"The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz."
John Ritter
as L. Frank Baum
Annette O'Toole
as Maud Gage Baum
Courtney Barilla
as Dorothy Gage / Dorothy Gale
Rue McClanahan
as Matilda Joslyn Gage
Charles Haid
as Al Badham / Cowardly Lion
David Schramm
as W.W. Denslow
Nancy Lenehan
as Harriet Baum Neal
Nancy Morgan
as Helen
Pat Skipper
as Charlie
Ed Gale
as Ned / Farmer
Trevor Eyster
as Frank Jr.
Joshua Boyd
as Young Frank Jr.
Roger Steffens
as Salesman
John Cameron Mitchell
as Albert
Frank Hamilton
as Sullivan
Steven Gilborn
as Publisher
Jerry Maren
as Mr. Munchkin
Elizabeth Berrington
as Mrs. Munchkin
Terry Wills
as Photographer
Laura Owens
as Actress
Richard Marion
as Stage Manager
Rod Gist
as Carpenter
Bill DeLand
David Ellzey
as Scarecrow
Derek Loughram
as Tin Man
Dale Tarter
as Announcer
Christopher Pettiet
as Teenage Frank Jr.
Ryan Todd
as Robert
Alexis Kirschner
as Girl
Jason Ritter
as Harry
Robert A. Baum Jr.
as Aberdeen Townsperson (uncredited)
Paul Linke
as Opie (uncredited)
Jack Bender
Director
David Kirschner
Story
Richard Matheson
Screenplay