Journey Back to Oz (1972)
The first ten minutes of Journey Back to Oz are really cute. Young Dorothy is shown back on her aunt and uncle’s farm as they’re preparing for another twister. She’s thinking of her old friends back in the land of Oz and how she’d wish she could go back and visit them. She sings a pretty song and then gets to go back! Liza Minnelli does a really good job impersonating her mother, especially when she sings. Margaret Hamilton gives voice to Auntie Em, and the credits promise Mickey Rooney as the scarecrow and Ethel Merman as the evil witch. Then the rest of the movie turns really bad.
I know it’s tempting to rent this, but trust me, just watch it until she gets to Oz. I love Ethel Merman even more than the next person, but her songs—and everyone else’s for that matter—are terrible, and her stampeding elephant army gets old and irritating fast. Mickey Rooney has a very tiny part, but Milton Berle’s Cowardly Lion and Danny Thomas’s Tin Man have even smaller parts. It was a very cute concept, but the end result is very disappointing.
DLM warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. There are several scenes with a bumpy camera, like when Toto chases a cat or anytime the elephants thunder into town, and that will make you sick. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
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More Liza Minnelli movies here!
More Mickey Rooney movies here!
I know it’s tempting to rent this, but trust me, just watch it until she gets to Oz. I love Ethel Merman even more than the next person, but her songs—and everyone else’s for that matter—are terrible, and her stampeding elephant army gets old and irritating fast. Mickey Rooney has a very tiny part, but Milton Berle’s Cowardly Lion and Danny Thomas’s Tin Man have even smaller parts. It was a very cute concept, but the end result is very disappointing.
DLM warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. There are several scenes with a bumpy camera, like when Toto chases a cat or anytime the elephants thunder into town, and that will make you sick. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Sara Corales" for posting!
More Liza Minnelli movies here!
More Mickey Rooney movies here!