Journey-Back-to-Oz script at the Internet Movie Script Database. Journey Back to Oz is the supposed sequel to the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz. Journey Back To Oz is a 1972 American animated adventure fantasy film produced by Filmation and an unofficial sequel to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz. It was first re-released in 1949, and then in 1955, and then for many seasons, it was featured regularly on network TV as a prime time event (its first two showings were on CBS television on November 3, 1956 and in December, 1959). The producers had to wait until 1970 when sufficient funding (from profits made on their numerous TV series) was obtained to finish what was begun eight years earlier. Journey Back to Christmas by Leigh Duncan is a book based on the Hallmark Channel Original Movie. comment. Jul 02, 2008. Movies based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its characters or other books by L. Frank Baum; plus related entries. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates! Journey Back to Oz (1972) Addeddate 2018-08-23 08:24:59 Color color Identifier NBCNightlyNewsJune241975 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.3 Sound sound Year 1975 . There are no critic reviews yet for Journey Back to Oz. DOROTHY Oh, you’re the best friends anybody ever had! Journey Back to Oz is a 1974 (although completed in 1971) Filmation feature-film, meant to be the official sequel to the 1939 The Wizard of Oz.It's very, very loosely based off of L. Frank Baum's The Marvelous Land of Oz, though Baum is not given any writing credit. When Dorothy’s house squashes the Wicked Witch of the East, she is ecstatically thanked by the liberated Munchkins and given permission to … I am usually not one for paranormal stories, but this one was right up my alley. Dorothy voiced by Liza Minnelli returns to Oz after another tornado strikes Kansas and knocks her out. 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. A cyclone carries Dorothy and Toto to the magical Land of Oz. Unlike the MGM film, Aunt Em and Uncle Henry have one farmhand who does not have an alter ego in Oz. EMBED. Be the first one to write a review. It serves as an alternate Oz film, with elements taken from The Marvelous Land of Oz.. The story and script of Journey Back to Oz are far from perfect, but the dazzling cast, toe-tapping tunes, interesting visual style, and beefy extras make Journey Back to Oz: Special Edition an ozzy treat for young and old alike. It is loosely based on L. Frank Baum's second Oz novel, The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904), although Baum received no screen credit. The timeless “Wizard of Oz” tale has been adapted into a dazzling musical. This is either a film sequel you never heard of and you might want to wish you haven't. Finally, it was Ladd who oversaw (or “over-heard”) the splicing of all the individual voice tapes into a cohesive unit. Journey Back To Oz is a 1972 American animated adventure musical fantasy film produced by Filmation. Once Dorothy journeys to Oz, these three accompany her in the form of Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. The number was cut when that character – from the original L. Frank Baum story, THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ – was eliminated as the JOURNEY BACK TO OZ script advanced and was refined. After Dorothy is knocked unconscious immediately prior to a tornado, she awakens to find herself and Toto in Oz once again. Reviews There are no reviews yet. Her allies along the way, they play a critical role in Dorothy’s change of heart about her home back in Kansas — befitting their roles as Attractor characters. A modern fairy tale with a distinctly American setting, a delightfully levelheaded heroine, and engaging fantasy characters, the story was enormously popular and became a classic of children’s literature.