THE JOURNEY BACK TO OZ MOVIE

Personally, while this isn't an officially endorsed sequel either, Shirley Temple's TV adaptation of 'The Land of Oz' comes very close to replicating the MGM look of Glinda, the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman. While I'm on this soapbox, Wicked the musical isn't canon to the film officially, either.Īnd now for a complete reverse, if you enjoy Journey Back to Oz and like to enjoy it alongside MGM's film and even want to see it as a sequel despite the issues of it fitting perfectly, you go ahead and do that. The closest we have to official sequels are the DiC animated series, 'Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz,' and 'Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz.' Even those get kinda iffy as a few things just don't fit.

THE JOURNEY BACK TO OZ MOVIE

And since it wound up taking over a decade to finish, oh yeah.) They got Judy's daughter (Liza Minnelli), a performer she'd worked with a lot (Mickey Rooney) and Margaret Hamilton in the voice cast.įor a sequel (or prequel) to be canon to the film, it would need to be.ġ) Officially endorsed by the original creative team of the movie or produced or endorsed by the current rights owners.Ģ) Follow from the movie's visual style and characterizations.

The film was not a hit in theaters, but did well on television, premiering on ABC on December 5, 1976. Frank Baums second Oz novel, The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904), although Baum received no screen credit. By the time they had anything for anyone to take action against, it was perfectly legal. Journey Back To Oz is a 1972 American animated adventure musical fantasy film produced by Filmation. (So they technically violated copyright by starting work when they did. Filmation made a movie based on the second Oz book because it was going to be in the public domain by the time they got it out.

The journey back to oz