A scene from the 1985 film Return to Oz shows Dorthy being prepped to receive electroshock therapy.In the mid 1980's Walter Murch directed the film Return to Oz. The film explores what happened to Dorthy in Kansas after returning from the land of Oz. The film opens six months after the tornado and her aunt and uncle are concerned that Dorthy still believes in her delusional stories about her adventures with a scarecrow, tin man, and a cowardly lion. To solve the problem Aunt Em takes Dorthy to a mental hospital for electroshock treatments.
Return To Oz Directed by Walter Murch
1985 by Walt Disney Company
In an interview on the NPR show Studio 360 Murch stated that the ending of the original film had always bothered him. He stated "...from a psychological point of view that is kind of a ticking time bomb. What would happen to you if you had this huge experience and didn't have anyone to tell it to?"
It was from this premise that he created his film Return to Oz.
Listen to the director Walter Murch discuss the premise of his film, Return to Oz:
OPENING SCENE FROM THE 1985 FILM RETURN TO OZ
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