though MGM was not involved in the production, Disney had to pay a large fee to use the ruby slippers created for the 1939 film. Return to Oz fell behind schedule during production, and, following a change of Disney management, Murch was briefly fired.
Return to Oz was released in theaters on June 21, 1985. It performed poorly at the box office, grossing $11.1 million in the United States on a $28 million budget, and received mixed reviews, with critics praising the effects and performances but criticizing the dark content and twisted visuals. However, it performed well outside the US, and has since acquired a cult following from fans of the Oz books who regard it as more faithful to L. Frank Baum's works than the 1939 film. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects.
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