Journey Back to Oz (1974)

During a twister, Dorothy is hit on the head by a gate and once again whisked away to the land of Oz. But this time, on her way to the Emerald City, she discovers a terrible plot by the ... See full summary »

Director:

Hal Sutherland

Writers:

Fred Ladd, Norm Prescott,

Stars:

Milton Berle, Herschel Bernardi, Margaret Hamilton

Cast

Credited cast:
Milton Berle	...	The Cowardly Lion (voice)
Herschel Bernardi	...	Woodenhead Pinto Stallion III (voice)
Paul Ford	...	Uncle Henry (voice)
Margaret Hamilton	...	Aunt Em (voice)
Jack E. Leonard	...	The Signpost (voice)
Paul Lynde	...	Pumpkinhead (voice)
Ethel Merman	...	Mombi, the Bad Witch (voice)
Liza Minnelli	...	Dorothy (voice)
Mickey Rooney	...	The Scarecrow (voice)
Risë Stevens	...	Glinda, the Good Witch (voice)
Danny Thomas	...	The Tin Man (voice)
Mel Blanc	...	Crow (voice)
Dal McKennon	...	Omby Amby (voice) (as Dallas McKennon)
Larry Storch	...	Amos (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Cosby	...	The Wizard of Oz (TV version)

Storyline

During a twister, Dorothy is hit on the head by a gate and once again whisked away to the land of Oz. But this time, on her way to the Emerald City, she discovers a terrible plot by the witch Mombi to conquer Oz with an army of monster green elephants that's she's brewing up. She escapes with the help of Mombi's slave Pumpkinhead, and, together, they try to warn King Scarecrow and her other friends that Mombi is coming, but she finds that her friends haven't quite changed as much as she thought. So it's up to her, Pumpkinhead, and the living carousel horse Woodenhead to find a way to stop Mombi's Green Elephants.

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Plot Keywords:

elephant | based on novel

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Taglines:

All the Fun and Splendour of the Magical Land of Oz in a Wonderful NEW full-length Musical Cartoon Adventure

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Genres:

Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Musical | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Classic Media

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Wizard of Oz 2

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmation Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Margaret Hamilton, who played Miss Gulch/the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 movie, plays Aunt Em in this one.

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Connections

Referenced in The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

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Soundtracks

"That Feeling For Home"
Written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn
Performed by Liza Minnelli

User Reviews

Very Good Cartoon Sequel! Liza rocks in it!

I first saw this film when I was about 5 or 6, and to this day I've always loved it! Just the story, the voices the songs, the animation was really cute and simple, the gorgeous backgrounds- Liza Minnelli is in the lead as the voice of 'Dorothy', the rest of the cast include, Mickey Rooney (Scarecrow), Ethel Merman (Mombi-the wicked witch of the west's cousin) Paul Lynde (Pumpkin head), and the original 'wicked witch of ther west' from the 1939 MGM classic, does a cameo as Dorothy's Aunt Em! The plot is a mesh of "Ozma Of Oz" and "The Land Of OZ" (The wizard of oz's author's, other book sequels) I've always loved this movie, it is a little cheesy mind you, (and some of the songs would be severly critisced by film critics)and are waaaay too long, but the story is a good sequel, it fits in better to the mgm version everyone knows, better than the 1985 film "return To Oz" (which i also love mind you) because it has, the same cheery backdrops, songs, and voices. This film is very rare and hardly known by anyone. In 1964, apparently Liza Minnelli PROUDLY recorded the voice for Dorothy, but then regretted doing it later on, and was embarrassed, seing as it was was designed as a crude exploit of her mother's (Judy Garland's) work!.... "It was easy" quotes Liza, "All I had to do was mimick my momma's voice!" Anyway it's an excellent film, (it should keep most children entertained--all the one i've showed it to have been anyway)so if you are a die-hard Oz-fan you should see, it (it's on video) I personally have "Journey Back To Oz" in my video collection, and it is a favourite for little cousins e.t.c!

P.S I LOVE the soundtrack score for the 'tornado' scene! It's so dramatic and awesome! you've never heard anything like it! it's really cool with heaps of differant instruments!