Recognizing her, she walks towards Dorothy gracefully with a friendly smile. Return to Oz: Which Media? Rocky Road to Return to Oz. Ozma declares that a witch with no magic is a miserable creature indeed and forgives Mombi. They restrain her against her will and she is rolled away down the halls of the hospital on a to a little room where the electroshock machine is held. Dorothy sadly realizes that what has happened to Oz is part of her fault. Little of their work survived into the finished product, however.

So he sends Dorothy in to wind him back up, and while she is there, among the ornaments, she can guess for herself. Dorothy objects and after her aunt leaves is taken to a dark and empty waiting room by the head nurse, Nurse Wilson, (Jean Marsh) a stern faced woman dressed all in black.

She is revealed to be the long lost Princess Ozma, the imperial and immortal Queen and rightful ruler of Oz. She sticks her hand inside to take them back. Dorothy tells her how beautiful she is and is glad she did not drown after all. It cost $24,000,000 to make, but earned only half that sum at the box office. Just then a black jail cart driven by a policeman passes them.

The Nome King ends the game unfairly and tries to eat the Gump but Jack, the Scarecrow, and Dorothy grab hold to his antlers and save his head so the Nome King only eats the sofa he was attached to. Back in Oz, and after having a tasty meal from a "Lunch Pail-Tree", Dorothy and Billina eventually reach Munchkin Country, aka Munchkinland only to find it completely deserted, desolate, no Munchkins are seen anywhere. The Oz Club’s new talk show – “Oz Talk” – coming October 2020. The story ends with Dorothy being much happier again as things seem much more hopeful and brighter. Star Wars veteran Gary Kurtz was executive producer. Murch was unenthusiastic, but allowed new writers to be brought in to inject humor and a lighter tone. Bring a treasure for our Halloween show-and-tell and share a favorite Ozzy Halloween recipe. Originally the Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman and Cowardly Lion were to have more prominent roles in this film, however, budget cuts forced their appearances to be reduced to mere cameos. What I Did For Oz: Inspiration From the Emerald City, Halfway to Oz: L. Frank Baum in San Diego, Ease on Down the Road: Remembering The Wiz, Horror & Humor: Return to Oz, Baum, and How We Handle The Scary Stuff, Dorothy Must Die, a Reading with Author Danielle Paige, Runaway Readings: Six Short Stories by L. Frank BaumUp, Up and Away; Craft a Mini Hot-Air Balloon, Music:Under the Covers of MGM’s Wizard of Oz: a Playlist, Under the Covers of Broadway’s The Wiz: a Playlist, Under the Covers of Broadway’s Wicked: a Playlist, L. Frank Baum Was Here, a Birthplace of Baum Tour, The Gage House: Home to the Wonderful Mother of Oz, Painting Party: Create Your Own Oz Painting. Meanwhile the Nome King sits on his rock throne as he smokes his pipe and shows hospitality to his guests and caters a yummy refreshment for them all, limestone pie and hot melted silver. In a book adaptation of the film, instead of trying to eat the Gump first, the Nome King eats Mombi and her cage, and Dorothy's wish to restore the Emerald City brings her back to life. "Remembering Return to Oz" is a documentary look back on memories featuring the cast/crew of Disney's 1985 film, "Return to Oz". Which is his excuse as to why the new house isn't finished. The science fiction author Joan D. Vinge wrote a novelization of the film, also called Return to Oz (1985). Interviews. Dr. Worley, (Nicol Williamson) listens to her story about Oz and after questioning Dorothy a few times, he forcefully uses electroshock therapy her to cure her of all her Oz "delusions". Dorothy slams the cabinet door in her face. Performances. During its release in 1985 it was praised for it's special effects and was even nominated for an award. (Still, Kurtz recognized that the main problem with it was its grim and "morose" tone.) The Iron Maidens are the world’s best (and only all-female) Iron Maiden tribute act and have proven this for a solid 19 years gaining international recognition as well as approval from Iron Maiden legends, Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson.. Obeying Dorothy's comands, Tik-Tok releases him which he does, and Dorothy enters inside after knocking on the giant door with no response other than her own eerie echoe. Dorothy closes her eyes and chooses a random ornament, but just before she can take her guess she sees a big green emerald laying on a table and is drawn to that instead.

Aunt Em also complains about Uncle Henry's laziness due to a broken leg. It has been six long months since the tornado from the first story hit the Kansas prairie and carried the farmhouse away, and a depressed and broken down Uncle Henry (Matt Clark) is trying to build a new one. Mombi switches her head and picks head #4, which has dark wavy hair in an updo with porcelain skin and a mature expression. Discover three action-packed movies to stream on Prime Video, from a wild ride where Will Smith fights his younger self to Daniel Craig's first heart-pounding mission as James Bond.

To thank her for winding him back up, he promises to be her obedient servent as long she keeps his clockwork going. He is made of tree branches and sticks to form the figure of a man.

Dorothy carefully climbs out of the coop, balances on rocky stones so she doesn't touch the sand, and hops to the land nearby. Ozma magically comes to visit her in her bedroom. Kurtz later complained that their new regime abandoned the film, neglecting to promote it effectively, since it was not one of their projects. Dorothy asks him where Mombi got all her heads from, and Jack explains they came from the headless dancing girls she found in the city ruins. And he was just rightfully taking them all back. The Nome Messenger, (Voiced by Pons Maar), who is a look out to spy on Oz and it's inhabitants, sees that Dorothy has returned after all this time. But I loved the sequel, Return To Oz, because it dared to be darker and downright dystopian in its depiction of the wonderful land of Oz. A Wheeler Looks Back. Directed by Aaron Schultz.

Dorothy is strongly convinced it is from Oz and that her old friends may all be sending her a sign saying that they're in trouble. Enter the costume and Toto contests here too! She is seen running out onto the yard, playing and giggling with Toto. (Central). Resulting in the entire farm and the farmland having to be put up in mortgage. Return To Oz I admit to never being a huge fan of The Wizard Of Oz. This film is the first time that the main cast/crew have been together in a feature talking about the 1985 film in over 30 years. Return to Oz. The Disney studio regime changed twice during the making of the film. It's up to Dorothy and her companions to save Oz from extinction by the hands of a vain head changing Princess Mombi, and a cruel Nome King. The majority of the film's plot comes from. Return to Oz at 35.

Dorothy argues that they were already there long before the Scarecrow got his brains and became the King of the city. The film was shot in England, on London sound stages plus some exteriors on Salisbury Plain. He then tries to eat Jack, as the group runs away while Nome monsters who all look like demons come out of the walls trying to claw at and catch hold of them. Together they are all up against new evil villains who have stolen the Ruby Slippers, destroyed the yellow brick road, demolished the Emerald City, turned all its citizens to stone and have kidnapped Oz's new King, his Majesty the Scarecrow. View production, box office, & company info, See complete list of in-production titles on IMDbPro, Aaron Pacentine (script), Concerned for Dorothy's mental state, a worried Aunt Em takes her to a psychiatric clinic and seeks the help of a professional therapist at an asylum so she can sleep again. It is like a desolate graveyard instead of the lovely colorful place she remembers on the first trip.

Will Vinton created the Nome King. You may not want to go back in case everything has changed too much. Tik-Tok reveals to her that he never really wound down and wanted to get her in so she could see which ornament he turns into because they might receive a clue from it to guess correctly and win the game. Later, the new farmhouse is finally finished. Everyone reappears in a grassy meadow, including Mombi still in her cage, and watch as the Emerald City restores to its former green beauty.