After the Wizard (2011)

Director:

Hugh Gross

Writer:

Hugh Gross

Genre:

Family | Fantasy

Plot:

A 12-year-old Kansas orphan turns to the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman for help during a difficult time...

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jordan Van Vranken	...	Elizabeth Haskens
Orien Richman	...	Tin Woodman
Jermel Nakia	...	Scarecrow
Helen Richman	...	Mrs. Murphy
Loren Lester	...	Dr. Edwards
Peter Mark Richman	...	Charles Samuel Williams
Sue Giosa	...	Ms. Thomson
P. David Miller	...	Lion
Nick Stellate	...	Ticket Seller
Seraiah Carol	...	Animal Shelter Attendant
Casey Fitzgerald	...	Young Woman
Sean Orr	...	Christopher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Abeyta	...	Winged Monkey
Abigail Bankston	...	NJ Schoolchild (as Abby Bankston)
Pat Bracken	...	Train Conductor
Casey Burke	...	NJ Schoolchild
Caecilie Carlsen	...	Commuter
Andrew D'Amico	...	Winged Monkey
Brighid Fleming	...	NJ Schoolchild
Sylvia Geiger	...	Train Passenger
Joe Hammerstone	...	Train Passenger
Daniel Irwin	...	Train Passenger
Matthew Thomas Lange	...	Winged Monkey
Zach Louis	...	Train Passenger
Diana Malota	...	NJ Schoolchild
Bryan LeRoy McGill	...	Bus Driver
Anehita Okojie	...	NJ Schoolchild
Joseph Peterson	...	Winged Monkey
Mike Romo	...	Winged Monkey
Laila Suarez	...	Arguing Woman
Tony Suarez	...	Arguing Man
Emily Wachtel	...	NJ Schoolchild
Erik A. Williams	...	Train Passenger

Directed by
Hugh Gross

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Hugh Gross

Produced by
Lance Frank	....	producer
Blake Phillips	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Stephen Main

Cinematography by
Dana Rice

Film Editing by
Dana Rice

Costume Design by
Stephanie Powers

Makeup Department
Emily Blackmun	....	makeup artist
Ivette Hermann	....	assistant makeup artist
Victor Krone	....	assistant makeup artist
Abby Lyle	....	hair department head
Abby Lyle	....	makeup department head
Rebecca Shapiro	....	makeup artist

Art Department
David Mendoza	....	set designer
Thibault Pelletier	....	painter
Jaclyn Viramontes	....	set dresser (as Jacklyn Viramontes)

Sound Department
Mike Colton	....	sound recordist
Goeun Lee	....	foley editor
Duncan Mathieson	....	foley editor
Craig Polding	....	sound effects editor
Kunal Rajan	....	supervising sound editor
Stephen Tibbo	....	adr mixer
Justin W. Walker	....	dialogue editor

Visual Effects by
Dan Bigelow	....	digital compositor
Tawnya Dunning	....	compositor
Talon Nightshade	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Carlos E. King	....	camera operator
Christopher Lollar	....	second unit: camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Allison Leach	....	special costume consultant

Editorial Department
Ken Morrisey	....	senior consulting editor
Dana Rice	....	colorist

Music Department
Mitch Polzak	....	guitar & banjo
Mitch Polzak	....	musician
Stephen Prestwood	....	music mixer

Other crew
Chase Alexander	....	production assistant
Bettina Browne	....	dog trainer
Hunter Carlin	....	production assistant
Phil Ciotti	....	production assistant
Maura K. Concannon	....	script supervisor
James Earl	....	production assistant
Timothy G. Fox	....	production assistant (as Tim Fox)
Joe Hammerstone	....	production assistant
Lauren Lewis	....	publicist
Stephan Manpearl	....	marketing and distribution
Kristin Owings	....	script supervisor
Kristina Perez	....	script supervisor
Catherine Pittman	....	dog trainer
Matt Radecki	....	digital consultant
Erik A. Williams	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Private Lenders Group

Distributors

• Breaking Glass Pictures (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Polar Film + Medien GmbH (2013) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Performing Animal Troupe  animals trained by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:6

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Private Lenders Group

Trivia:

Based on the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and characters created by L. Frank Baum.

Charming Family Movie.

After the Wizard is pretty unusual, even for an Oz movie. The movie follows an orphan, Elizabeth Haskens, who constantly refers to herself as Dorothy and talks about Oz. Everyone at the orphanage is worried about her and they fear that she is losing touch with reality. Suddenly, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman show up while Dorothy is reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the library, and it's a happy reunion...

The rest of the movie is kind of told out of order. We find out how the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman got to Kansas and why. Since the Wizard left Oz, everyone there has stopped caring and are basically greedy... which is similar to what's going on in our world apparently. The Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion all decide upon seeking out Dorothy's help. But, there's just one problem. They have no idea where she is! The Scarecrow and Tin Woodman take a hot air balloon ride to the United States, and travel to Kansas so they can find Dorothy at last.

There are some pacing problems and bits of poorly-written dialogue. The acting was impressive for an independent film; the standouts being Helen Richman as Mrs. Murphy, Loren Lester as Dr. Edwards, and Peter Mark Richman as Charles Samuel Williams.

The movie has a couple of visual effects-heavy sequences that weren't executed all that well, but considering the budget, these can easily be forgiven. My main problem with the movie was the ending. I don't want to get into too much detail or spoil anything, but I don't feel like the ending resolved some of the problems that were presented.

Jordan Van Vranken does an excellent job in her role as Elizabeth, and I'm looking forward to seeing her continue to improve in her career. Orien Richman as the Tin Woodman and Jermel Nakia as the Scarecrow were definitely fun to watch on screen, and I like their innocent portrayals of the characters.

Overall, After the Wizard is an unusual yet often charming movie that does a nice job of making Oz relevant to today's world.