Oz

"Take a trip down the highway with Dorothy"

Sep 14 1977 R 1h 43m
Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

Dorothy is a sixteen-year-old groupie riding with a rock band when, suddenly, the van is in a road accident, and she hits her head. She wakes up in a fantasy world as gritty and realistic as the one she came from and learns she killed a young thug in the process. A gay clothier called the Good Fairy gives her a pair of red shoes as a reward to help her see the last concert of the Wizard, an androgynous rock singer. She is pursed by the thug's brother who attempts to rape her on several occasions. She also meets a dumb surfer, a heartless mechanic, and a cowardly biker.

Plot

Dorothy is a 16-year-old groupie riding with an up-and-coming rock band when, suddenly, their van is in a road accident, and she hits her head. She wakes up in an alternate reality that's as gritty and realistic as the one she came from, and learns that she killed a young thug with the van. A gay clothier called the Glynn the Good Fairy gives her a pair of red shoes as a reward to help her see the last concert of the Wizard, an androgynous rock singer, in the city (Melbourne) that evening. She is pursed by the thug's brother who attempts to rape her on several occasions. During her journey, she becomes the traveling companion of a dumb surfer, a heartless mechanic, and a tough biker.

Written by

Chris Löfvén, L. Frank Baum

Directed by

Chris Löfvén

Cast

Joy Dunstan, Graham Matters, Bruce Spence

Crew

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Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

Davis Equities Corporation Investment Partnerships, Inter Planetary, Australian Film Commission, O&O Associates, Count Features

Languages

English

Awards

4 nominations

Trailers
Oz (1976) - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
250
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA