Product Details

• Actors: Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Rise Stevens, Danny Thomas, Margret Hamilton
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Special Edition, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bci / Eclipse
• DVD Release Date: October 24, 2006
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000ILYYDA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,889 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Studio: Bci Eclipse Comp Llc Release Date: 10/24/2006

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a much sought-after movie finally gets released on DVD..., September 26, 2006

By	Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

JOURNEY BACK TO OZ is a thoroughly delightful animated musical-sequel to THE WIZARD OF OZ, the big highlight being that Liza Minnelli voices the role of Dorothy (the role that catapulted her mother Judy Garland into the annals of film history).

Of course, no animated film could ever replicate the magic and scope of the 1939 masterpiece, but let's not carp. For what it sets out to achieve, JOURNEY BACK TO OZ delivers handsomely.

Dorothy (Liza Minnelli) gets swept back to Oz via another cyclone, and quickly sets about finding her old friends the Scarecrow (Mickey Rooney), Tin Man (Danny Thomas) and Cowardly Lion (Milton Berle). Instead, Dorothy discovers to her horror that an evil witch called Mombi (Ethel Merman) is plotting to invade the Emerald City with a hoard of enchanted green elephants.

With new friends; Jack Pumpkinhead (Paul Lynde) and Woodenhead the carousel horse (Herschel Bernardi), and some guidance from Glinda (Rise Stevens); Dorothy sets out to thwart Mombi and save her old friends from destruction.

The score by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy van Heusen contains some gems; Liza Minnelli sings "There's a Faraway Land" and "That Feeling for Home", whilst Ethel Merman camps it up with "Be a Witch" and Rise Stevens delivers Glinda's "You Have Only You" to perfection.

Another cute twist is Margaret Hamilton (who played the Wicked Witch and Miss Gulch in the original Judy Garland classic) voicing the role of Aunt Em!

Originally made and recorded by the Filmation Company in 1962, it was curiously kept out of cinemas until 1974. This new Special Edition from Brentwood marks the movie's DVD debut.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful childhood favorite, May 14, 2007

By	Saint-Exupéry (USA) - See all my reviews

This brings back happy memories! Journey Back to Oz was a wonderful part of my childhood. I loved watching it on TV as a kid. It's a great sequel with wonderful songs and a fantastic cast. I'm very happy that Journey Back to Oz is available on DVD.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Journey Back to Oz, February 2, 2007

By	Jack L. Turner (New Jersey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A wonderful childhood memory with a unique collaboration of classic performers.

Story could have been better.