The Marvelous Land of Oz
by L. Frank Baumliterary work· published 1904
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Tip and his creation, Jack Pumpkin, run away to Oz, where they save the city after it is captured by girls.
Adaptations (2)
The Marvelous Land of Oz has been adapted into 2 films, from 1981 to 1985. The most recent is Return to Oz (1985).
The Marvelous Land of Oz1981 · film · 104 min · dir. John Clark Donahue, John Driver · IMDb ↗IMDb8.1The Marvelous Land of Oz is a 1981 musical play by Thomas W. Olson, Gary Briggle, and Richard Dworsky, based on the 1904 novel by L. Frank Baum. Not long after the events in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a young boy named Tip is the unhappy servant of Old Mombi, a wicked Sorceress in the Land of the Gillikans (in the north of Oz). One day Tip escapes, after creating a walking stick figure with a jack-o-lantern head named Jack Pumpkinhead with a magic Powder of Life stolen from the witch. He goes to the Emerald City, now ruled by the Scarecrow, but unfortunately, a female Army of Revolt, 400 strong and led by General Jinjur, captures the city. The Scarecrow, Tip, Jack, and some other oddball characters flee the city and head west to the land of the Winkies, now ruled by the Scarecrow's old friend the Tin Woodman. They must recapture the Emerald City, defeat Old Mombi (who allies herself with Jinjur), and most of all, discover the true secret of unassuming young Tip.
Return to Oz1985 · film · 113 min · dir. Walter Murch · IMDb ↗Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.
