Oz (1976 film)

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Oz
Directed by Chris Löfvén
Produced by Lyne Helms
Chris Löfvén
Written by Chris Löfvén
Starring Joy Dunstan
Graham Matters
Bruce Spence
Gary Waddell
Robin Ramsay
Music by Ross Wilson
Wayne Burt
Baden Hutchins
Gary Young
Cinematography Dan Burstall
Editing by Les Luxford
Release date(s) July 29, 1976 (Australia)
Running time 103 min
Country Flag of Australia Australia
Language English
Budget $150,000
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Oz (also released as 20th Century Oz) is a 1976 film written and directed by Chris Löfvén, and stars Joy Dunstan, Graham Matters, Bruce Spence, Gary Waddell, and Robin Ramsay. It received four nominations for the 1977 AFI Awards. The music is by Ross Wilson. The plot is a re-imagining of the The Wizard of Oz (1939 film).

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 pursued 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.

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