After the Wizard

2011

1h 20m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

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29%

Audience Score

100+ Ratings

With life in Oz deteriorating, the Tin Woodsman and Scarecrow travel to Kansas to find Dorothy so that she can restore their land to its former glory.

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Mark Olsen

Los Angeles Times

[It takes] on not only a classic piece of literature but also one of the most iconic films in the history of moviemaking, a challenge that debut feature writer-director Hugh Gross simply doesn't have the resources or imagination to match.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 10, 2012

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Justin Chang

Variety

Writer-director Hugh Gross' wooden if well-meaning indie has its charms, but may leave over-imaginative tots feeling patronized rather than captivated.

Aug 9, 2012

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Writer/director Hugh Gross is certainly giving it his best shot in creating a heartfelt, family friendly film.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 1, 2020

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Sweet, but muddled postscript to Oz with mild suspense.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 16, 2012

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Chris M

This is AWFUL! If you watch the trailer, you think it's going to be a "Neverending Story III" plot going on, that Oz characters are coming to Kansas to find Dorothy, which could have been fun. But NOPE! She's just CRAZY. None of this is real and all the parts from the trailer is just her imaginary friends telling her a story of how they got there, none of which happened. As they just appeared in the library where most of the movie takes place. Another think, why would a school councilor not have an office and speak to her in a place that could be used by students or teachers? To make matters worse, the ONLY shot of Oz in the movie was filmed in a quarry. True, Sentai and Doctor Who filmed in quarries before. But neither was suppose to be a magical land with the digging equipment clearly seen in the background. L. Frank Baum wrote 14 books and none of them by this low budget loser.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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The story is a compelling and creative one. Cinematography was beautiful and the primary cast was excellent, especially Jermel Nakia and Jordan Van Vranken. The scene in the library and their dialogue was heartfelt and moving.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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My 8 yr old Niece and I are big fans of anything "Wiz of Oz", we have seen many versions of the movie and read several versions books. After struggling to stay awake, at least I did, and much discussion after it was finally over my Niece agreed that that was the worst crack at making Oz that we have ever seen. We thought "Return to Oz" was strange.... well for the words of a Child this was "WAY STRANGER". If I wanted to be bored out of my skull and listen to people tal and talk, it seems that is all they do, I would have gone to my Grans Knitting Circle. There is very little to NO action in this movie and pretty much the only funny part was when they wanted to adopt all the Lions, adorbs!! Other than that it is up to you to watch. Oh and if you have insomnia or you want to paralyze someone into a coma than this movie is for you. We would've given no stars but Niece wanted to give half a star for Toto's acting. Brightest Blessings.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

what a horrible film keep away

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

This movie is horrible the plot line is inconsistent and the cg is bad even for a low budget film. I.. do not have much to say strictly because it was that bad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

This scared the crap out of my little sisters. Don't get it for kids.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Hugh Gross

Director

Jordan Van Vranken

Elizabeth Haskens

Orien Richman

Tin Woodsman

Jermel Nakia

Scarecrow

P. David Miller

Lion

Loren Lester

Dr. Edwards

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Synopsis

With life in Oz deteriorating, the Tin Woodsman and Scarecrow travel to Kansas to find Dorothy so that she can restore their land to its former glory.

Director: Hugh Gross
Screenwriter: Hugh Gross
Production Co: Private Lenders Group
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2015
Runtime: 1h 20m

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