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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Name: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Genre: Family, Animation, Fantasy
Released: 1987-01-01
Cast: Morgan Hallett, George Morris, Neil Shee, Margot Kidder, Richard Dumont

1987 | 90 min | Family, Animation, Fantasy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for fantasy fans and families.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off: No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an imaginative, feature-length animated film, faithfully adaptied from the classic book by L. Frank Baum. In this brand new version, the limitations of live action film are transcended by fanciful full animation and whimsical narration. This version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz contains scenes from the book not included in the MGM movie. The Lightyear Wizard of Oz series was featured exclusively on HBO. Now reacquaint your family with some of the best loved characters ever to dance the yellow brick road and into your heart in this colorful, timeless adventure.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Tim Reid

Morgan HallettDorothy Gale
George MorrisTinman
Neil SheeLion
Margot KidderNarrator
Richard DumontScarecrow (voice)