Return to Oz
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Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
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| Directed by | Walter Murch |
| Produced by | Paul Maslansky |
| Written by |
Gill Dennis Walter Murch |
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The Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum |
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| Music by | David Shire |
| Cinematography |
David Watkin Freddie Francis |
| Edited by | Leslie Hodgson |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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113 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $28 million |
| Box office | $11.1 million (USA) |
Return to Oz is a 1985 fantasy adventure film directed and written by Walter Murch, an editor and sound designer, co-written by Gill Dennis and produced by Paul Maslansky. It stars Nicol Williamson as the rock creature Nome King, Jean Marsh as Princess Mombi, Piper Laurie as Aunt Em, Matt Clark as Uncle Henry and introduces Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale. It is loosely based on L. Frank Baum's Oz novels, mainly The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) and Ozma of Oz (1907), yet is set six months after the events of the first novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) took place. Although it is not an official sequel to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, The Wizard of Oz, it does borrow a few elements from it, most notably the Ruby Slippers.
The plot focuses on an insomniac Dorothy, who returns to the Land of Oz only to discover that the entire country and its inhabitants are facing near extinction at the hands of a villainous king who dwells in a neighboring mountain. Upon her second arrival, Dorothy, alongside her pet chicken Billina, befriend a group of new companions, including Tik-Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead and the flying Gump. Together they set out on a quest to save Oz and restore it to its former glory.
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