Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz (or Tom and Jerry: Return to Oz) is the direct to DVD sequel to 2011's Tom and Jerry & the Wizard of Oz which was be released on June 21st, 2016.
The trailer was released exclusively to FanDango [1]
Plot
The famous cat and mouse go back to Oz with Dorothy after the Nome King successfully takes over the Emerald City as they attempt to stop him in purrsuit of the Ruby Slippers.
Summary
Right after Dorothy says "There's no place like home" from the previous film, she, Uncle Henry, Auntie Em, Tom, and Jerry are cleaning up the farm from the twister's damage. However, Mr. Bibb has come to take the animals away unless Auntie Em and Uncle Henry and their farmhands can get jobs to get the money to keep the animals in 24 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, Tom, and Jerry stay at the farm to clean up the mess. However,they find themselves with a second problem: to their horror, one of the Wicked Witch's flying monkeys has come to attack! During the attack, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion show up at Dorothy's farm! They tell Dorothy that there's trouble in Oz: Ruggedo the Nome King has taken over the Emerald City, and now he wants to destroy Dorothy and seize her ruby slippers. Since his great fear of the Wizard has kept him underground, Dorothy and her friends journey to Topeka to get the Wizard to return to Oz and set everything right.
Cast
- Grey DeLisle as Dorothy Gale
- Jason Alexander as Mr. Bibb / The Nome King
- Amy Pemberton as Dorothy's Singing voice, the Mouse Queen
- Joe Alaskey as the Wizard of Oz / Butch / Droopy
- Michael Gough as Scarecrow
- Rob Paulsen as Tin Man
- Todd Stashwick as Cowardly Lion
- Frances Conroy as Aunt Em / Glinda
- Stephen Root as Uncle Henry
- Kath Soucie as Tuffy
- Andrea Martin as Hungry Tiger
- James Monroe Iglehart as Jitterbug
- Spike Brandt as Spike
Trivia
- This is the first sequel to a Tom and Jerry film.
- The title seems to refer to Journey Back to Oz
- The plot is reminiscent of 1985's Return to Oz with the Nome King taking over but differences include that he doesn't already have the Ruby Slippers and Dorothy's companions are safe.
- This is voice actor Joe Alaskey's last film appearance as he passed away on February 3rd 2016 and had already voiced some of his parts before then. The film is dedicated in memory to him.
- The DVD came out a day after the 100th Anniversary of Rinkitink in Oz orginally published on June 20th, 1916.
- Dorothy reveals that eight months after this film takes place, she'll be 15, which makes her 14 in this film and the original.
- Grey DeLisle is credited as Grey Griffin.
References
External links
- Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz at the Internet Movie Database