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Director:
Jack Bender
Writers (WGA):
David Kirschner (story) &
Richard Matheson (story) ...
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Release Date:
10 December 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Family | Fantasy
Plot:
The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz. | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
The untimely passing of John Ritter. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Ritter ... L. Frank Baum
Annette O'Toole ... Maud Gage Baum
Rue McClanahan ... Matilda Electra Joslyn Gage
Charles Haid ... Al Badham / Cowardly Lion
David Schramm ... W.W. Denslow

Nancy Lenehan ... Harriet Alvena Baum Neal
Courtney Barilla ... Dorothy Leslie Gage / Dorothy Gale
Nancy Morgan ... Helen Leslie Gage Gage

Pat Skipper ... Charlie H. Gage

Ed Gale ... Ned Brown / Farmer

Tim Eyster ... Frank Joslyn Baum (5-9 years)
Joshua Boyd ... Frank Joslyn Baum (3 years)
Roger Steffens ... Salesman

John Cameron Mitchell ... Albert the Reporter
Frank Hamilton ... Sullivan
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:G | Spain:T

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film depicts Baum acting on the stage when his father's theatre burned down. In reality, the theatre burned down during a production of his drawing room comedy, "Matches", while Baum was on tour as the male lead in another of his plays, "The Maid of Arran", and hence did not actually witness the fire. more
Movie Connections:
References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more
Soundtrack:
Main Title more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
The untimely passing of John Ritter., 14 September 2003
Author: jsl151 from Chester, NY, USA

The untimely passing of John Ritter may lead to the rebroadcast and/or home video release of "The Dreamer of Oz".

I remember the scene where one of the kids hearing the story of 'The Magic Land' wanted to know what it was named. Glancing around his office he sees a filing cabinet. One drawer labeled 'A-N' and the other 'O-Z'.

Later, just before being published, he needs a book title. His wife says, whatever he chooses, it should be wonderful.

jsl151

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