20-519: [REDACTED] Look up -oz , -öz , Oz , oz , or öz in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oz or OZ may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Land of Oz , the setting for many of L. Frank Baum's novels Fictional characters and entities [ edit ] Oz ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer ) , a character from
40-505: A Canadian radio station based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, known as OZ FM Asiana Airlines (IATA code OZ since 1988) Ozark Air Lines (IATA code OZ until 1986) People [ edit ] Oz (surname) , a list of people Oz (given name) , a list of people with either the given name or nickname Oz (record producer) , a Swiss record producer Oz Fox (born 1961), stage name of Richard Alfonso Martinez, lead guitarist of
60-414: A Manhattan synagogue sometimes abbreviated OZ The Opel symbol. See also [ edit ] Ornstein–Zernike equation , in statistical mechanics O2 (disambiguation) OS (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Oz All pages with titles containing Oz Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
80-523: A dumb surfer Blondie ( Bruce Spence ), a heartless mechanic Greaseball (Michael Carman), and a tough biker Killer (Garry Waddell). Chris Löfvén and Lyne Helms got the idea to make an Australian version of The Wizard of Oz while working in London in the early 1970s. Löfvén was also inspired by David Bowie and wanted Graham Matters to feature. They moved back to Australia in September 1974, and house sat at
100-573: 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, Glin the Good Fairy (Robin Ramsay), gives her a pair of red shoes as a reward to help her see the last concert of the Wizard (Matters), an androgynous glam rock singer. She is pursued by the thug's brother (Ned Kelly) who attempts to kidnap and rape her on several occasions. She also meets
120-580: A game for the PlayStation 2 Oz: Into the Wild , a novel featuring the Buffy the Vampire Slayer character Oz Businesses and organizations [ edit ] OZ Group , an Italian wheel manufacturer OZ Minerals , an Australian mining company Circus Oz , an Australian circus group The Oz Film Manufacturing Company , an independent film studio from 1914 to 1915, co-founded by L. Frank Baum CHOZ-FM ,
140-532: A highland region on Pluto's moon Charon Science and technology [ edit ] Ounce , abbreviated oz., referring to several units of measure Oz (programming language) .oz, a former MHSnet domain .oz , an OpenNIC hosted Top-level domain OZ Virtual , a 3D world viewer Oz: an EEG electrode site according to the 10-20 system Other uses [ edit ] Oz Brigade , an Israel Defense Forces commando brigade Congregation Ohab Zedek ,
160-588: A loan of $ 25,000 and Greater Union put in $ 25,000 with the rest from private investment. The money took six months to raise. Joy Dunstan was a singer and theatre actress who was cast after Löfvén saw her singing at the Flying Trapeze cafe. It was her first movie. The film was shot in early 1976 over a five-week period near Melbourne. The film was a commercial disappointment on release in Australia despite receiving some excellent reviews. It may have been hurt by
180-609: A mini-series Oz , a Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic Oz , a manga by Natsumi Itsuki Music [ edit ] Oz (band) , a Finnish heavy metal band Carmen Maki & Oz , a Japanese rock band Oz (album) , by Missy Higgins, 2014 Oz (soundtrack) , the soundtrack for the HBO television series FZ:OZ , an album by Frank Zappa "Oz", a song by Two Hours Traffic from their self-titled debut album Publications [ edit ] Oz (magazine) (1963–1973), Australia/UK underground satire magazine The Oz,
200-682: A nickname for the newspaper The Australian OZ (radio amateur magazine) , a Danish radio amateur magazine published by Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører Liber OZ , the Rights of Man. Ozwords (1994–2019), newsletter from the Australian National Dictionary Centre, Canberra Other arts and entertainment [ edit ] The Dr. Oz Show , a syndicated daytime television show Oz (TV series) , an HBO-produced prison drama Oz (1976 film) , an Australian update of The Wizard of Oz OZ - Over Zenith ,
220-514: A promo video directed by Löfvén in 1971. By late 1975, Daddy Cool had disbanded and Wilson was waiting out his contract with Wizard Records by producing a Company Caine album for his own label Oz Records. Wilson signed Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons with members Young and Burt to his label. Once he became contractually free, Wilson recorded his first solo single "Livin' in the Land of Oz" and produced Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons' second single " Beating Around
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#1732851452963240-514: Is a 1976 Australian film written, directed and co-produced by Chris Löfvén . It stars Joy Dunstan , Graham Matters , Bruce Spence , Gary Waddell , and Robin Ramsay ; and received four nominations at the 1977 AFI Awards . The musical score is by Ross Wilson (frontman for Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock ). The plot is a re-imagining of the 1939 The Wizard of Oz film transferred to 1970s Australia and aimed at an older teen / young adult audience. It
260-449: The Bush " both released mid-1976 from this soundtrack. The soundtrack also included two versions by Graham Matters of The Missing Links ' "You're Driving Me Insane", written by the band's drummer Baden Hutchins and released on their self-titled 1965 album. The inclusion of this song, by a largely forgotten and long-disbanded Australian group, was a nod to Australia's 'sixties punk' heritage. Early
280-638: The Christian glam metal band Stryper Oz, ring name of Kevin Nash (born 1959), American semi-retired professional wrestler Places [ edit ] A nickname for Australia; see Name of Australia Oz, Isère , a town and commune in France Oz, Kentucky , an unincorporated community Oz Park , a public park in Chicago A nickname for Oswego, New York Extraterrestrial [ edit ] Oz Terra ,
300-641: The TV series Oz ( One Piece ) , a manga character OZ (Ultimate Marvel) , a mutagen OZ, a virtual world, virtual reality in the movie Summer Wars Leonard "Oz" Osbourne , a Geordie bricklayer in British TV series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet , played by Jimmy Nail Chris Ostreicher , a character in the American Pie film series Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky, a character in the comedy film, The Whole Nine Yards and its sequel, The Whole Ten Yards . Organization of
320-512: The Zodiac, or Oz, an organization in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Oz Vessalius, a protagonist in the manga Pandora Hearts Oz, a playable character in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare ' s Exo Zombies mode Wizard of Oz (character) , often known simply as "Oz" Comics [ edit ] Oz (comics) , a comic book series based on The Wizard of Oz Oz (Judge Dredd story) ,
340-565: The fact the soundtrack was not ready before the film came out in July. However the movie was released in the US and was one of the highest-grossing Australian films there, grossing over $ 1 million before its release in the largest markets in New York and Los Angeles, and has become a cult movie. Wilson, Gary Young and Wayne Burt were all former members of Daddy Cool . Their biggest hit single " Eagle Rock " had
360-630: The house of David Williamson for six months writing the script (Löfvén's sister Kristen was married to Williamson). The first draft was rejected for funding but the second got some development from the Australian Film Development Corporation in March 1975, shortly before it became the Australian Film Commission . The budget was $ 150,000 with $ 260,000 in contra deals. The Australian Film Commission invested $ 90,000 plus
380-797: The title Oz . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oz&oldid=1243683495 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Oz">Oz The requested page title contains unsupported characters : ">". Return to Main Page . Oz (1976 film) Oz (a.k.a. Oz – A Rock 'n' Roll Road Movie also released as 20th Century Oz in United States)
400-508: Was released on DVD in 2004 as Oz - A Rock 'n' Roll Road Movie : Collector's Edition with additional material. The poster and album sleeve for the American release was done by rock artist Jim Evans . Dorothy (Joy Dunstan) is a sixteen-year-old groupie riding with a rock band, Wally (Graham Matters) and the Falcons. Suddenly, the van is in a road accident, and she hits her head. She wakes up in
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