The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

May 20, 2005

1h 40m

★ 5.3

Everyone's Favorite Story Becomes One Twisted Tale.

Overview

A young woman named Dorothy Gale dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, the person who both Dorothy and the citizens of Oz believe can help make her dream come true.

Genres

Family

Comedy

Adventure

Music

Fantasy

TV Movie

Production Companies

Touchstone Television

The Jim Henson Company

Fox Television Studios

The Muppets Studio

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz Trailers

Cast

Dorothy

Ashanti

Wizard

Jeffrey Tambor

Uncle Henry

David Alan Grier

Aunt Em

Queen Latifah

Self - Kermit's Director

Quentin Tarantino

Scarecrow / Mayor of Munchkinland / Kalidah Critic #1 / Beaker

Steve Whitmire

Tin Thing / Kalidah Critic #2 / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot

Dave Goelz

Toto / Dr. Teeth / Johnny / Lew Zealand / Swedish Chef / Rowlf

Bill Barretta

The Cowardly Lion / Witches / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

Eric Jacobson

Sal (voice)

Brian Henson

Clifford / Mulch / Black Dog (voice)

Kevin Clash

Angel Marie / Floyd Pepper (voice)

John E. Kennedy

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes a horrifying chaos on everyone, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake.

5.9

Sahara

Apr 6, 2005

Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.

6.7

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Apr 28, 2005

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

5.8

Running with Scissors

Oct 27, 2006

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.

6.2

Fun with Dick and Jane

Dec 21, 2005

After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it -- but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.

6.1

Youth Without Youth

Oct 26, 2007

Professor of language and philosophy Dominic Matei is struck by lightning and ages backwards from 70 to 40 in a week, attracting the world and the Nazis. While on the run, the professor meets a young woman who has her own experience with a lightning storm. Not only does Dominic find love again, but her new abilities hold the key to his research.

7.1

The Lovely Bones

Dec 26, 2009

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.

7.3

Patch Adams

Dec 25, 1998

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.

7.8

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Oct 14, 2009

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

7.6

Being There

Dec 19, 1979

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.

6.9

Clash of the Titans

Jun 12, 1981

To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken.

5.6

Congo

Jun 9, 1995

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.

7.1

Moby Dick

Jun 27, 1956

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.

6.7

Catch-22

Jun 24, 1970

A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation.

8.0

The Iron Giant

Aug 6, 1999

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.

7.2

The Player

May 8, 1992

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

4.2

Flames of Royal Love

May 1, 1991

In 1992, Prague is the capital of a small kingdom. The prince is supposed to choose his bride to be at a royal ball. But to everybody's surprise, he chooses an ugly cleaning-woman. She is shy and silent, but after the marriage she turns into a wild and rumbustious woman with an obstinate and stubborn mind. They both try to kill each other, but the queen is thrown into the dungeons.

6.2

Warlock

Jun 1, 1989

In 17th century New England, witch hunter Giles Redferne captures an evil warlock, but the conjurer eludes death with supernatural help. Flung into the future, the warlock winds up in the 1980s and plans to bring about the end of the world. Redferne follows the enchanter into the modern era and continues his mission, but runs into trouble in such unfamiliar surroundings. With the help of a young woman, can Redferne finally defeat the warlock?