Return to Oz
Seen it?1964 | 51 min | Animation, TV Movie, Family, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
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 51 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- Made in 1964: an older pace and style.
Rather than adapt a later or create a new Oz story, this production has Dorothy still in posession of the shoes, and she clings to an apple tree during a tornado which takes her back to Oz. The Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion (using the names created for the nearly-abstract television series, Tales of the Wizard of Oz, from which this was derived) have had their MGM gifts destroyed by the restored Wicked Witch, and the four proceed to the Wizard for help, who is ineffectual as usual.
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 impactBelow par
About 22K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Thomas Glynn, F.R. Crawley, Larry Roemer
- Larry D. MannRusty, the Tin Man (voice)
- Alfie ScoppSocrates, the Scarecrow (voice)
- Carl BanasDandy, the Cowardly Lion / The Wizard of Oz (voice)
- Susan MorseDorothy Gale (singing voice)
- Peggi LoderGlinda, the Good Witch / The Wicked Witch of the West (voice)
- Susan ConwayDorothy Gale (voice)