Unfortunately, in the end the producers were not able to rise above the unoriginal dorothy of oz. The original soundtrack for the 2014 3d animated musical adventure legends of oz. The little ones all love dorothy, and as one of my small friends aptly states. The plot begins as dorothy returns to kansas to find it devastated by the tornado that sent her to oz. Discover and share dorothy from wizard of oz quotes. It is so beautiful that she and her dog, toto, cannot help but run to it. Unfortunately, dorothys hometown has been left in ruins by the tornado and the local populace has started packing up and moving out acting on the orders of a suspicious. As it is, elements from the mgm film trickle in anyway. Included here in the novel is a different scene of the friends landing on the nome kings mountain, the deleted scenes of aunt em painting dorothy s face, aunt em and dorothy meeting head nurse wilson and dr worley at the clinic, dorothy being asked to stay and be queen of oz, the kansas folk surrounding dorothy when she is found again and. Back at the gillikin castle, dorothy confronts the jester, and defeats the wicked witchs wand. When another tornado strikes dorothy gales kansas farm, a man from the government says he is going to condemn every place, including dorothys. Dorothys return is a sweet, if unoriginal, 3d animated musical that boasts a cast of characters who will be familiar to fans of the original wizard of oz, as well as many new ones. Dorothys return official trailer directed by will finn, dan st.
When the land of oz is threatened by the wicked witchs. Dorothys downtoearth kansas upbringing serves her well in the fantastic land of oz, where she travels in the company of. Tin man was a cherished companion of dorothys on her first trip down the yellow brick road. Dorothys return is an animated fantasy based on a book by the great grandson of the original author of the oz books. Join facebook to connect with dorothy book and others you may know.
Darn right, i wanted to yell at the pigtailed animated 3d character who tries to pass herself off as the endearing midwest farm girl we know and love in legends of oz. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The wonderful wizard of oz, childrens book written by l. Dorothys return is a musical based on the adventure books by roger stanton baum, the greatgrandson of l. In it, dorothy is called back to oz by glinda to stop a jester who has been possessed by the power of the wand of the wicked witch of the west, and using it to turn people in to china dolls. Dorothys return is adapted most directly from dorothy of oz a 1989 novel by baums greatgrandson, roger s. They appeared to believe that anything connected to the wizard of oz was golden, and were outraged by the idea that roger baums book is uninspired and that a film based on it was doomed to fail. Dorothy is so depressed that she cant even sleep and her aunt em is worried because all she. In one scene, dorothy is picked up by a giant rainbow and taken to oz. In 2014, it was adapted into the cgi film legends of oz. Dorothys downtoearth kansas upbringing serves her well in the fantastic land of. In this book, roger travis brings together poetics and psychology to study the tragic. In the video for blues traveler s 1994 hit song runaround, dorothy. Dorothys return, dorothy voice of lea michele wakes up back in kansas, having only just gotten back from her first trip to somewhere over the rainbow.
Ive never considered dorothy and the wizard in oz a particularly good installment in the oz saga. In disneys 1985 fantasy adventure film return to oz, which is a more faithful adaptation to the original oz books, dorothy is played by then child actress fairuza balk. Pierre and starring james belushi, kelsey grammer, dan aykroyd, patrick stewart, lea michele. Mar 15, 2017 often described as one of the scariest children movies ever made, return to oz took a darker tone and received a cold reception. The tin woodman, the scarecrow, and the lion need you. Then she tells dorothy how to use the silver shoes to take her back to kansas. Dorothys return is a 20 americanindian 3d computeranimated musical fantasy film that is loosely based on the 1989 book dorothy of oz by l. Return to oz dorothy saves the emerald city walt disney. Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to oz when a vain witch and the nome king destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful. Dorothy sets out with lion, scarecrow, and tin man to find glinda and ozma for help. The project gutenberg ebook of dorothy and the wizard in oz.
First in the new classics for the twentyfirst century seriesupdated class. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. She, her friends, her cousins and a few pets are traveling in a buggy when the earth suddenly splits open and the entire lot falls into the crack. In fact, dorothy is dangerously naive about her own power throughout most of the book. Ever since the wonderful wizard of oz was first published, weve been entranced with life in oz.
After the wonderful success of ozma of oz it is evident that dorothy has become a firm fixture in these oz stories. Before they went to see glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the castle, where dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints. In this book dorothy had to take her kitten with her instead of her dog. In this novel, dorothy visits her uncle henry in his california ranch. And i wanna go get back there so badly that im going all the way to emerald city to ask the wizard of oz to help me get home. The movie, which is also a timeless classic, is just as awesome and is considered one of the greatest films of all time. Dorothys return 2014 soon after her return to kansas, dorothy gale lea michele finds herself whisked back to oz to save her friends scarecrow dan aykroyd, lion jim belushi. The book details dorothy gale returning to the land of oz when a jester has been using the wand of the wicked witch of the west which also contained the ghost of the wicked witch of the west to take over the land of oz. Directed and written by walter murch, return to oz was loosely based on the marvelous land of oz and ozma of oz, the second and third books in the series. Dorothy and the wizard in oz is the fourth in the series of books written by american childrens author l. Based on a childrens book written by the greatgrandson of l. Once peace has been restored to oz, dorothy and toto say good. Dorothy of oz is a 1989 childrens novel written by l. As only the fourth book well before the full cast of characters and the complete dimensions of oz itself were defined dorothy and the wizard doesnt actually go anywhere.
Despite this mystery, dorothys official birthday is said to. The film is an unofficial sequel to the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer mgm film the. Before 2000, the wizard of oz was an annual tvviewing tradition around the holidays in the u. In this animated sequel, dorothy returns to oz to help the scarecrow, tin man and cowardly lion escape the clutches of the villainous jester. Dorothy of oz, is a semidirect sequal to the first few oz books. The book was adapted into a film called legends of oz. I wasnt for sure what to expect from this book when i started to read. Baum and illustrated by elizabeth miles, dorothy of oz is a follow up tale to the wizard of oz. Revisiting return to oz, the bizarre and horrifying sequel your. Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to oz when a vain witch and the nome king destroy everything that. With fairuza balk, nicol williamson, jean marsh, piper laurie. Dorothys return 2014 soon after her return to kansas, dorothy gale lea michele finds herself whisked back to oz to save her. Dorothys return is an animated fantasy film in which dorothy is whisked back from kansas to save oz from the jester. Frank baum here adds to the oz canon with a story that is true to the originals oz fans will.
Dec 11, 2014 sharetweetemailthe 1985 disney production return to oz is considered by many as one of the most terrifying childrens movies ever made. A great addition to the vast oz universe which will please old fans and definitely will be a great introduction to the characters for the younger generation. This story takes place after dorothy and toto return home to kansas after their adventures at oz. Utterly cute, with beautiful animation and great character design, the new dorothy and the wizard of oz 2017 tv series are both fresh and true to the classic. Glindas deepblue eyes sparkled as she said, dorothy, you must return to oz. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. This time around, dorothy voiced by glees lea michele returns to oz to help face a new calamity. Dorothy is called back to oz by glinda, the good witch of the south, because the tin woodman, the scarecrow, and the cowardly lion need helpthe greatgrandson of l. The book details dorothy gale returning to the land of oz. Dorothy and the wizard in oz is the fourth book set in the land of oz written by l. Recently, after watching return to oz for the cult film club podcast and reading its novelization, i decided i was ready to try another alternate oz story so i pulled the trigger on a book ive been hearing a lot of buzz about. Dorothy returns to oz during a storm only to find that the magical kingdom has. Dorothy gale is a farm girl whos living a quiet life in kansas with her uncle henry and aunt em, her miserable, but loving, relatives.
Return to oz new classics for the twentyfirst century, book 1 tedrow, thomas l. Princess ozma, whom i love as much as my readers do, is again introduced in this story, and so are several of our old friends of oz. While many of its scenes are indeed pure nightmare fodder for young minds, there is one fact that is even more disturbing. Dorothys return, a charmless and mirthless travesty of a sequel to the 1939 classic the wizard of oz. Faced with the choice between staying in or seeing legends of oz. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Return to oz new classics for the twentyfirst century, book 1. To what degree she is personally responsible seems unclear. Return to oz is a 1985 britishamerican fantasy film directed and written by walter murch, cowritten by gill dennis and produced by paul maslansky. Books used in this section are the hippo storybook, little golden books dorothy returns to oz and dorothy saves the emerald city, the colouring. In the plot, dorothy returns to the land of oz to find it has been overthrown by the villainous nome king, and must restore it with her new friends tiktok, jack pumpkinhead, and princess ozma. But its so very far away from here, even by twister. She nearly hit him with her rake and he bit her leg in return. Frank baums book series with an intermittently dazzling adventure that never quite recaptures the magic of its classic. Dorothy, fictional character, the youthful heroine of the wonderful wizard of oz 1900. Dorothy of oz by roger s baum, elizabeth miles, hardcover. You see, on my way home from school, toto got into miss gulchs garden to chase her cat.
To be honest, i have not read the bookdorothy of oz, written by. Or at least she was, until her house is swept up in a cyclone and sent hurtling through the air. Return to oz finds 9yearold dorothy six months after she has returned from the land of oz. Dorothy and the wizard doesnt actually go anywhere. It stars nicol williamson, jean marsh, piper laurie, and fairuza balk as dorothy gale in her first screen role.
The movie is actually about a young girl being subjected to the. So here she is again, as sweet and gentle and innocent as ever, i hope, and the heroine of another strange. Dorothys return soundtrack list animation 2014 tracklist ost list listen to original score, theme music from the motion picture, film score list, the playlist of all of the songs played in the movie, who sings them, including end credits. Though return to oz takes its cue from the wizard of oz, rather than baums books, in portraying dorothys trip to the magical land as a dream. Even today, almost 120 years after its original publication, the book captures the imagination of adults and children alike. Wizard of oz book quotes dorothy gale quotes wizard of oz wall quotes wizard of oz shoe quotes quotes from the wizard of oz wizard of oz famous quotes toto wizard of oz quotes wizard of oz courage quotes. Her exact age is never given in the original book, and is not given in any of the sequel oz books by baum. Dorothy, the granddaughter of dorothy gale, clicks her ruby sneakers together and is swept back to oz, where she befriends new characters. Return to oz finds the original dorothy gale now a crazed recluse called grandma d. Nov 27, 2014 before 2000, the wizard of oz was an annual tvviewing tradition around the holidays in the u. Dorothys return on dvd august 26, 2014 starring dan aykroyd, james belushi, martin short, kelsey grammer. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love.
Dorothys return, most filmgoers will be forced to conclude that theres no place like home. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Return to oz finds dorothy six months after the events of the wizard of. More than a hundred years later, all things oz comes to earth to reignite the imagination and offer safe passage back to the land over the rainbow. Frank baums book series with an intermittently dazzling adventure that. Dorothys return offers up tracks that range from orchestral cues like escape from emerald city, overture, and dorothy wakes to fullon poprock vocal numbers like when the world, work with me, and candy candy, the latter of which features the talents of lea michele, martin. Dorothys return is any indication, it might have been nice to stick around the farm for a while. When another tornado strikes dorothy gales kansas farm, a man from the government says he is going to. She has never killed anything willingly, but the people in oz certainly seem to give her credit for it 11.
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