Return to Oz Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 690 this week

Return to Oz (1985)

PG 113 min  -  Adventure | Family | Fantasy  -   21 June 1985 (USA)
6.6
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.6/10 from 10,925 users   Metascore: 42/100 
Reviews: 183 user | 41 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.

Director:

Walter Murch
 Loading+Watchlist

Watch now

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 2,035 titles by k-gjorgjiev created 2 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 934 titles by vanessa_the_muso created 7 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 22 titles by CosmosX9 created 1 month ago
 
image of title
a list of 481 titles by explorer801 created 1 month ago
 
image of title
a list of 13 titles by KSenniaV created 1 month ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 nominations See more awards »
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fairuza Balk ...
Nicol Williamson ...
Jean Marsh ...
Piper Laurie ...
Matt Clark Matt Clark ...
Michael Sundin Michael Sundin ...
Tim Rose Tim Rose ...
Sean Barrett Sean Barrett ...
Tik-Tok (voice)
Mak Wilson ...
Denise Bryer Denise Bryer ...
Billina (voice)
Brian Henson ...
Stewart Larange Stewart Larange ...
Lyle Conway Lyle Conway ...
Gump (voice)
Stephen Norrington Stephen Norrington ...
Gump (as Steve Norrington)
Justin Case Justin Case ...
Edit

Storyline

It has been six months since Dorothy has returned home from Oz and she still cannot sleep. She has been going on about imaginary places and people so much that Aunt Em takes her to see a doctor. She promptly escapes from the mental hospital and wakes up in Oz where her pet chicken, Billina, can now talk. There she meets a whole new bunch of friends and they set off to rescue the Scarecrow from the evil Nome King who has found her ruby slippers and used them to lay waste to the Emerald City and take over Oz. Written by Shaun Ryan  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | King | Chicken | Mysterious Girl | Delusional Depression  | See more »

Taglines:

Return to the land where the adventure began. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

O Mundo Fantástico de Oz See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$11,137,801 (USA) (1985)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Finland: (uncut)  | Finland: (cut)

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of the movie's version of Princess Mombi is based on that of Princess Langwidere in "Ozma of Oz", who ruled the Land of Ev, across the Deadly Desert from Oz. As in the movie, Langwidere had interchangeable heads and locked Dorothy in the tower room of the palace. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When the two girls run away from the hospital in 1899, Nurse Wilson chases them with a flash light, not invented until 1902. See more »

Quotes

Tik-Tok: I have always valued my lifelessness.
See more »

Connections

Referenced in "The Nostalgia Critic: Captain Planet (#1.25)" (2008) See more »