Mahon also directed Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny, so that might give you an idea of what you’re in for. I’m something of a Mahon apologist, but I much prefer his skin flicks to his matinee kiddie pictures. As far as these things go, The Wonderful Land of Oz is even duller than his other storybook sagas, if you can believe it. The actors are terrible as they mill around mumbling their lines with the barest amount of energy possible. The sets are depressing and look like something made for a drama production by students from a high school suffering from a series of crippling budget cuts. As for the songs... well... let’s just say they’re no “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”.
The Wonderful Land of Oz is quite painful for much of its seventy-one-minute running time (which feels much longer). I do have to give credit where credit is due. The ending is positively bonkers. I wouldn’t dream of spoiling it for you. Just know the eleventh-hour plot twist is just nutty enough to keep it from getting a ½ * rating. Also, the make-up on the Wogglebug guy is the stuff nightmares are made of. No matter how cheap the rest of the production is, I have to commend the make-up department for some truly disturbing work.
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