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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Scary Moments Movie Release: 1985 DVD Release: 08/10/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 49 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 44 Genres: Fantasy, Children's/Family, Escape Film, Children's Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure See Also: Return to Oz

This '80s follow-up to The Wizard of Oz is based upon two of L. Frank Baum's later Oz books. In Return to Oz (a version that may be a bit too scary for young children), Auntie Em sends Dorothy to a sanitarium where hopefully she will clear her head from all of the "Oz nonsense." This doesn't work, for soon Dorothy manages to return to Oz, but things have definitely changed. She finds her old friends turned to stone and discovers that the awful Nome King has taken over Oz. ~ All Movie Guide

Nicol Williamson - Dr. Worley/Nome King
Jean Marsh - Nurse WilsonIPrincess Mombi
Fairuza Balk - Dorothy Gale
Piper Laurie - Aunt Em
Matt Clark - Uncle Henry

Walter Murch's Return to Oz comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials include interviews with the cast, an introduction from lead actress Fairuza Balk, and a collectible postcard. This is an acceptable, but bare-bones title from Anchor Bay that will satisfy fans of the film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide