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Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013)

★ 4.9PG88 min

2013 film by Daniel St. Pierre

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return is a 2013 American animated musical fantasy film that is loosely based on the 1989 book Dorothy of Oz by L. Frank Baum's great-grandson Roger Stanton Baum. Directed by Daniel St. Pierre and Will Finn, the film features the voices of Lea Michele, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Kelsey Grammer, Oliver Platt, Megan Hilty, Hugh Dancy, Patrick Stewart, and Martin Short.

The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France on June 14, 2013 and was released in the United States and Canada on May 9, 2014. The film received negative reviews from critics and was considered by analysts to be a box-office bomb, grossing $21.7 million worldwide against a budget of $70 million.

It is the only film produced by Summertime Entertainment as the company was shut down in response to the film's commercial underperformance.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return about?
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013) — In the Land of Oz, the Emerald City's co-leaders, the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, discover that an evil Jester has stolen the broomstick of his sister, the late Wicked Witch of the West, and taken control over the Flying Monkeys. With Oz's future at stake, the
Is Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.