Rating: TVPG
Genre:
Children's/Family
Release Date: 08/09/2005
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children, Adult Humor
Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video
L. Frank Baum's enduring
fantasy story gets a new and very funny spin in this made-for-TV
comedy.
Dorothy (
Ashanti) is a young woman who works in a diner in Kansas owned by her
Aunt Em (
Queen Latifah) and dreams of one day making it big as a singer. When a tornado makes its way through the trailer park
Dorothy and
Em call home, the young woman is spirited off to a magical land known as Oz, where she accidentally kills the most wicked witch in the land.
Dorothy, however, isn't so sure she wants to stay, and sets off to find a wizard who might be able to help her. As
Dorothy searches for the wizard's castle, she makes some friends along the way -- a scarecrow (
Kermit the Frog, voiced by
Steve Whitmire), a cowardly lion (
Fozzie Bear, voiced by
Eric Jacobson), a combination robot and computer made of tin (
The Great Gonzo, voiced by
Dave Goelz) -- but she also has to fend off
The Wicked Witch of the West (
Miss Piggy, voiced by
Eric Jacobson), whose sister fell victim to
Dorothy upon her arrival in the strange new land. Featuring most of the best-known
Muppet Show characters,
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz also features guest appearances by
Jeffrey Tambor,
David Alan Grier, and
Quentin Tarantino.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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