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Journey Back to Oz is a 1972 (although completed in 1971, and not released in North America until 1974) 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.
For the film, Dorothy (beautifully voiced by Liza Minnelli) is back in Kansas. She starts to get that old feeling for Oz; a cyclone blows her and Toto back, and she battles Mombi, etc. "JOURNEY BACK" had quite a journey itself. The excellent voice cast was recorded in 1960. But lack of finances delayed the film for well over a decade.
Dorothy and Toto return to the Land of Oz to find the Scarecrow as ruler of the Emerald City. Unfortunately for the new mayor, the wicked Mombi is conspiring to take over the city for herself. With the help of the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion and other familiar friends, Dorothy sets out to save Oz.
After a tornado in Kansas causes a loose gate to knock Dorothy unconscious, she re-appears in the Land of Oz with Toto, and encounters a talking Signpost (voiced by Jack E. Leonard), whose three signs point in different directions, all marked “Emerald City”.
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Released December 5th, 1974, 'Journey Back to Oz' stars Liza Minnelli, Paul Lynde, Ethel Merman, Milton Berle The G movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, ...
The biggest problem with Journey Back to Oz is that it feels more like an excuse to go back to the merry ol' land than an actual continuation. Much of the plot feels very repetitive, as it features Dorothy meeting character after character, and even when she does meet her old friends for help, they are unwilling to do so for personal reasons.
