<P> Return to Oz is a 1985 fantasy adventure film directed and written by Walter Murch , an editor and sound designer , co-written by Gill Dennis and produced by Paul Maslansky . It stars Nicol Williamson as the Nome King , Jean Marsh as Princess Mombi , Piper Laurie as Aunt Em , Matt Clark as Uncle Henry and introduces Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale . It is loosely based on L. Frank Baum 's Oz novels , mainly The Marvelous Land of Oz ( 1904 ) and Ozma of Oz ( 1907 ) , yet is set six months after the events of the first novel , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ) took place . It is an unofficial sequel to the 1939 Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer film , The Wizard of Oz . It also borrows a few elements of it such as the ruby slippers . </P>
<P> Return to Oz is a 1985 fantasy adventure film directed and written by Walter Murch , an editor and sound designer , co-written by Gill Dennis and produced by Paul Maslansky . It stars Nicol Williamson as the Nome King , Jean Marsh as Princess Mombi , Piper Laurie as Aunt Em , Matt Clark as Uncle Henry and introduces Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale . It is loosely based on L. Frank Baum 's Oz novels , mainly The Marvelous Land of Oz ( 1904 ) and Ozma of Oz ( 1907 ) , yet is set six months after the events of the first novel , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ) took place . It is an unofficial sequel to the 1939 Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer film , The Wizard of Oz . It also borrows a few elements of it such as the ruby slippers . </P>
who played dorothy in the return to oz
who played dorothy in the return to oz
Fairuza Balk
Fairuza Balk