Return to Oz

Return to Oz is a 1985 film which is an unofficial sequel to Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz. The film was directed by Walter Murch, a respected editor and sound designer. Although it did not fare well at the box office and received mixed reviews from critics it has gained a loyal following. Six months after returning from the Land of Oz, Dorothy Gale has become a melancholic child who cannot sleep, as she is obsessed with her memories of Oz. T... More

Initial release date:

  • Jun 21, 1985

Directed by:

Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 53 min

Also known as:

  • Return To Oz

Film

Directed by

Walter Murch

Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943) is an American film editor and sound designer. Murch was born in New York City, New York, the son of Katharine (née Scott) and Canadian-born Walter Tandy Murch (1907–1967), a painter. He went to The Collegiate School, a private preparatory school in Manhattan...

Tagline:

  • Return to the land where the adventure began.
  • If there's one thing you must do this summer, it's "Return to Oz..."

Executive produced by:

Story by:

Edited by:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Jun 21, 1985
  • 1985
  • Feb 3, 2004
  • Aug 10, 1999
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Art direction by:

Set Decoration by:

Music by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 53 min
  • 1 h 49 min
  • 1 h 58 min
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Notable filming locations:

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 25,000,000
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Journey Back to Oz

Journey Back To Oz is a 1974 animated film and the official sequel to the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. It is loosely based on L. Frank Baum's... …

Initial release date: 1974
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Adapted From

The Marvelous Land of Oz

The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, commonly shortened to The Land of Oz, published on...

Ozma of Oz

Ozma of Oz: A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Tiktok, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry...

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Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 9,053
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.0

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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