Return to Oz
Directed by Walter Murch
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.
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- gibbensSeptember 7, 2025I love this movie. As a child I was a fan of the original movie and truth be told. I haven’t read the book but I heard that that was really good too. This movie is so unlike the first one that it’s impossible to prepare for. I first saw this film when I was a kid I was not ready for this absolute horror -the wheelers are a nightmare found in this movie. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen this movie in my lifetime… I’m 50 now but I don’t think I could ever see it enough times. It is such a wonderful story and now I want them to remake the original Wizard of Oz and follow the book closely.
- cultfilmlikerNovember 5, 2025HUGE fan of the roller monkeys Why did no one warn me this is about being institutionalized in Kansas!? Way too close to home, literally! L. Frank Baum’s Star Wars (gotta wonder how many reviews of this make that comparison) Fun enough adventure flick! Derivative but also original! Truly unbelievable how young Judy Garland was but also that Fairuza’s character is “older” than Judy’s lol
- STREAM ITOctober 5, 2025This seems to be based on the book Ozma of Oz though it lacks the charm and design that the 1939 film has. No songs, even though it’s a sequel (sort of) Dorothy seems to be much younger. Everything is dark and gloomy, creepy characters, with poor fx. A twisted version of the beloved story, seemingly comes down to design. Oz looked far from magical, actually quite ordinary. The Pacing is slow, and has you wondering when this nightmare will end.
Return to Oz Trivia
Return to Oz was released on June 21, 1985.
Return to Oz was directed by Walter Murch.
Return to Oz has a runtime of 1h 49m.
Return to Oz was produced by Paul Maslansky.
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.
The key characters in Return to Oz are Dorothy (Fairuza Balk), Dr. Worley / Nome King (Nicol Williamson), Nurse Wilson / Mombi (Jean Marsh).
Return to Oz is rated PG.
Return to Oz is an Adventure, Fantasy, Family film.
Return to Oz has an audience rating of 7.1 out of 10.
Return to Oz had a budget of $25M.
Return to Oz has made $11.1M at the box office.