The Wonderful Land of Oz (1969)

Running away from his evil guardian Mombi, Tip runs off to the Emerald City, where he gets caught up in a palace coup with the Army of Revolt.

Director:

Barry Mahon

Writers:

L. Frank Baum (novel), Barry Mahon

Stars:

Chan Mahon, Al Joseph, George Wadsworth

Cast

Cast overview:
Chan Mahon	...	Tip (as Channy Mahon)
Al Joseph	...	The Tin-Woodman
George Wadsworth	...	The Pumpkinhead
Michael R. Thomas	...	The Scarecrow (as Mike Thomas)
Gil Fields	...	The Wogglebug
Zisca Baum	...	Mombi (as Zisca)
Caroline Berner	...	Gen. Jinjur
Hilary Lee Gaess	...	Glinda the Good
Joy Webb	...	Ozma

Storyline

After his witch guardian Mombi threatens to turn him into a statue, young Tip decides to run off to Emerald City with his newly-animated companion, Jack. Along the way, he meets up with Genral Jinjur, leader of the Army of Revolt, who takes Tip prisoner as she marches her troops to take over the Emerald City. Tip escapes to warn the scarecrow, now the ruler of the city, and together they leave to find the Tin Woodsman and form their own army.

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Plot Keywords:

scarecrow | witch | tin man | independent film | based on novel

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Taglines:

so many thrills you'll be _OZIFIED_!

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Genres:

Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Details

Official Sites:

MovieTV.com

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Land of Oz

Filming Locations:

F&B Ceco Studios, North Miami, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Childhood Productions, Cinetron, Classic, A Division of Cinecom Corp

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min 55 min (Jeffrey C. Hogue cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Barry Mahon told "Variety" (in the 1 January 1969 issue) that he was negotiating to have 'Garland, Judy' perform narration; however, Garland did not.

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Connections

Version of Oz: The Return to Emerald City

User Reviews

eh?

OK, This might actually qualify as one of the worst filsm I have ever seen - and I was SO looking forward to it, too, being as huge a fan of the thirties' Oz and also Return to Oz...

God no. Leave it alone. Awful sets, awful acting, a papier-mache cow (believe it or not - not a reason to watch it!!!) and unlistenable sound add up to something less than the sum of it's parts.

The only remotely interesting part is General Jinjur and her army of short-skirted chicks. But even those aren't worth the admission price. Even if the admission price is free.

Water your plants instead.