Roook36 t1_j1yz0n3 wrote
Reply to comment by ilovemychickens in In Return to Oz (1985) the nightmare fueled sequel to the Wizard of Oz, why do so many of the characters look completely different from the first film? by ilovemychickens
Yeah there're been a few adaptions of the novels. Both live action and animated, and they usually base their look off of descriptions in the book.
The costumes for the characters for the 1939 musical were made to allow the cast to sing and dance so were heavily influenced by just practicality.
The same characters in Return to Oz were based off the book descriptions and made to look more like the actual things they are. An actual lion, an actual scarecrow, etc rather than a human actor in a costume.
I always found the scarecrow in Return to Oz terrifying but appreciated a less "stage musical" look to them.
If you want true nightmare fuel though, look up the characters in The Wonderful Land of Oz (1969). It has the Return to Oz story in it and it's a much lower budget version.
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