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A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.

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Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well. Written by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

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magician | wizard | circus | illusion | kansas | See more »

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Find yourself in Oz. See more »


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Rated PG for sequences of action and scary images, and brief mild language | See all certifications »

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8 March 2013 (USA)  »

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Le monde fantastique d'Oz  »

Box Office

Budget:

$215,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$79,110,453 (USA) (8 March 2013)

Gross:

$234,548,592 (USA) (21 June 2013)
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Trivia

The Emerald City flag's lion refers to the MGM lion logo, which is exactly the same. See more »

Goofs

When Glinda and the others are standing before the Wizard in the final scene, her shoes are plain white high-heels. When the Wizard takes her behind the curtain they are suddenly bejeweled. See more »

Quotes

China Girl: Why don't you just use this?
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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are seen in a 1930s nickelodeon, with certain credits having their own qualities:
  • James Franco's credit appears in a puff of smoke
  • Mila Kunis's credit appears alongside a couple dancing (whose shadow turns into that of the Wicked Witch)
  • Rachel Weisz's credit is held by monkeys
  • Michelle Williams's credit is contained within a bubble
  • Zach Braff's credit appears with a puppet of Finley
  • the make-up credits Gregory Nicotero and Howard Bergman are seen with an eye mask
  • VFX supervisor Scott Stokdyk's credit is seen within an optical illusion
  • composer Danny Elfman's credit is seen with a trumpet
  • the costume designers' credits are seen fitting clothes on an elephant
  • production designer Robert Stromberg's credit is seen in China Town
  • cinematographer Peter Deming's credit is seen with the projector
  • the screenwriters' credit is seen within a tornado
  • and director Sam Raimi's credit is seen within a crystal ball.
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"Almost Home"
Performed by Mariah Carey
Written by Simone Porter, Justin Gray, Lindsey Ray, T.E. Hermansen (as Tor Erik Hermansen), Mikkel S. Eriksen (as Mikkel Eriksen) and Mariah Carey
Produced by Mariah Carey, T.E. Hermansen (as Stargate) and Mikkel S. Eriksen (as Stargate) for 45th & 3rd Music LLC
Mariah Carey appears Courtesy of Island Def Jam Music Group/Universal Music Group
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Wondrous, and then some.
8 March 2013 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Jeez. The haters are out in full force on opening day concerning Oz, The Great and Powerful. If you don't enjoy fantasy films, why did you go? If you were expecting this new vision to be the 1939 Judy Garland classic, why did you go? No one should have expected director Sam Raimi to adhere to the rules, "Evil Dead", anyone? Raimi has crafted a pretty wondrous Oz here, best viewed in 3D. He gives many, many nods to the the 39' MGM classic if you're smart enough to catch them. The color saturated images that match the 39' version, the 4.39 black/white/sepia opening that moves out to color (especially in IMAX), and especially Mila Kunis' re-imagining the Witch of the West with very affectionate tribute to the long gone Margaret Hamilton (especially in the first shadow appearance of the Witch). What's not to enjoy here? The story? It did its job, since everyone should have expected it to unfold as it did. So many posters here evidently wanted "War and Peace" or "Out of Africa"....this was not the venue.

Raimi has given us a gorgeous Oz. He has given us the information we need to segue into the Garland classic. His Oz is both beautiful and dangerous, as the fans of the books already knew. He draws interesting and understated performances from his cast, even Franco and Kunis, who are being unfairly crucified by viewers who wanted unbridled histrionics from the actors. Franco was properly sleazy, and Kunis was properly bipolar.

I am a huge fan of the 1939 classic, but never expected the loving connections Sam Raimi so adroitly wove into the landscape of this tribute to an American film icon. If you just relaxed,gave in to your inner child, and stopped being so bitchy, you would have had a wondrous and fast moving experience in magic. Props to Michelle Williams as Glinda, the real (and very moving) heart of this movie.


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