Oz
5.7
“A Rock 'n' Roll Road Movie”
Teenage groupie Dorothy rides with a small-time rock band when, suddenly, the van runs off the road, and she hits her head. She awakes in a fantasy world as gritty and realistic as her own and learns that her arrival killed a young thug. A gay clothier, Glyn the Good Fairy, gifts her a pair of red heels as a reward to help her see the last concert of the Wizard, an androgynous glam rocker. As she's pursued by the late thug's lecherous brother, she befriends a brainless surfer, a heartless mechanic, and a cowardly biker.
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Cast
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Joy Dunstan
Dorothy
No other roles listed
Graham Matters
Wally / The Wizard / Record Salesman / Tram Conductor / Doorman / Face at Party
Also in
Wind in the Willows
The Black Arrow
Bruce Spence
Bass Player / Surfie
Known for
Mad Max 2
Legend of the Seeker
Michael Carman
Drummer / Mechanic
Known for
Nim's Island
Winchester
Gary Waddell
Guitarist / Bikie
Known for
Chopper
Man-Thing
Robin Ramsay
Good Fairy
Known for
Mad Dog Morgan
Paula Maxwell
Jane
Also in
Bluey
Deacon
Ned Kelly
Bouncer / Truckie
Lorraine West
Waitress
Beris Underhill
Receptionist
No other roles listed
Russell Thompson
1st Gay
Gino Lattore
2nd Gay
No other roles listed
Chris Löfvén Director · L. Frank Baum Author Ross Wilson Composer
Budget $150K · United States release September 14, 1977 · Produced in Australia
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Budget
$150,000
Production
Count Features
Production
Australian Film Commission
Production
B.E.F. Film Distributors
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · July 29, 1976
Theatrical · under original title "Oz"
United States · September 14, 1977
Theatrical · released as "20th Century Oz"
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