20th Century Oz (1976)
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Synopsis of 20th Century Oz
In this 1976 Australian retelling of The Wizard of Oz, two teens are dancing at a rural gathering when the girl Dorothy (Joy Dunstan) is knocked unconscious. In her delirium, she imagines she is hitchhiking to attend the final concert of a rock star known as "The Wizard" (Graham Matters). All the characters from the classic children's tale appear on her journey, transformed into modern-day Australian characters. The Scarecrow is a somewhat dim-witted surfer-lad (in Australian lingo, a "surfie"), a cowardly biker is, of course, the Cowardly Lion, and so on. This musical is not designed for younger children, and is instead suitable for mature teens and young adults. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of 20th Century Oz
- Bruce Spence - Surfie
- Robin Ramsay - The Good Fairy
- Michael Carman - Drummer/Greaseball the Mechanic
- Gary Waddell - Bikie
- Phil Motherwell - Truckie
- Director(s):
- Chris Lofven
- Writer(s):
- Chris Lofven
- Producer(s):
- Chris Lofven
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