Return to Oz
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
- Fairuza Balk
- Nicol Williamson
- Jean Marsh
- Piper Laurie
- Matt Clark
- Michael Sundin
- Tim Rose
- Sean Barrett
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- Apr 7, 2020
Hard to imagine any kid watching this and not being deeply upset
Patrick WillemsNov 12, 2017you know what i love in my retelling of the happiest and most beloved musical of all time? misery
JayApr 4, 2021The fact that this isn't marked as a horror on here is absolutely insane
Sam - Aug 30, 2016
LOVED this as a kid and have thought for years that it couldn't possibly hold up as an adult. I mean, I couldn't help but keep thinking of Dark Souls and its mythopoeic, ruined fantasy world — dead, but crawling with life sustained by magic; treacherous, yet warmly…
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👽 Zara 👽the ground zero for the 'revisionist fantasy' trend of retroactively drawing out the sinister implications of classic archetypal stories, especially the notion that childhood dreams can never the same upon retrospection. oz is overgrown and decrepit, the yellowbrick road is…
comrade_yui - Jan 23, 2026
normal movie
David SimsDec 22, 2021goofy, jacked-up MASTERPIECE ♥️
sarah squirmAug 31, 2022The Wizard of Oz in A Clockwork Orange mode… …for kids!
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- Natalie lovedReturn to Oz
The best movie of all times! I must have watch it 100 times already and still gives me goose bumps! This movie was much truer to Baum’s book series. Little scary for small kids…so I recommend 12 years old & +. I terrified my lil sister imitating the part of the creepy Wheelers!
LivinginaHC likedReturn to OzI need more sequels to take a hard turn into a completely new genre. Makes the movie so much less predictable and a LOT more intriguing. Scarecrow will haunt my dreams
Joel Behrens lovedReturn to OzThis movie terrified me as a kid but at the same time I watched it over and over.. I blame this movie for my taste in movies today 😂
- Dyl is "meh" onReturn to Oz
40 minutes wasn’t necessary and it wasn’t funny at all however it holds up well but overall definitely a kids only film 5.5/10
Lucia likedReturn to OzThis film is childhood trauma
Sweet Aileen lovedReturn to OzSo fuckin good
- Morgan lovedReturn to Oz
yall putting a little girl in shock therapy?! this movie is so charming and whimsical and although i adore the 30s adaptation, this is much more faithful to the books i was obsessed with all of the fun characters and the story was very sweet :( a bit too scary for children though
Tazzery likedReturn to OzAs an avid wizard of oz 1939 fan as a kid, to going down the rabbit hole of how much more there is to the land of Oz and finding this movie, I had my doubts that I’d like it. Admittedly a little slow at times, but overall a fantastic movie and the story is good, and acting decent
Mikayla is "meh" onReturn to OzThis movie is a borderline meh and dislike for me. When I was little I was scared by just about anything. So seeing those scenes of Dorothy being chased and the woman with a collection of heads bothered me. This is an example of a movie I watched when I was too young.
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Metacritic
It's bleak, creepy, and occasionally terrifying. Studio pressure apparently forced Murch to back off from the full fury of his conception, but this is still strong stuff.
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
The inventiveness that has gone into this, and into turning Oz into a land of lavish special effects, will be lost on anyone with a fondness for the 1939 musical classic. That film will always enchant adults and children alike. This joyless new Return to Oz isn't likely to appeal to the former, and may give many of the latter a good scare. Children are sure to be startled by the new film's bleakness.
Janet Maslin
The New York Times
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Return to Oz (1985) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG (Parental Guidance Suggested). It's generally considered a family-friendly movie.
How long is Return to Oz (1985)?
The movie is 1hr 53min long.
What's Return to Oz (1985) about?
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.
Who's the cast of Return to Oz (1985)?
- Fairuza Balk as Dorothy
- Nicol Williamson as Dr. Worley/The Nome King
- Jean Marsh as Nurse Wilson/Mombi
- Piper Laurie as Aunt Em
- Matt Clark as Uncle Henry
- Michael Sundin as Tik-Tok
- Tim Rose as Tik-Tok
- Sean Barrett as Tik-Tok
Who's the director behind Return to Oz (1985)?
Walter Murch directed Return to Oz (1985).
Who produced Return to Oz (1985)?
Paul Maslansky produced Return to Oz (1985).
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