Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

"There's trouble in OZ..."

2014 1h 28m EN

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6.3

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17%

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METACRITIC

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4.9

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 381🥫17%Rotten Tomatoes●25Metacritic★4.9IMDB · 6,581

AnimationFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess, and Tugg the Tugboat join Dorothy on her latest magical journey through the colorful landscape of Oz to restore order and happiness to Emerald City.

“There's trouble in OZ...”

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Cast

Lea Michele
Dorothy (voice)
Martin Short
The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
Bernadette Peters
Glinda (voice)
Dan Aykroyd
Scarecrow (voice)
Kelsey Grammer
The Tin Man (voice)
Jim Belushi
The Cowardly Lion (voice)
Oliver Platt
Wiser the Owl (voice)
Hugh Dancy
Marshall Mallow (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dan St. Pierre
Writers: Randi Barnes, Adam Balsam, Angelo Libutti
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toby Chu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dan Molina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lea Michele and Martin Short and Bernadette Peters carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's trouble in OZ...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dan St. Pierre directs. Toby Chu scores. Dan Molina cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 12 years ago.
5Original score by Toby Chu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dan Molina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lea Michele and Martin Short and Bernadette Peters carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "There's trouble in OZ...".
9IMDB entry: tt0884726 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.