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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) -- US Home Video Trailer from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) -- US Home Video Extra (Clip) from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) -- US Home Video Trailer from Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Overview

User Rating:
5.1/10   1,040 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Debra Frank (teleplay) &
Steve L. Hayes (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 May 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Hit the Bricks this May! more
Plot:
This version of The Wizard of Oz is played by the Muppets! full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
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(3 articles)
User Comments:
Very cute kids movie more (60 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:120 min (including commercials) | Finland:88 min (DVD) | USA:100 min (dvd version)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Trivia:
When Dorothy and Kermit first meet Gonzo, the sound of Gonzo unplugging himself from the computer is the same sound as the hyper-drive failing in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). more
Goofs:
Continuity: The Wicked Witch of the West's hat disappears after she comes in from the balcony. more
Quotes:
Toto: What in the name of all that is holy are you, okay?
Tin Thing: Oh, I'm a T.I.N. thing, a fully robotic information gathering device for the Wicked Witch of the West. And I can answer any question in the universe. Anything.
Toto: I got one. Why are the women so confusing, okay?
Tin Thing: Let me process that.
[holds his breath as an antenna sprouts from the top of his tin head]
Tin Thing: [releases deep breath] It only seems that way because men are so simple.
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Movie Connections:
References Girls Gone Wild (1998) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Poppy Fields more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Very cute kids movie, 3 September 2006
7/10
Author: lisadesign1978 from United States

My daughter just loved this movie. She has seen it more times than I can count. It's definitely not as good as the Muppet movies I grew up with (I still love The Great Muppet Caper), but most kids will love it.

The problem with this movie is that it lost the sweetness that always existed in the Muppet movies. Dorothy is no longer the sweet little farm girl from Kansas. She is now a feisty waitress in Aunt Em's diner who lives in a trailer park in Kansas and dreams of being a Pop Star. She wants to be somebody special and fortunately learns that she always special and never needed stardom.

You'll see the munchkins replaced by Hensons legendary rats, including Rizzo. Toto is now Pepe the Prawn. Miss. Piggy is hilarious as the three different witches. I loved their version of the wicked witch. She and her gang are still wicked but much less frightening as a leather-wearing motorcycle gang.

Parents will no doubt suffer as they watch all of this campy silliness, but at least the kids will be happy.

P.S. Good luck trying to figure out why in the world Quentin Tarantino was in the movie. That was a complete waste of five minutes.

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