Released 40 years ago this week, The Wizard of Oz sequel Return to Oz was as scary as it was unconventional. It was a box office failure, but has since become a cult classic.
  • VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 days ago

    I read once that there’s a scene in that movie, I believe the opening mental hospital scene, where the filmmakers consulted child psychologists to find out what might be too intense for a child to see onscreen. Then purposefully did all the stuff they advised against.

  • Øπ3ŕ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Princess Mombi haunted my nightmares far longer than the xenomorphs in Alien, for real. 😭

    p.s. Considering that Fairuza Balk’s Dorothy was about my age when I first saw it, the flick was especially evocative, but fast-forward to her films that followed, and I found myself subconsciously looking(fumbling) for aspects of her roles in the dating pool. Mixed bag, for sure, but gawdamn what a time was had. No regerts.