Regular non-senior/student tickets available HERE RETURN TO OZ - 1985 | PG MOViES FOR MANiACS is thrilled to return to The Castro with an extremely rare archival 35mm screening of Walt Disney's underrated cult classic Return to Oz (1985). This special event will celebrate the film's 40th Anniversary alongside the writer/director Walter Murch" who will be IN-PERSON to discuss the film and his illustrious career in a post-screening Q&A, hosted by curator Jesse Hawthorne Ficks. Return to Oz (1985) is adapted from L. Frank Baum's turn-of-the-century follow-up novels "The Land of Oz" and "Ozma of Oz". Led by an incredible performance by a 10-year-old Fairuza Balk (The Craft), brace yourself for a profoundly mesmerizing journey as Dorothy and her new batch of eccentric friends (TikTok, Billina, The Gump and Jack Pumpkinhead) take on all the wonders of Oz, including a Nome King, a haunting headless witch and a gaggle of unsettling Wheelers. It's time to re-evaluate this mesmerizing misunderstood masterpiece that showcases Oscar nominated Special Effects by The Jim Henson Company and stop-motion-animation by Will Vinton studios *NOTE: Special Guest Walter Murch will be available before the screening (schedule permitting) to sign his latest book, "Suddenly Something Clicked: The Languages of Film Editing and Sound Design".