I recommend looking into the history of the making of The Wizard of Oz movie. There are 2 sections to look at, production and problems during filming. The production aspect is less known, but The Wizard of Oz went through tons of different producers, writers, etc. that it was almost put out of production. "The Disastrous Production History of The Wizard of Oz" by Yesterworld Entertainment, and "The Chaos Behind The Wizard of Oz (and why it turned out ok anyway)" by Be Kind Rewind are great rundowns of what happened. The stuff that happened during filming is more well-known if you have been into the movie for a while, but some of the main things are: Toto got a sprained paw from one of the witch's guards accidentally stepping on it Aluminum poisoning from the Tin mans face paint (they mixed face paint with actual aluminum powder) the witch got burned from a technical difficulty using a trap door and smoke (the munchkin land scene) the snow slowly poising them as they filmed (they used %100 pure asbestos for that white powdery look) Judy (Dorthey) being put on a terrible diet of chicken soup, black coffee, up to 80 cigarettes a day, diet pills, and amphetamines to not gain any weight. Judy being SA'd on the set by the actors who played the munchkins (hands up dresses)
Medical Fact: In reality, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a legitimate psychiatric treatment where a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. It's very safe and has historically never been dangerous. ECT is often used as an intervention for major depressive disorder, mania, and catatonia. The usual course of ECT involves multiple administrations, typically given two or three times per week until the patient no longer has symptoms. ECT is administered under anesthesia with a muscle relaxant. Aside from effects on the brain, the general physical risks of ECT are similar to those of brief general anesthesia. Immediately following treatment, the most common adverse effects are confusion and transient memory loss. Among treatments for severely depressed pregnant women, ECT is one of the least harmful to the fetus.
Medical Fact: In reality, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a legitimate psychiatric treatment where a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. It's very safe and has historically never been dangerous. ECT is often used as an intervention for major depressive disorder, mania, and catatonia. The usual course of ECT involves multiple administrations, typically given two or three times per week until the patient no longer has symptoms. ECT is administered under anesthesia with a muscle relaxant. Aside from effects on the brain, the general physical risks of ECT are similar to those of brief general anesthesia. Immediately following treatment, the most common adverse effects are confusion and transient memory loss. Among treatments for severely depressed pregnant women, ECT is one of the least harmful to the fetus.
In reality, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a legitimate psychiatric treatment where a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. It's very safe and has historically never been dangerous. ECT is often used as an intervention for major depressive disorder, mania, and catatonia. The usual course of ECT involves multiple administrations, typically given two or three times per week until the patient no longer has symptoms. ECT is administered under anesthesia with a muscle relaxant. Aside from effects on the brain, the general physical risks of ECT are similar to those of brief general anesthesia. Immediately following treatment, the most common adverse effects are confusion and transient memory loss. Among treatments for severely depressed pregnant women, ECT is one of the least harmful to the fetus.
L. Frank Baum wrote 14 books on Oz, including the first one, Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in 1900. Other authors continued to write sequels. As you can see, in this one, and ALL the books, Oz was always a real place. MGM thought audiences in 1939 could not accept that, hence, it was presented as a dream.
This movie is very split among people. They either love it or hate it. Personally, I love this movie. I like that it's closer to the original books. A big mistake people make going into this is thinking it's a DIRECT sequel to the 1939 version. I feel like the Oz books can be open to interpret. Sometimes it can be adaptated as bright and heartfelt or dark and grim. The books are a mix of both, like a fairy tale.
One other fact I forgot to mention is the reason the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion look like that is to resemble their book selves. Also if you want another good film to watch Faruza Balk in check out The Craft.
As others have said, L. Frank Baum wrote 14 books about Oz. This movie's script was made by mixing the second and third books together. Some characters were merged (Mombi the witch and the head-changing princess were originally two different characters) and some plot points were dropped or changed (Ozma's original hiding place was a lot more surprising)! I've loved this film since I was a child. Critics thought it was too scary for children, but that just goes to show that critics don't know what children like.
This movie really had that 80’s darkness to it. But, aside from that it is really popular to fans and non fans of The Wizard of Oz. I personally think it’s a classic live action Disney movie.
I had an idea: What if Disney did the original Wizard of Oz book into a movie of their own? If Piper Laurie was Aunt Em, I want Sissy Spacek as Glinda, The Good Witch of the South.
Love this movie. First book I ever read was Ozma of Oz, which had the original Edwardian-type art nouveau illustrations. I love the stuff from both this book (wheelers, lunchbox tree, floating in a chicken coop, Tik-tok, princess who changes her head, and the Nome King bit) and from Land of Oz (introduction of Ozma, Powder of Life, the flying gump, deadly desert). Many Oz fans consider this movie a sort of love-letter to the Oz books as it captures the original L. Frank Baum concept so well.
This is really more of a movie sequel to the first *book* of the original Oz series, combining plot elements from the 2nd and 3rd books, and ofc they had to keep some elements from the first movie (like ruby slippers, rather than the book's silver slippers) to make it make sense for audiences only familiar w the 1939 film. This film is true to the tone and world of the booi series, and the aesthetic design is based on the original book illustrations. Thats why its so beloved by fans of the books. This movie is truly for the OZ fans (rather than for fans only of the 1939 film, which was a great movie but really departed tonally from the book)
I really like how this movie incorporated the Oz characters and elements into the Kansas scenes. The more obvious things like the Doctor, Nurse and Orderly being the Nome King, Mombi and the Lead Wheeler; and the more subtle things like the jack-o-lantern and the Doctor's machine representing Jack and Tick-Tock. But the best was how they handled the Mysterious Girl/Ozma. She is always seen in reflection first, is barefoot and somehow enters Dorothy's room without opening the door. Also, she is never directly acknowledged by anyone other than Dorothy. Even when the nurse seems them during the escape, she only seems to be concerned about Dorothy, almost like she can't see the other girl.
43:24 fun fact Disney had to pay MGM a fee to use the ruby slippers because the ruby slippers did not exist in the books in the books the ruby slippers were actually shiny silver shoes.
I'm so glad you watched this one, it's always been one of my favorites. It's often seen as too dark and disturbing for a kid's movie which is partly due to inevitable comparisons to the 1939 Wizard of Oz. But I found it reminiscent of the classic animated Disney movies that also had strong horror themes along with moments of beauty. I miss when Disney went all in for scary parts and didn't underestimate children's ability to process heavier emotions. As a kid in the 90s I appreciated having that trust from the filmmakers and I wish the kids of today could have it too. I love that the creators of Return to Oz put in so much effort into making a faithful adaptation of the Oz books, it truly feels like we're looking into L. Frank Baum's imagination. We don't see this kind of attention to detail and dedication to authenticity as often these days. The music is beautiful, the characters and effects look incredible, and Fairuza's performance as Dorothy was so genuine. I find this movie one of the most fascinating and tragically underrated of all time, thank you so much for checking it out 💙 I've shared a new Disney video for my channel that Return to Oz is part of :)
This movie is more based on the books than the ‘39 film. Not to say the influence of the ‘39 film isn’t there. Such as those she meets in Kansas are represented in Oz.
L. Frank Baum created 14 Oz novels. I personally bought all 14 on audiobook for 99¢ and well worth it the world of Oz is truly a unique and magical place as you can clearly tell from this amazing Oz adaptation. Keep up the amazing reacts Tim!
Okay, so "The Wizard of Oz" is based on the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", the first book of the series. "The Marvelous Land of Oz" and "Ozma of Oz" were the following two books and the inspiration for this movie (the plot and some characters are mostly from "Ozma" while some characters come from "Land"). Now, L. Frank Baum was the original author of the books, writing the first 14 of the series and a collection of short stories in Oz. However, after he died, his publisher hired Ruth Plumly Thompson to continue the series, writing 19 stories, and later, a few other authors would continue the series to complete what is known as the 'Famous Forty'. These are the books generally considered canonical, but some people go further and include other books into the canon, leading to the 'Sovereign Sixty' canon. And if you include the books written by L. Frank Baum and Ruth Plumly Thompson that take place in the universe of Oz but never goes to the Land of Oz, then you end up with the "Supreme Seventy Five' canon.
I watched this when I was around 9 or 10. I was expecting it to be similar to the Wizard of OZ with Judy Garland. I was surprised to say the least. I think I had nightmares after watching this.
This is the director's only direction credit besides an episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He won an Oscar for Cinematography for Apocalypse Now. When Disney fired him from this project for time and budget reasons, Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas offered to take the chair themselves.
Glad you got a chance to check this out :) I love the three new friends that Dorothy makes in this. The character Tik-Tok is voiced by Sean Barrett, who voiced several characters in the sister series of Thomas and Friends called Tugs, and he did some anime English dub work and video game voices too :)
Disney needs to revive their dark films. Movies like Black Hole, Something Wicked this way comes, Watcher in the Woods were all great. Darkness is just part of life and kids need it in films to help them understand and concor moments of fear.
I think one thing that kinda hides in plain sight in this movie is the implication that this is all a dream Dorothy has after getting shocked. The lighting and oz stuff happened right as the doctor was flipping the switch. The wheelers sound just like the gurneys and the wheelers themselves are the hospital staff. Mombi is the head nurse and the Gnome King is the doctor Lighting sounds every time one of them picks the wrong item When Dorothy goes home Ozma is in the mirror telling Dorothy not to talk about Oz with aunt Em because she'd likely be sent away again (Also like. Kid has insomnia for six months after a rerriblr accident and they choose electro shock therapy. This movie is definitely 80s)
Thanks so much for reacting to this!The reason I wasn't as weirded out by this movie as most kids who saw it was because my mother read the Oz books to me and my brothers beforehand, so I had an idea of what to expect.
Another great reaction! Fun Fact: Mombie is actually based on 2 characters from the OZ books. The first character was Mombie who was a wicked witch that ruled the North until the Good Witch known as Locasta or Tattypoo overthrew her. The second character was Langwidere, a princess who was the niece of King Evoldo who lives in the magical Land of Ev, which happens to neighbor the magical Land of Oz. She is highly narcissistic, spoiled, vain and conceited. She’s the one who can change her heads. If wish for more Oz related films, here the top 2 I recommend: The Wiz a musical film based on the musical of the same name, which stars Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. The other is Dorothy and the Witches of Oz or simply The Witches of Oz which is a 2 part miniseries which features an adult Dorothy who must remember her adventures in Oz as she faces familiar allies and foes. It’s kind of similar to Spielberg and Robin Williams’ Hook and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. 👧🏼🐔🤖🎃🧙🏻♀️🧟♂️👑
it is better consider this as a spiritual sucessor of the original in terms of legacy, but at the same time as a stand alone adaptation of the original books that served as an experiment for the 80s, not to mention that the stop motion/claymation artist Will Vinton was involved for the effects which he was nominated, and interestingly enough, his studio in Oregon is what eventually became into Laika when merged by NIKE companym makes sense?
Mannn, Tim, the Wheelers absolutely TERRIFIED me as a small child, lemme tell ya, lol. I just had deja vu, experiencing that feeling all over again in the present time..*shivers* 😱😬😬
I watched this about a year ago and really enjoyed it. I think older movies have a special feel to them especially since they don’t use all of the CGI and nonsense they use these days.
The story of how Disney got the rights to make the movie is an interesting story in itself. And Dorothy was only gone 6 months. The Gnome King used the slippers to destroy the Emerald City with three heel clicks.
Easily one of the best kids movies ever made. This was the 80s, so PG meant that kids could watch something that might scare them a bit. It was more of a "fun for the whole family" kind of thing, as opposed to babies like it is today. This movie has the same rating as Frozen.
Good movie choice. Return to Oz was a bit of a strange one, but I’ve always liked it in so many ways. And when you mentioned about the shoes, being very powerful Glenda did mention before to Dorothy to keep tight side of them, that the magic in the must be very powerful or the wicked witch of the west wouldn’t of want them so badly if they weren’t.
If you didn't realize,in the original movie alot of the characters from were based on the people knew from her world with the scarecrow,tin man,and lion being the farm hands and the wicked witch of west being that mean lady and its repeated here with tik tok being that machine and jack being that pumpkin she had exetera
There are many books of the land of Oz written by the same author and while many adore the 1939 version Return is more faithful to the books. Dorothy was always a little girl how traveled to and eventually lived in the very real land of Oz wearing her Silver slippers. There was the witch of the South, the flying monkeys were controlled by the wicked witch and so many other things that the 80's version tried to include.
The Dorthy actress appears in Blade Trinity as an adult. That movie is bad but she is good in the movie as a vampire. She is also in the Craft as the main antagonist witch.
Hey Tim this movie confused the heck out of me when I was younger. I found out a couple years ago it was the sequel to the book, not the original movie
If you look at JUST the script on paper, it’s actually a very good and faithful adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s “Ozma of Oz”, and captures the tone of Baum’s sequel books. That’s the script, though. The direction, by an inexperienced first-timer who thought kids’ movies had to be either hugs or nightmare fuel, is another matter entirely. 😔
Both Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas called Eisner who was head at the time to let Murch make the film. Thank goodness he listened otherwise we wouldn’t have had this beautifully dark masterpiece!
Sorry, but... the first thing *I* think of when I hear or read the title "Return to Oz" is actually NOT this lovely film, or even L Frank Baum's equally lovely books, but-the song written by the band the Scissor Sisters, to highlight the dangers of drugs and addiction in the "Emerald City" of San Francisco~! :(
I saw this movie as a child and loved it. Yes it is dark and scary but I I wasn’t that scared when I saw it. I thought the new actress was great as Dorthy the new characters were great made from Jim Henson magic.
First time I saw return to OZ was when I was between 5-7 years old, and because I hadn't learn English yet or could read the translated text we have then, so I couldn't understand what the characters said in the movie made some scenes scarier/creepier like the wheelers, Mobi, and the Nome King when he got angry. I didn't start learn basuc English until 3rd grade when I was nine years old. But learnubg English from school book was not that helpful, I learned more from movies/with subtitles and video games.
* squeeel * Im watching this react write now but I wanted to pause and jump to the comments at how excited I'm for this reaction. I have a fun fact for you. so the woman who plays Mumbi I cant remember if you did a reaction to the movie willow but the evil Queen Bavmorta. That's the actress who played Mumbi.
Plus, I don’t even think I even seen this one. I think I might’ve saw a trailer or something similar to it but I’m not sure and also I know that there was like a live action Heidi movie that was really good too other than the classic one we’re like Claire in the wheelchair or the character who plays Clara, but I like the other one where she can’t go outside Because she’s afraid to leave the house
The biggest critique of this movie is that it is too dark which I think is BS. The movie isn’t that scary. The original movie was pretty dark too. The Witch, the Flying monkeys, were all pretty scary. They just knew how to balance the light and dark to make a healthy grey like movie that was a masterpiece.
У нашего мультсериала Волшебник изумрудного города 1974 Тоже было продолжение И я помню как в детстве у меня была первая серия где Элли только узнала что её друзья в опасности и им нужна её помощь. А вот продолжение пришлось ждать не один год Особенно хочется выделить чудесные песни этого мультфильма в каждой серии была не одна песня 🎵🎼 🎶 Мы город ИЗУМРУДНЫЙ Идём дорогой трудной Идём дорогой трудной Дорогой не прямой Заветных три желания Исполнит мудрый Гудвин И Элли возвратился с Тотошкою домой 🎶
OMG, watching this was like seeing what it must have been like for the dude who wrote this or made it…or even both…to be on acid! That was just plain weird!!! 🤪😂
Some movies to look up The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story finding neverland Goodbye Christopher Robin the man who invented christmas Saving Mr. Banks Under the Rainbow Judy Dreamchild Walt Before Mickey Chaplin Ed wood Stan & Ollie hugo Miss Potter Gods and Monsters The man with a thousand faces The movies that made us Fanboys Mary Shelley Shakespeare in Love Man on the moon Santa and Pete Muppet Man Dorothy and the Witches of Oz Oz the Great and Powerful the wiz Wicked
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I'm glad you actually watched this you have to admit the gnome king was pretty creepy timotheereacts.
I recommend looking into the history of the making of The Wizard of Oz movie. There are 2 sections to look at, production and problems during filming. The production aspect is less known, but The Wizard of Oz went through tons of different producers, writers, etc. that it was almost put out of production.
"The Disastrous Production History of The Wizard of Oz" by Yesterworld Entertainment, and "The Chaos Behind The Wizard of Oz (and why it turned out ok anyway)" by Be Kind Rewind are great rundowns of what happened.
The stuff that happened during filming is more well-known if you have been into the movie for a while, but some of the main things are:
Toto got a sprained paw from one of the witch's guards accidentally stepping on it
Aluminum poisoning from the Tin mans face paint (they mixed face paint with actual aluminum powder)
the witch got burned from a technical difficulty using a trap door and smoke (the munchkin land scene)
the snow slowly poising them as they filmed (they used %100 pure asbestos for that white powdery look)
Judy (Dorthey) being put on a terrible diet of chicken soup, black coffee, up to 80 cigarettes a day, diet pills, and amphetamines to not gain any weight.
Judy being SA'd on the set by the actors who played the munchkins (hands up dresses)
Medical Fact: In reality, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a legitimate psychiatric treatment where a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. It's very safe and has historically never been dangerous. ECT is often used as an intervention for major depressive disorder, mania, and catatonia. The usual course of ECT involves multiple administrations, typically given two or three times per week until the patient no longer has symptoms. ECT is administered under anesthesia with a muscle relaxant. Aside from effects on the brain, the general physical risks of ECT are similar to those of brief general anesthesia. Immediately following treatment, the most common adverse effects are confusion and transient memory loss. Among treatments for severely depressed pregnant women, ECT is one of the least harmful to the fetus.
Medical Fact: In reality, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a legitimate psychiatric treatment where a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. It's very safe and has historically never been dangerous. ECT is often used as an intervention for major depressive disorder, mania, and catatonia. The usual course of ECT involves multiple administrations, typically given two or three times per week until the patient no longer has symptoms. ECT is administered under anesthesia with a muscle relaxant. Aside from effects on the brain, the general physical risks of ECT are similar to those of brief general anesthesia. Immediately following treatment, the most common adverse effects are confusion and transient memory loss. Among treatments for severely depressed pregnant women, ECT is one of the least harmful to the fetus.
In reality, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a legitimate psychiatric treatment where a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. It's very safe and has historically never been dangerous. ECT is often used as an intervention for major depressive disorder, mania, and catatonia. The usual course of ECT involves multiple administrations, typically given two or three times per week until the patient no longer has symptoms. ECT is administered under anesthesia with a muscle relaxant. Aside from effects on the brain, the general physical risks of ECT are similar to those of brief general anesthesia. Immediately following treatment, the most common adverse effects are confusion and transient memory loss. Among treatments for severely depressed pregnant women, ECT is one of the least harmful to the fetus.
This movie is much truer to the original books than the 1938 Wizard of Oz movie.
*1939
L. Frank Baum wrote 14 books on Oz, including the first one, Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in 1900. Other authors continued to write sequels.
As you can see, in this one, and ALL the books, Oz was always a real place. MGM thought audiences in 1939 could not accept that, hence, it was presented as a dream.
The 80s really went "Eh, throw some horror in there for the kids. It'll build character."
Brave Little Toaster took that idea to heart
This movie is very split among people. They either love it or hate it. Personally, I love this movie. I like that it's closer to the original books. A big mistake people make going into this is thinking it's a DIRECT sequel to the 1939 version.
I feel like the Oz books can be open to interpret. Sometimes it can be adaptated as bright and heartfelt or dark and grim. The books are a mix of both, like a fairy tale.
One other fact I forgot to mention is the reason the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion look like that is to resemble their book selves.
Also if you want another good film to watch Faruza Balk in check out The Craft.
Cool. Also, I haven’t seen The Craft in years. I’ll be sure to check it out soon 😊.
As others have said, L. Frank Baum wrote 14 books about Oz. This movie's script was made by mixing the second and third books together. Some characters were merged (Mombi the witch and the head-changing princess were originally two different characters) and some plot points were dropped or changed (Ozma's original hiding place was a lot more surprising)!
I've loved this film since I was a child. Critics thought it was too scary for children, but that just goes to show that critics don't know what children like.
Lowkey, Ozma in the books is a trans icon.
Another forgotten classic. Thankyou. ❤
Fun fact: the Gnome King and his minions were animated by the father of claymation, Will Vinton
This movie really had that 80’s darkness to it. But, aside from that it is really popular to fans and non fans of The Wizard of Oz. I personally think it’s a classic live action Disney movie.
I'm betting that it's also 10x more trippy if you smoked some leaves before watching... 😂😂😂 Don't get me wrong though, I❤ this movie! 😅💖
Fairuza Balk’s film debut
Piper Laurie was in Carrie (1976) as Margaret White.
I had an idea: What if Disney did the original Wizard of Oz book into a movie of their own? If Piper Laurie was Aunt Em, I want Sissy Spacek as Glinda, The Good Witch of the South.
Love this movie. First book I ever read was Ozma of Oz, which had the original Edwardian-type art nouveau illustrations. I love the stuff from both this book (wheelers, lunchbox tree, floating in a chicken coop, Tik-tok, princess who changes her head, and the Nome King bit) and from Land of Oz (introduction of Ozma, Powder of Life, the flying gump, deadly desert).
Many Oz fans consider this movie a sort of love-letter to the Oz books as it captures the original L. Frank Baum concept so well.
I want the books with those illustrations and covers, I just love the art of that time period
This is really more of a movie sequel to the first *book* of the original Oz series, combining plot elements from the 2nd and 3rd books, and ofc they had to keep some elements from the first movie (like ruby slippers, rather than the book's silver slippers) to make it make sense for audiences only familiar w the 1939 film. This film is true to the tone and world of the booi series, and the aesthetic design is based on the original book illustrations. Thats why its so beloved by fans of the books. This movie is truly for the OZ fans (rather than for fans only of the 1939 film, which was a great movie but really departed tonally from the book)
its one of my favorites, and Tik Tok is my favorite character in this film
Nightmare Fuel is Right, i'm still scared from this movie, and it feels good
I really like how this movie incorporated the Oz characters and elements into the Kansas scenes. The more obvious things like the Doctor, Nurse and Orderly being the Nome King, Mombi and the Lead Wheeler; and the more subtle things like the jack-o-lantern and the Doctor's machine representing Jack and Tick-Tock. But the best was how they handled the Mysterious Girl/Ozma. She is always seen in reflection first, is barefoot and somehow enters Dorothy's room without opening the door. Also, she is never directly acknowledged by anyone other than Dorothy. Even when the nurse seems them during the escape, she only seems to be concerned about Dorothy, almost like she can't see the other girl.
43:24 fun fact Disney had to pay MGM a fee to use the ruby slippers because the ruby slippers did not exist in the books in the books the ruby slippers were actually shiny silver shoes.
I'm so glad you watched this one, it's always been one of my favorites. It's often seen as too dark and disturbing for a kid's movie which is partly due to inevitable comparisons to the 1939 Wizard of Oz. But I found it reminiscent of the classic animated Disney movies that also had strong horror themes along with moments of beauty. I miss when Disney went all in for scary parts and didn't underestimate children's ability to process heavier emotions. As a kid in the 90s I appreciated having that trust from the filmmakers and I wish the kids of today could have it too. I love that the creators of Return to Oz put in so much effort into making a faithful adaptation of the Oz books, it truly feels like we're looking into L. Frank Baum's imagination. We don't see this kind of attention to detail and dedication to authenticity as often these days. The music is beautiful, the characters and effects look incredible, and Fairuza's performance as Dorothy was so genuine. I find this movie one of the most fascinating and tragically underrated of all time, thank you so much for checking it out 💙
I've shared a new Disney video for my channel that Return to Oz is part of :)
I just remember this young actress from the waterboy.
Return to Oz has great new characters in it.
This movie is more based on the books than the ‘39 film. Not to say the influence of the ‘39 film isn’t there. Such as those she meets in Kansas are represented in Oz.
Yeah. This was based off of the original story rather than the movie with Judy Garland. It was pretty good to be honest.
They even paid MGM to use the Ruby Slippers since in the book they were Silver Slippers.
Only now do I realise they do a variant on the "people without brains do a lot of talking" joke in both this and the original.
L. Frank Baum created 14 Oz novels. I personally bought all 14 on audiobook for 99¢ and well worth it the world of Oz is truly a unique and magical place as you can clearly tell from this amazing Oz adaptation. Keep up the amazing reacts Tim!
Man, I used to fantasize about the lunch pail tree.
Sometimes looked at my own thinking they'd give me something someday. 😅
Okay, so "The Wizard of Oz" is based on the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", the first book of the series. "The Marvelous Land of Oz" and "Ozma of Oz" were the following two books and the inspiration for this movie (the plot and some characters are mostly from "Ozma" while some characters come from "Land").
Now, L. Frank Baum was the original author of the books, writing the first 14 of the series and a collection of short stories in Oz. However, after he died, his publisher hired Ruth Plumly Thompson to continue the series, writing 19 stories, and later, a few other authors would continue the series to complete what is known as the 'Famous Forty'. These are the books generally considered canonical, but some people go further and include other books into the canon, leading to the 'Sovereign Sixty' canon. And if you include the books written by L. Frank Baum and Ruth Plumly Thompson that take place in the universe of Oz but never goes to the Land of Oz, then you end up with the "Supreme Seventy Five' canon.
21:04 I think that wheeler is supposed to be the same actor who played the guy pushing the cart at the hospital.
It is the same actor
I watched this when I was around 9 or 10. I was expecting it to be similar to the Wizard of OZ with Judy Garland. I was surprised to say the least. I think I had nightmares after watching this.
The Wheelers! Decapitated women!....as a kid, just another 80's movie that unlocked many fears.
Thank God that the adaptation did not include the fact that the wheels of the wheelers are made of the same material as nails or hooves.
I think this movie is underrated.
This is the director's only direction credit besides an episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He won an Oscar for Cinematography for Apocalypse Now. When Disney fired him from this project for time and budget reasons, Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas offered to take the chair themselves.
Glad you got a chance to check this out :) I love the three new friends that Dorothy makes in this. The character Tik-Tok is voiced by Sean Barrett, who voiced several characters in the sister series of Thomas and Friends called Tugs, and he did some anime English dub work and video game voices too :)
Probably one of my favorite reactions by you my friend. I was obsessed with this movie when I was 6
Disney needs to revive their dark films. Movies like Black Hole, Something Wicked this way comes, Watcher in the Woods were all great. Darkness is just part of life and kids need it in films to help them understand and concor moments of fear.
Great review, and thats a fact!
I think one thing that kinda hides in plain sight in this movie is the implication that this is all a dream Dorothy has after getting shocked.
The lighting and oz stuff happened right as the doctor was flipping the switch.
The wheelers sound just like the gurneys and the wheelers themselves are the hospital staff.
Mombi is the head nurse and the Gnome King is the doctor
Lighting sounds every time one of them picks the wrong item
When Dorothy goes home Ozma is in the mirror telling Dorothy not to talk about Oz with aunt Em because she'd likely be sent away again
(Also like. Kid has insomnia for six months after a rerriblr accident and they choose electro shock therapy. This movie is definitely 80s)
The 14 Oz books by L. Frank Baum are in the public domain, and online. This movie was based on the second and third, but is different from both.
The black cauldron reaction
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Thanks so much for reacting to this!The reason I wasn't as weirded out by this movie as most kids who saw it was because my mother read the Oz books to me and my brothers beforehand, so I had an idea of what to expect.
Another great reaction! Fun Fact: Mombie is actually based on 2 characters from the OZ books. The first character was Mombie who was a wicked witch that ruled the North until the Good Witch known as Locasta or Tattypoo overthrew her. The second character was Langwidere, a princess who was the niece of King Evoldo who lives in the magical Land of Ev, which happens to neighbor the magical Land of Oz. She is highly narcissistic, spoiled, vain and conceited. She’s the one who can change her heads. If wish for more Oz related films, here the top 2 I recommend: The Wiz a musical film based on the musical of the same name, which stars Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. The other is Dorothy and the Witches of Oz or simply The Witches of Oz which is a 2 part miniseries which features an adult Dorothy who must remember her adventures in Oz as she faces familiar allies and foes. It’s kind of similar to Spielberg and Robin Williams’ Hook and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass.
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She was Nancy in the movie the craft
Yup 😊👍
Ozma and Dorothy's mom look like daughter and mom.
it is better consider this as a spiritual sucessor of the original in terms of legacy, but at the same time as a stand alone adaptation of the original books that served as an experiment for the 80s, not to mention that the stop motion/claymation artist Will Vinton was involved for the effects which he was nominated, and interestingly enough, his studio in Oregon is what eventually became into Laika when merged by NIKE companym makes sense?
I heard in the book the gnomes hate eggs because they don't have females and have a fear maetrisum
Mannn, Tim, the Wheelers absolutely TERRIFIED me as a small child, lemme tell ya, lol. I just had deja vu, experiencing that feeling all over again in the present time..*shivers* 😱😬😬
Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊
I watched this about a year ago and really enjoyed it. I think older movies have a special feel to them especially since they don’t use all of the CGI and nonsense they use these days.
You know I think I like this movie a bit better than the original movie.
I agree.
I love both movies. They got their own flavors and aren't just the exact same thing. Plus, Return kinda gives me Tim Burton vibes in some places.
I was born in 1980 and had this on vhs recorded off of Disney Channel. Foundational to my sense of the mythic. I love eggs.
Fun fact this movie is based on the books The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) and Ozma of Oz (1907).
The story of how Disney got the rights to make the movie is an interesting story in itself. And Dorothy was only gone 6 months. The Gnome King used the slippers to destroy the Emerald City with three heel clicks.
If you want to see a DARK Disney movie, check out 1981's "The Watcher in the Woods".
Easily one of the best kids movies ever made. This was the 80s, so PG meant that kids could watch something that might scare them a bit. It was more of a "fun for the whole family" kind of thing, as opposed to babies like it is today. This movie has the same rating as Frozen.
Good movie choice. Return to Oz was a bit of a strange one, but I’ve always liked it in so many ways. And when you mentioned about the shoes, being very powerful Glenda did mention before to Dorothy to keep tight side of them, that the magic in the must be very powerful or the wicked witch of the west wouldn’t of want them so badly if they weren’t.
If you didn't realize,in the original movie alot of the characters from were based on the people knew from her world with the scarecrow,tin man,and lion being the farm hands and the wicked witch of west being that mean lady and its repeated here with tik tok being that machine and jack being that pumpkin she had exetera
There are many books of the land of Oz written by the same author and while many adore the 1939 version Return is more faithful to the books. Dorothy was always a little girl how traveled to and eventually lived in the very real land of Oz wearing her Silver slippers. There was the witch of the South, the flying monkeys were controlled by the wicked witch and so many other things that the 80's version tried to include.
This is based on the books by the same author as the original and is more faithful to the books.
along with the Tin Man, Tik Tok is one of my favorites
Im one of the minorities who prefers Return to Oz over Wizard of Oz because of it's uniqueness.
Same here!
28:59 and 29:07 That part scared me when I was a kid. Including the rock monsters
Me before watching this reaction: “I hope you enjoy trauma!”
I’ve never seen this one before wow
52:18 love to have a pinic in that spot where they are sitting at.
Ah "Return to Oz" or as I like to call it: "Proof that 80's kids films were built different."
You did not regret reacting to this one
The Dorthy actress appears in Blade Trinity as an adult. That movie is bad but she is good in the movie as a vampire. She is also in the Craft as the main antagonist witch.
deep roy has been in a lot of great movies and comedy spoofs
Nicol Williamson is the best Merlin in the movie Excalibur!
This movie is nightmare fuel and yet when I saw it 39 years ago I didn't find it as scary. Weird.
I still like it.
@@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138 That's the other odd thing. I didn't like it back than but now I can appreciate it. Pretty dang creative and imaginative.
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I watched this movie as a kid back in the 2000s and it terrified me Especially the scene with the wheelers 😨😭
This is actually like the books and i love it....the first movie which i hate....is not like the books and should never have been a musical
Agree 100%
Hey Tim this movie confused the heck out of me when I was younger. I found out a couple years ago it was the sequel to the book, not the original movie
48:20 they're more chicken than Belina 😂😂😂
I will never understand why Dorothy looks younger in this one.
Because the original Dorothy was played by a 40 year old, alcoholic.
This is the age she is SUPPOSED to be! Judy Garland was WAY too old to play a 10 year old!
I remember having this film on vhs. Fun movie.
I was told in the last one that the red brick road leads them to the deadly desert so it feels pretty silly that it wasn't used here
I like this version
If you look at JUST the script on paper, it’s actually a very good and faithful adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s “Ozma of Oz”, and captures the tone of Baum’s sequel books.
That’s the script, though. The direction, by an inexperienced first-timer who thought kids’ movies had to be either hugs or nightmare fuel, is another matter entirely. 😔
I loved this movie as a kid though. The nightmare fuel was part of the appeal. 😊
Both Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas called Eisner who was head at the time to let Murch make the film. Thank goodness he listened otherwise we wouldn’t have had this beautifully dark masterpiece!
i remember being scared from this movie 😬😬😬
That Movie Mentions TikTok, But It Was Long Before TikTok Exists
You know one day I want to make my own Wizard of Oz movie series using material strictly from the public domain books.
0:21 technically speaking this isn’t legally a sequel it’s based on the two books which are sequels to the book that the Wizard of Oz is based on.
Sorry, but... the first thing *I* think of when I hear or read the title "Return to Oz" is actually NOT this lovely film, or even L Frank Baum's equally lovely books, but-the song written by the band the Scissor Sisters, to highlight the dangers of drugs and addiction in the "Emerald City" of San Francisco~! :(
Breaking Benjamin have a song with lyrics based on 'The Wizard of Oz' called 'Home'
I saw this movie as a child and loved it. Yes it is dark and scary but I I wasn’t that scared when I saw it. I thought the new actress was great as Dorthy the new characters were great made from Jim Henson magic.
First time I saw return to OZ was when I was between 5-7 years old, and because I hadn't learn English yet or could read the translated text we have then, so I couldn't understand what the characters said in the movie made some scenes scarier/creepier like the wheelers, Mobi, and the Nome King when he got angry.
I didn't start learn basuc English until 3rd grade when I was nine years old.
But learnubg English from school book was not that helpful, I learned more from movies/with subtitles and video games.
You GOTTA watch Disney 1983 movie, Something Wicked This Way Comes next🎃 that's a pretty " Dark" Disney film they do not want you to see
* squeeel * Im watching this react write now but I wanted to pause and jump to the comments at how excited I'm for this reaction. I have a fun fact for you. so the woman who plays Mumbi I cant remember if you did a reaction to the movie willow but the evil Queen Bavmorta. That's the actress who played Mumbi.
If you’re looking for another Oz movie to do a reaction with you should try the witches of Oz and a mini series/movie and it’s called Tin Man
Tin Man was REALLY good!
@@emilysmith259 I agree
Dorothy hasn't been gone 1000 years.
Plus, I don’t even think I even seen this one. I think I might’ve saw a trailer or something similar to it but I’m not sure and also I know that there was like a live action Heidi movie that was really good too other than the classic one we’re like Claire in the wheelchair or the character who plays Clara, but I like the other one where she can’t go outside Because she’s afraid to leave the house
The Heidi with Shirley Temple is a classic!
The biggest critique of this movie is that it is too dark which I think is BS. The movie isn’t that scary. The original movie was pretty dark too. The Witch, the Flying monkeys, were all pretty scary. They just knew how to balance the light and dark to make a healthy grey like movie that was a masterpiece.
У нашего мультсериала
Волшебник изумрудного города 1974
Тоже было продолжение
И я помню как в детстве у меня была первая серия где
Элли только узнала что её друзья в опасности и им нужна её помощь.
А вот продолжение пришлось ждать не один год
Особенно хочется выделить чудесные песни этого мультфильма в каждой серии была не одна песня 🎵🎼 🎶
Мы город ИЗУМРУДНЫЙ
Идём дорогой трудной
Идём дорогой трудной
Дорогой не прямой
Заветных три желания
Исполнит мудрый Гудвин
И Элли возвратился с Тотошкою домой 🎶
OMG, watching this was like seeing what it must have been like for the dude who wrote this or made it…or even both…to be on acid! That was just plain weird!!! 🤪😂
There are creepy stuff about this movie
Good ole fashion late Victorian era quack medicine lol🙄
They are still doing it!
@@tamarlindsay8382 oh there were other things that they don’t do anymore.I have a few of those old quack medical devices on display in my home
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Cool 😎
Wizards Of Oz
Some movies to look up
The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story
finding neverland
Goodbye Christopher Robin
the man who invented christmas
Saving Mr. Banks
Under the Rainbow
Judy
Dreamchild
Walt Before Mickey
Chaplin
Ed wood
Stan & Ollie
hugo
Miss Potter
Gods and Monsters
The man with a thousand faces
The movies that made us
Fanboys
Mary Shelley
Shakespeare in Love
Man on the moon
Santa and Pete
Muppet Man
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz
Oz the Great and Powerful
the wiz
Wicked
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