Return To Oz (1985) - Credits and Details

Return To Oz Credits and Details

Directed by
	Walter Murch	...	directed by
Written by
	Walter Murch	...	screenplay
	Gill Dennis	...	screenplay
	L. Frank Baum	...	novels "Ozma of Oz" and "The Land of Oz"
Cast
	Fairuza Balk	...	Dorothy
	Nicol Williamson	...	Dr. Worley / Nome King
	Jean Marsh	...	Nurse Wilson / Mombi
	Piper Laurie	...	Aunt Em
	Matt Clark	...	Uncle Henry
	Michael Sundin	...	Tik-Tok
	Tim Rose	...	Tik-Tok
	Sean Barrett	...	Tik-Tok (voice)
	Mak Wilson	...	Billina
	Denise Bryer	...	Billina (voice)
	Brian Henson	...	Jack Pumpkinhead (voice)
	Stewart Harvey-Wilson	...	Jack Pumpkinhead (as Stewart Larange)
	Lyle Conway	...	Gump (voice)
	Stephen Norrington	...	Gump (as Steve Norrington)
	Justin Case	...	Scarecrow
	John Alexander	...	Cowardly Lion / Wheeler
	Deep Roy	...	Tin Man (voice)
	Emma Ridley	...	Ozma
	Sophie Ward	...	Mombi II
	Fiona Victory	...	Mombi III
	Pons Maar	...	Lead Wheeler / Nome Messenger
	Rachel Ashton	...	Wheeler
	Robbie Barnett	...	Wheeler
	Ailsa Berk	...	Wheeler
	Peter Elliott	...	Wheeler
	Roger Ennals	...	Wheeler
	Michele Hine	...	Wheeler
	Mark Hopkins	...	Wheeler
	Colin Skeaping	...	Wheeler
	Ken Stevens	...	Wheeler
	Philip Tan	...	Wheeler
	Rob Thirtle	...	Wheeler (as Robert Thirtle)
	Bruce Boa	...	Policeman
	Tansy	...	Toto
Uncredited Cast
	Andy Bradford	...	Wheeler
	Stuart Fell	...	Wheeler
	Cherie Hawkins	...	Polychrome
	Barrie Holland	...	Gentleman
	Kevin Hudson	...	Munchkin
	Jon Jacobs	...	Cage Carrier
	Gareth Milne	...	Wheeler
	Guy Standeven	...	Santa Claus
	Tip Tipping	...	Wheeler
Produced by
	Colin Michael Kitchens	...	associate producer
	Gary Kurtz	...	executive producer
	Paul Maslansky	...	producer
Original Music by
	David Shire	...	music by
Special Effects by
	Paul Clancy	...	special effects trainee
	Peter Davey	...	special effects technician
	Michael Dawson	...	special effects technician
	Ken Gittens	...	special effects technician
	Brian Lince	...	special effects technician
	Ray Lovell	...	special effects technician
	Brian Morrison	...	senior special effects technician
	Trevor Neighbour	...	senior effects technician
	Frank Richardson	...	special effects technician
	John Stephenson	...	mechanical characters mechanical design
	David H. Watkins	...	special effects technician
	Barry Whitrod	...	senior effects technician
	Johnny Borgese	...	special effects
	Trevor Butterfield	...	special effects technician
	Dave Chagouri	...	special effects technician
	David Hunter	...	special effects assistant
	Paul Wurtzel	...	special effects technician
Visual Effects by
	Richard Craske	...	assistant model cameraman
	George Djurkovic	...	art department models
	Carl Frith	...	model and process effects unit camera operator
	Allen Gonzales	...	effects animator
	Peter Hammond	...	matte camera
	John Harris	...	model camera operator
	Robert Hill	...	model and process effects unit camera operator
	Peter Krook	...	optical editorial supervisor
	Michael Lloyd	...	matte supervisor
	Tim McHugh	...	matte camera assistant
	Nick Moore	...	assistant optical editor
	Zoran Perisic	...	director: model and process effects unit / visual effects consultant / visual effects supervisor
	Stanley W. Sayer	...	matte photography consultant
	Robert Scifo	...	matte artist
	Charles Stoneham	...	matte artist
	Carl Willat	...	additional opticals
	Ian Wingrove	...	model and special effects supervisor
	David Worley	...	camera operator: model and process effects unit
	Alan Church	...	optical camera operator
	Cliff Culley	...	additional opticals
	Peter Govey	...	additional opticals
	Sam Longoria	...	claymation camera / motion control engineer
Stunts
	Andy Bradford	...	stunts
	Cheryl Brown	...	stunt double: Fairuza Balk
	Alison Lynn	...	stunt double: Fairuza Balk
	Gareth Milne	...	stunts
	Nicola Roche	...	stunt double: Fairuza Balk
	Colin Skeaping	...	stunt arranger / stunt coordinator
	Tip Tipping	...	stunts
	Sarah White	...	stunt double: Fairuza Balk
	Stuart Fell	...	stunts
	Elaine Ford	...	stunt performer
	Philip Tan	...	stunts
Thanks
	George Lucas	...	special thanks
	Robert Watts	...	special thanks

Additional Info
Premiere:	June 21, 1985
DVD Release:	August 10, 1999
Blu-ray Release:	April 14, 2015
Countries:
Distributor:	Walt Disney Studios
Websites:

Ratings
6.7 / 10	42 / 100

Production Companies
Walt Disney Pictures (presents)
Silver Screen Partners II (produced in association with)
BMI (No. 9) Ltd.
Oz Productions Ltd.
Walt Disney Productions

Distributors
Buena Vista Distribution Company (1985) (United States) (Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.) (theatrical)
Walt Disney Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
Disney Channel (1986) (United States) (The Disney Channel) (TV)
Walt Disney Home Video (1986) (United States) (laserdisc)
Buena Vista Television (1988) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
Walt Disney Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
Hallmark Channel (2003) (United States) (TV)
Walt Disney Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Disney+ (2019) (United States) (VOD) (video)

Filming Locations
Army Cinema, Westdown Camp, Tilshead, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, UK (Aunt Em's farm; interior)
Backlot, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Emerald City ruins; mouth of tunnel; Mombi's tower)
Chorleywood Common, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Forest at night)
Down Barn Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK (Aunt Em's farm; exterior)
Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Studio)
England, UK
London, England, UK
Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, UK (Kansas scenes)
Stage 1, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (interior of clinic; ornament room) (demolished in 1989)
Stage 2, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (cabinet room; Mombi's bedroom) (demolished in 1989)
Stage 8, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (throne room)
Tilshead Lodge, Tilshead, Wiltshire, England, UK (travelling scenes)
UK
Whippendell Wood, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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