The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 36% · 10 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 36% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 4270 4.3K

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Plot summary

A young woman named Dorothy Gale dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, the person who both Dorothy and the citizens of Oz believe can help make her dream come true.

Director

Kirk R. Thatcher Photo
Kirk R. Thatcher

Top cast

Brian Henson Photo
Brian Henson as Sal Manilla
Eric Jacobson Photo
Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Fozzie Bear as the Cowardly Lion / Miss Piggy as the Witches / Animal / Sam the Eagle
Steve Whitmire Photo
Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog / Kermit the Frog as the Scarecrow / Beaker / Rizzo the Rat / Rizzo the Rat as the Mayor of Munchkinland / Statler as Kalidah Critic
Quentin Tarantino Photo
Quentin Tarantino as Quentin Tarantino - Kermit's Director
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919.38 MB
968*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 7
1.85 GB
1440*1072
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 63

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lea-1 5 / 10

The Muppets ain't what they used to be

I was anticipating the release of the Muppet version of Wizard of Oz. I had heard that this version would be more closely identified with the Frank L. Baum book rather than the more familiar Judy Garland version so I was prepared for a 'different' story, but I was not prepared for what I saw and heard.The Good: The Muppets were all there, the voices a little different but for all intents and purposes the personalities are still the same, I still miss Jim Henson's personal touch and flavour though. The quick-witted phrase turnings were enjoyable and the sight gags made me chuckle but for the better experience please see the DVD version with the 'edited for television' scenes added back.The Bad & The Ugly: References to the worst parts of society, the 'Girls Gone Wild' elements, scantily clad Ashanti in clothes that were too small and unflattering. What was with the various 'Wizard' apparitions, particularly a dominatrix - how does that fit into a family film? The Muppets have always been a little edgy, part of their appeal is the ability to entertain the kiddies on one level while giving the parents enough to keep their attention too and not cause embarrassment. I enjoyed the movie overall, there are plenty of the familiar good parts of the Muppets we all know and love but parents, be prepared to do some 'splaining about some of the comments, actions and visuals presented to young children, this is not the Sesame Street version of Kermit and friends.
Reviewed by pjchatman 4 / 10

A Disappointment

This was not very good Muppet Translation, maybe because it was produced by Disney/ABC -- but it was just plain lacking of that Original Muppet Magic.Most notable is an "unknown" who does the voice for Fozzie Bear/Cowardly Lion; it sounded way too much like Mrs. Piggy. The movie itself was much too fast paced, like they were rushing it for some reason. They had two hours, what was the rush? Of course, I'm of the camp who does not like it when singers become actors. Ashanti was bearable when she was just singing. I do not understand why Frank Oz, Brian Henson, etc didn't do their signature voices...working on Revenge Of The Sith?...contractual obligations? I don't know....but it was too annoying.This would have been MUCH better if this was produced by the original Henson gang. This was a "cute" attempt...but not true to the original Muppet Magic/Spirit.
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