Return To Oz: The Joy That Got Away [4/7]

Part 4 of the acclaimed documentary on the making of the cult classic RETURN TO OZ. This documentary premiered in 2007 at an Oz event in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It is the only documentary in history to feature footage from both MGM's THE WIZARD OF OZ and Disney's RETURN TO OZ.

Written and Directed by Gabe Rodriguez

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• return
• to
• oz
• wizard
• of
• disney
• mgm
• dorothy
• fairuza
• balk
• judy
• garland
• john
• fricke
• walter
• murch

[erniehead]

Nice clips used. I really enjoyed the attempt at rexognizing this forgotten film but... hey, you ever hear of a microphone?

[MeatballsMarlowe]

@erniehead No, never. What is that?

[evilmidget]

looking at the way the wheelers were designed, i can see those wheels being used to make a freaking awesome sport of the future. i'm surprised no one has even tried anything with that yet.

[MeatballsMarlowe]

@evilmidget Ha, that's a good idea. The only thing is they say they could only use them for half a day, so it would have to a game that doesn't last too long.

[Johnlindsey289]

@HConstantine

Oh come on, MLP Friendship is Magic is cool

[HConstantine]

It was made for reflective, smart children--not ones who grew up addicted to Dragon Ball Z and My Littel Pony. It has the same problem finding a large audience as Samurai Jack.

[woollybully100]

i love the jack pumpkinhead character (second favorite character after Scarecrow) and i think they perfectly captured him not only in the visual sense but Brain Henson's voice acting in the role is beyond perfect, he did a great job.

If it hadn't been for "Where The Wild Things Are" a few years back I say that this is Jim Henson Company's greatest accomplishment.

[terp79]

Jack Pumpkinhead reminds me a lot of Jack Skellington, in the beginning of Nightmare before Christmas, Jack Skellington is dressed in the scarecrow outfit with his hand pointing to Halloween Town...it always reminds me of Jack Pumpkinhead only a scarier version. This is one of my favorite movies from what I call the Disney Dark ages along with Something Wicked This Way Comes...

[MeatballsMarlowe]

@Johnlindsey289 Both The Nostalgia Critic and The Angry Video Game Nerd have mentioned Return To Oz. I'm fans of both of them.

[Johnlindsey289]

@Aestros909

You mean Angry Video Game Nerd, not Nostalgic critic. they are different you know.

Now Pinocchio and the Emperor of the NIght was another dark kids movie from the 80's, remember that? it scared me as a 6 year old in 1987 in a theater.