A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 31 nominations
Abigail Spencer
- May
- (as Abigail Leigh Spencer)
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- TriviaThe Tin Man is the only one of Dorothy's three companions in The Wizard of Oz (1939) not to be directly referenced in this film. The Tinkers are a loose reference to the Tin Man, written in for this adaptation. A Quadling also says that he can work with iron.
- GoofsWhen Oz and Theodora flee from the crash site, Theodora's boots are flat; moments later, when he boosts her into the cave, the boots have high heels.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are seen in a 1930s nickelodeon, with certain credits having their own qualities:
- James Franco's credit appears in a puff of smoke
- Mila Kunis' credit appears alongside a couple dancing (whose shadow turns into that of the Wicked Witch)
- Rachel Weisz's credit is held by monkeys
- Michelle Williams' credit is contained within a bubble
- Zach Braff's credit appears with a puppet of Finley
- the make-up credits Greg Nicotero and Howard Bergman are seen with an eye mask
- VFX supervisor Scott Stokdyk's credit is seen within an optical illusion
- composer Danny Elfman's credit is seen with a trumpet
- the costume designers' credits are seen fitting clothes on an elephant
- production designer Robert Stromberg's credit is seen in China Town
- cinematographer Peter Deming's credit is seen with the projector
- the screenwriters' credit is seen within a tornado
- and director Sam Raimi's credit is seen within a crystal ball.
- Alternate versionsThe film was also shown in 3D. Some shots displaying 3D effects are exclusive to the 3D version, being altered or removed in the 2D cut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Fantastic: Episode dated 17 February 2013 (2013)
- SoundtracksAlmost Home
Performed by Mariah Carey
Written by Simone Porter, Justin Gray, Lindsey Ray, Tor Erik Hermansen (as Tor Erik Hermansen), Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (as Mikkel Eriksen), and Mariah Carey
Produced by Mariah Carey and Stargate for 45th & 3rd Music LLC
Courtesy of Island Records
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Contains a small but not insignificant heart, brain and amount of courage
A con man is transported to the Land of Oz, where he is mistaken for the wizard prophesied to save them.
This is definitely somewhat of a disappointment. It is a pale imitation of the 1939 original, which at times it seems to be a prequel to, however, there are major inconsistencies that seem to rule this out. It's also this kind of awkward middle ground between something only meant for children and a more intelligent complex film. Still, there are positives. A lot of the time, the CGI is convincing. Every so often, there will be a sequence where 1 or more people will move from one place to another(walk, run, fly, be chased) and we'll get a good look at the beautiful country that it's set in. And there are many scenes of actual real people having conversations where only the background is fake. I'm talking eye contact, they play off each other, the whole nine yards.
The acting of James Franco and Mila Kunis is a major problem. They are both talented, but woefully miscast. Don't get me wrong, the amazing performances of Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz help pick up the slack. Meanwhile, our lead is simply not completely convincing. Zach Braff proved surprisingly funny, and Joey King remarkably emotional, as the two companions created by special effects. A lot of the time they do feel like they're really there. It helps that the actors were both on set delivering their lines. The best thing about this is almost definitely the camera work and general visual style of Sam Raimi.
I recommend this only to the biggest fans of the director and franchise. 6/10.
This is definitely somewhat of a disappointment. It is a pale imitation of the 1939 original, which at times it seems to be a prequel to, however, there are major inconsistencies that seem to rule this out. It's also this kind of awkward middle ground between something only meant for children and a more intelligent complex film. Still, there are positives. A lot of the time, the CGI is convincing. Every so often, there will be a sequence where 1 or more people will move from one place to another(walk, run, fly, be chased) and we'll get a good look at the beautiful country that it's set in. And there are many scenes of actual real people having conversations where only the background is fake. I'm talking eye contact, they play off each other, the whole nine yards.
The acting of James Franco and Mila Kunis is a major problem. They are both talented, but woefully miscast. Don't get me wrong, the amazing performances of Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz help pick up the slack. Meanwhile, our lead is simply not completely convincing. Zach Braff proved surprisingly funny, and Joey King remarkably emotional, as the two companions created by special effects. A lot of the time they do feel like they're really there. It helps that the actors were both on set delivering their lines. The best thing about this is almost definitely the camera work and general visual style of Sam Raimi.
I recommend this only to the biggest fans of the director and franchise. 6/10.
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- Also known as
- Brick
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- Budget
- $215,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $234,911,825
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $79,110,453
- Mar 10, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $493,311,825
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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