Lion of Oz

"A circus lion finds himself in a magical land where he becomes the leader of a journey to stop the Wicked Witch of the East, a task which may lead him to loose a part of himself."

Aug 25 2000 Not Rated 1h 14m
Animation, Family, Musical

Before Dorothy landed on the Wicked Witch of the East with her little farm house, the witch had to contend with another resident of middle America. The Lion, who was once part of the Omaha Circus, comes to Oz with the Wizard and starts on an adventure to stop the witch from obtaining the Flower of Oz. As new friends and strange characters look to him for his courage, Lion could loose exactly what it is that makes him so brave. Based upon the book by Roger S. Baum (Great-Grandson of Oz L. Frank Baum, the original author of the Oz books). Written by Max Vaughn

Plot

Before Dorothy landed on the Wicked Witch of the East (Lynn Redgrave) with her little farmhouse, the witch had to contend with another resident of middle America. The Lion (Jason Priestley), who was once part of the Omaha Circus, comes to Oz with the Wizard and starts on an adventure to stop the witch from obtaining the Flower of Oz. As new friends and strange characters look to him for his courage, the Lion could lose exactly what it is that makes him so brave. Based upon the book by Roger S. Baum (great-grandson of L. Frank Baum, the original author of the Oz books).

Written by

Elana Lesser, Cliff Ruby, Roger S. Baum

Directed by

Tim Deacon

Cast

Henry Beckman, Dom DeLuise, Gerard Plunkett

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

CinéGroupe

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
419
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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