Ep 17 part 2: Return to Oz

Published: May 22, 2017, 6:07 p.m.

We're continuing our Wizard of Oz series by discussing the 1985 follow- up Return to Oz directed by Walter Murch and starring a pre-The Craft Fairuza Balk (shout out to The Craft)! We discuss all of the contrasts and parallels between this dark sequel and its bright and cheery predecessor, but mainly we revel in how bizarre and messed up this movie is. Get ready to learn all about the horrors of turn-of-the-century mental healthcare, the dietary restrictions of gnomes, and how one might learn the mandolin in Oz. Plus, you'll inexplicably learn more than you probably signed up for about the filmography of Luke Evans, who isn't even in this movie. Keep in touch at radaptationspod@gmail.com and on Twitter @radaptations!