Return to Oz: The Joy That Got Away
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Return to Oz: The Joy That Got Away

Duration:
USA:61 min
Genres:
Documentary
IMDB rate:
7.5
Director:
Gabe Rodriguez
Details
Country: USA
Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
John Fricke
Himself / Oz Historian & Author
Jeanette Furevig
Herself / Actress
Crystal Gonzales
Herself / Actress / Oz and Rocky Horror Fan
Jeff Legace
Himself / Oz Collector
Sean Pollock
Himself / 14-Year-Old Oz Collector
Aaron Schultz
Himself / Founder of WaltDisneysReturnToOz.com (voice)
Matthew Wages
Himself / Actor
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Trivia
This is the only documentary in history to include footage of both The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Return to Oz (1985). It also features original interviews with real fans, including author/historian John Fricke, who provided a commentary track on The Wizard of Oz DVD.
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Archival material was supplied by Aaron Schultz.
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Rodriguez has shown it to different festival heads, as well as the Oz Museum in Wamego, KS.
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Quotes
Sean Pollock: [about Return To Oz] I'm really glad Disney made it because it's probably the best thing to ever come out of Disney, whereas nowadays they're making movies about Cars and stuff.
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John Fricke: [First lines] I don't think there's any question that Return To Oz has fans. But it's not a movie that the public even remembers exists for the most part. I've been asked countless times over the past decade or so "Why doesn't anyone ever make a big Wizard of Oz movie?" And I'll say: "Well, Disney tried in 1985." "Oh yeah..." "Oh... yeah." "Oh yeah." But there's no immediate recognition, there's no joy. The people who saw it just kind of put it out of their minds. Except for the people to whom it spoke and... I don't think there's any entertainment that doesn't speak to somebody.
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Crystal Gonzales: When I first saw the Wheelers it was kind of strange because... Oz has turned into a mad place at this point and there're these gang of riff-raffs. Well, to my eye, anyway. At least that's what I would think anyway if I saw guys on wheels coming up to me on the street. But I have to say when I first saw them when I was little, I don't know if it was the makeup or not, but I thought they were pretty cute. I guess I just had strange taste in guys but that was my first thought. "Ooh, they're cute. Those guys are really cute." Um, yeah, they were just... they were just punks and I don't know if I think they're cute now. I really think it was just the makeup that I liked.
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