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''If you're looking for the completely unrelated manhwa, see [[Dorothy of Oz (~~Manhwa~~)|here.]]''

''If you're looking for the completely unrelated manhwa, see [[Dorothy of Oz (manhwa)|here.]]''

'''Dorothy of Oz''' is a 2012 CG musical film based on Roger S. Baum's<ref> L. Frank's grandson</ref> book of the same name. It's also the latest in a long line of attempts to make another Oz film that can survive in the shadow of the [[The Wizard of Oz (~~Film~~)|1939]] [[Tough Act to Follow|classic]]. Instead of going down the [[Darker and Edgier]] route - [[Return to Oz|we know how well that turned out]] - ''Dorothy'' seems to be trying to recreate the cheerful tone of its famous predecessor, if its concept art is [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=379594797667&set=a.379594717667.159752.207510877667&type=1&theater anything] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=388238677667&set=a.379594717667.159752.207510877667&type=1&theater to] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=422040412667&set=a.379594717667.159752.207510877667&type=1&theater go] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=388238677667&set=a.379594717667.159752.207510877667&type=1&theater by.]

'''Dorothy of Oz''' is a 2012 CG musical film based on Roger S. Baum's<ref> L. Frank's grandson</ref> book of the same name. It's also the latest in a long line of attempts to make another Oz film that can survive in the shadow of the [[The Wizard of Oz (film)|1939]] [[Tough Act to Follow|classic]]. Instead of going down the [[Darker and Edgier]] route - [[Return to Oz|we know how well that turned out]] - ''Dorothy'' seems to be trying to recreate the cheerful tone of its famous predecessor, if its concept art is [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=379594797667&set=a.379594717667.159752.207510877667&type=1&theater anything] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=388238677667&set=a.379594717667.159752.207510877667&type=1&theater to] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=422040412667&set=a.379594717667.159752.207510877667&type=1&theater go] [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=388238677667&set=a.379594717667.159752.207510877667&type=1&theater by.]

'''The official synopsis:'''

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* [[Doomed Hometown]]: Dorothy's got wrecked by that tornado.

* [[Evil Overlooker]]: See the poster above.

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Lea Michele]] as Dorothy, Martin Short as the Jester, Dan Akroyd as the Scarecrow, Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man, Jim Belushi as the Cowardly Lion, Megan Hilty (Glinda in ''[[Wicked (~~Theatre~~)|Wicked]]'') as the China Doll Princess, and Patrick Stewart as Tugg.

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Lea Michele]] as Dorothy, Martin Short as the Jester, Dan Akroyd as the Scarecrow, Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man, Jim Belushi as the Cowardly Lion, Megan Hilty (Glinda in ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]'') as the China Doll Princess, and Patrick Stewart as Tugg.

* [[The Musical]]

* [[Mythology Gag]]: The Dainty China Country and its princess appeared in a single chapter of the the very first Oz book.

* [[Putting the Band Back Together]]

* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]

* [[Ten Minute Retirement]]: It is implied that Dorothy is taken back to Oz almost immediately after returning from her first trip.

* [[Ten-Minute Retirement]]: It is implied that Dorothy is taken back to Oz almost immediately after returning from her first trip.