Back to Oz (Johnsonverse)

Back to Oz is a 2000 American fantasy film written and directed by Timothy Hill. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Malcolm McDowell, Jim Carrey, Dan Castellaneta, Gary Nelson, Tori Nelson, Pat Kilbane, Steve Carell, Will Sasso, Kristen Stewart, and Carol Burnett. The film follows the adventures of Dorothy, one year after having a delirium about a place called Oz, having another delirium where a new threat has arisen, and Dorothy must save the land from the evil Mombi, meeting new friends along the way, such as a boy named Tippetarius (Mombi's adopted son), as well as a clockwork man named Tik-Tok, and a man with a pumpkin head Tip built named Jack Pumpkinhead.

Based on the Oz book series by L. Frank Baum (namely The Marvelous Land of Oz), the film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on August 25, 2000. It received praise from critics for its acting, songs, and writing, as well as keeping the family-friendly tone of its predecessor.

Plot
Dorothy (Anne Hathaway), Aunt Em (Frances Conroy), Uncle Henry (John Mahoney), and their three farmhands (Pat Kilbane, Steve Carell, and Will Sasso) are still cleaning up after the twister when they find themselves on the verge of losing what is left of the family farm, when neighboring Mr. Bibb (Malcolm McDowell) files a lawsuit claiming that the twister released some of the Gale pigs who then plundered his prize watermelon patch. He takes the animals away unless Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and their farmhands can get jobs to get the money to keep their farm animals in twenty-four hours. Dorothy wants to help, but to her dismay, they tell her that she's too young. While her family is out looking for jobs, Dorothy stays at the farm to clean up the mess, along with the Gales' newest farmhand Wallace (Dan Castellaneta) and his daughter Erin (Tori Nelson). When a disastrous storm comes, Dorothy is hit in the head by a falling window and knocked out, causing her to have another delirium like the one she had the year before.

When Dorothy wakes up, she finds herself back in the land of Oz. She sees a young boy a year older than her named Tippetarius (Gary Nelson), who's the adopted son of an evil sorceress named Mombi (Carol Burnett). Tip tells Dorothy that Mombi is plotting to take over Oz, and Dorothy agrees to join him. Tip then introduces Dorothy to Jack Pumpkinhead (Dan Castellaneta), a scarecrow he built to scare Mombi.