The Magnificent Major (1977)

A young girl learns the importance of reading, when she ends up in a dystopian future where reading is banned.

Director:

Nick De Noia

Writers:

L. Frank Baum (novel), Bill Milling (as William P. Milling)

Stars:

Tisha Campbell-Martin, Anthony Mucci, Renee Haynes

Cast

Cast overview:
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Daisy Bunsen (as Tisha Campbell)
Anthony Mucci	...	The Grand Poloni
Renee Haynes	...	Renee
John Nevitt	...	Gary
Alex Paez	...	Marin
Paul Gantt	...	The Magnificent Major
Isaac Asimov	...	Self - Guest Host

Storyline

Daisy Bunsen is a little girl who hates to read, and vehemently protests having to read The Wizard of Oz, since she has already seen the movie. "Reading and writing and 'rithmetic makes me sick!". While carelessly entering and punching controls on a "voebelfetzer," her friends' science fair project, which transports her to the future, which is ruled by an Elvis impersonator called The Grand Poloni, who wants children to remain ignorant and playing video games. When she refuses to burn the book, she is placed on trial, in which a robot called the Magnificent Major defends her by having her read the book aloud.

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Plot Keywords:

wizard | girl | future | scarecrow | tin man | 

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Taglines:

The Wizard of Oz

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Genres:

Family | Short | Musical | Sci-Fi | Fantasy

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Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Reel Horror (1985)

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Television Stations, Unicorn Tales Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Color:

Color