Willard Carroll

Willard Carroll

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willard Carroll (born 1955 in Easton, Maryland) is an American film producer, writer, and director. He was executive producer of The Brave Little Toaster series, writing the screenplays for The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue and The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars. He wrote and directed the Ragnarok-themed horror/adventure film The Runestone, the ensemble romance, Playing by Heart, the family film, Tom's Midnight Garden, and the Bollywood pastiche, Marigold. An ardent fan of the Land of Oz, Carroll is recognized as having the largest privately-held collection of Oz memorabilia in the world, and several books, including The Wizard of Oz Collectors' Treasury and All Things Oz have been published displaying parts of is collection, which includes the Wicked Witch of the West's hourglass from the 1939 MGM film. He also wrote and produced the video series, The Oz Kids. He established Hyperion Pictures with Thomas L. Wilhite, a former Disney executive who greenlighted Return to Oz. Other animated films his studio released include The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, The Tangerine Bear, Rover Dangerfield, and Bebe's Kids. Description above from the Wikipedia article Willard Carroll, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Willard Carroll Movies

  • 2024
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    The Collector

    The Collector

    1 2024 HD

    The offbeat, fairytale story of Wizard of Oz fanatic and obsessive pop culture collector Willard Carroll. From dining with Munchkins to owning the world’s largest private collection of Oz memorabilia, Willard is proof that one story can change the entire trajectory of your life.

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  • 2005
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    Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz

    Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz

    6.8 2005 HD

    A featurette about The Wizard of Oz (1939).

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  • 1998
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    Playing by Heart

    Playing by Heart

    6.6 1998 HD

    In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.

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  • 1998
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    Playing by Heart

    Playing by Heart

    6.6 1998 HD

    In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.

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  • 2007
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    Marigold

    Marigold

    5.8 2007 HD

    Marigold Lexton, an American actress who gets stranded in Mumbai and lands a minor role in a Bollywood musical. She meets Prem, the film's choreographer, and undergoes a personal transformation as she experiences Bollywood firsthand.

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  • 2003
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    The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

    The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

    5.298 2003 HD

    Voiced by Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and others, this film features Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, the tiny, famed fairy-tale favorites, who are together for the first time in this heartwarming, magical musical story about courage and friendship. After 15 years, the two reunite and remember when their village was destroyed by a giant. Soon, they find out that they have neat powers they can use for good.

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  • 1986
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    Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

    Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

    6.5 1986 HD

    In this Pacific Northwest Ballet performance, it is Christmas Eve and festivities are underway. Clara is excited when her godfather arrives with a bag full of gifts, one of which is an intriguing wooden nutcracker. That night, while the household sleeps, Clara visits the Christmas tree to inspect her nutcracker and soon finds herself immersed in a dream world both dark and enchanting.

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  • 1999
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    O' Christmas Tree

    O' Christmas Tree

    5.1 1999 HD

    On Christmas Eve, a forlorn little pine tree feels she is too homely to ever realize her dream of being a real Christmas tree. With the help of a comical Baby Bear, a happy-go-lucky Squirrel, a cynical Nutcracker, and a host of other forest critters, as well as a visit from Santa Claus himself, the little tree discovers the true beauty of the season... shines from within!

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  • 1991
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    The Runestone

    The Runestone

    4.8 1991 HD

    A New York detective takes the case of a bulletproof monster sprung to life from Viking legend.

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  • 1991
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    The Runestone

    The Runestone

    4.8 1991 HD

    A New York detective takes the case of a bulletproof monster sprung to life from Viking legend.

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  • 1987
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    The Brave Little Toaster

    The Brave Little Toaster

    6.932 1987 HD

    A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.

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  • 1997
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    Killing Mr. Griffin

    Killing Mr. Griffin

    4.6 1997 HD

    After being humiliated in English class by his teacher Mr. Griffin, High School student Mark Kinney and his friends plot their revenge. The prank goes wrong when Mr. Griffin dies from heart failure. Now, Mark and his friends must cover their tracks before they are accused of murder.

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  • 1992
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    The Itsy Bitsy Spider

    The Itsy Bitsy Spider

    6.3 1992 HD

    During a piano lesson, a music teacher discovers a harmless spider, so she calls in The Exterminator.

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  • 2000
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    The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

    The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

    6.636 2000 HD

    When Tangie, a teddy bear goes into the Smile-erator on his head, his smile is put on upside down, causing him to end up on the bargain bin on Christmas Eve with other misfit toys, then onto Winkle's Emporium, a discount store. There, Tangie does his level best over the coming year to become a part of some family. He spends his time in Winkle's front window with Jack, a Jack-in-the-box with claustrophobia and Bird, a cuckoo clock bird with agorophobia.

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  • 1998
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    Playing by Heart

    Playing by Heart

    6.6 1998 HD

    In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.

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  • 2004
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    Three Way

    Three Way

    4 2004 HD

    Lew is a small time loser with a troubled past and a very big secret. Overhearing a couple plan a kidnapping, Lew is tempted to come up with a scheme of his own. He decides to get to the victim first and then blackmail the real criminals. His plan soon spins out of control.

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  • 1999
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    The Sissy Duckling

    The Sissy Duckling

    4.667 1999 HD

    Elmer, a sensitive duckling whose schoolmates tease him. However, after his unusual talents help him save a life, the other members of the flock learn to respect him as he is.

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  • 1999
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    Jingle Bells

    Jingle Bells

    6 1999 HD

    A family with very little money worries about not being able to buy presents for each other, until they receive a little inspiration from a Christmas legend.

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  • 1997
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    The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

    The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

    6.109 1997 HD

    When Toaster and the gang spark friendships with the playful animals at the veterinary hospital, they soon discover their new pals are about to be sent to a testing laboratory.

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  • 1998
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    The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

    The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

    5.7 1998 HD

    Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch and intended as the third film in the series, this sequel was finished and released prior to 'The Brave Little Toaster To The Rescue'. Whilst trying to protect their new "Little Master" the anthropomorphic appliances set off on an epic adventure and make many new friends along the way.

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  • 1998
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    The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

    The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

    5.7 1998 HD

    Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch and intended as the third film in the series, this sequel was finished and released prior to 'The Brave Little Toaster To The Rescue'. Whilst trying to protect their new "Little Master" the anthropomorphic appliances set off on an epic adventure and make many new friends along the way.

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  • 1999
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    Tom's Midnight Garden

    Tom's Midnight Garden

    5.9 1999 HD

    When Tom's brother Peter gets measles, he is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a flat with no garden and an elderly landlady, Mrs Bartholomew, living upstairs. Because he may be infectious, he is not allowed to play outside and feels lonely. Without exercise he is less sleepy at night and when he hears the communal grandfather clock strangely strike 13, he investigates and finds the small back yard is now a large sunlit garden.

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  • 2001
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    My Louisiana Sky

    My Louisiana Sky

    6.2 2001 HD

    A girl comes to terms with her mentally challenged parents.

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  • 1992
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    Bebe's Kids

    Bebe's Kids

    5.937 1992 HD

    When Robin meets the lovely Jamika he thinks he's in heaven. But when he meets her friend Bebe's children, whom she is looking after, he knows he's in hell.

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  • 2005
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    The Proud Family Movie

    The Proud Family Movie

    5.8 2005 HD

    Penny and her family are lured on an all expenses paid vacation where a mad scientist captures them, refusing to let them go because Oscar won't reveal his on of his secret Proud Snacks formulas.

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  • 2007
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    Marigold

    Marigold

    5.8 2007 HD

    Marigold Lexton, an American actress who gets stranded in Mumbai and lands a minor role in a Bollywood musical. She meets Prem, the film's choreographer, and undergoes a personal transformation as she experiences Bollywood firsthand.

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  • 2007
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    Marigold

    Marigold

    5.8 2007 HD

    Marigold Lexton, an American actress who gets stranded in Mumbai and lands a minor role in a Bollywood musical. She meets Prem, the film's choreographer, and undergoes a personal transformation as she experiences Bollywood firsthand.

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  • 2007
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    Marigold

    Marigold

    5.8 2007 HD

    Marigold Lexton, an American actress who gets stranded in Mumbai and lands a minor role in a Bollywood musical. She meets Prem, the film's choreographer, and undergoes a personal transformation as she experiences Bollywood firsthand.

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  • 1999
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    Tom's Midnight Garden

    Tom's Midnight Garden

    5.9 1999 HD

    When Tom's brother Peter gets measles, he is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a flat with no garden and an elderly landlady, Mrs Bartholomew, living upstairs. Because he may be infectious, he is not allowed to play outside and feels lonely. Without exercise he is less sleepy at night and when he hears the communal grandfather clock strangely strike 13, he investigates and finds the small back yard is now a large sunlit garden.

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  • 1997
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    The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

    The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

    6.109 1997 HD

    When Toaster and the gang spark friendships with the playful animals at the veterinary hospital, they soon discover their new pals are about to be sent to a testing laboratory.

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  • 1997
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    The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

    The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

    6.109 1997 HD

    When Toaster and the gang spark friendships with the playful animals at the veterinary hospital, they soon discover their new pals are about to be sent to a testing laboratory.

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  • 1996
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    Toto, Lost in New York

    Toto, Lost in New York

    1 1996 HD

    Andrea, daughter of Glinda, who dresses like Ozma, accidentally sends Toto 2 to New York in a hot air balloon made by Frank, the Wizard's son. The other kids must follow the course set by Frank's computer to take them to him. When they arrive, their balloon is trashed, and they meet Rick, a homeless man who has adopted Toto. The strange appearance of some of the kids keeps plans to return from going smoothly, but are affected much more so by a clash of cultures.

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  • 1996
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    The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt

    The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt

    1 1996 HD

    The Nome Prince Otto finds one of his father's 1908 tunnels under Oz to the Emerald City. Boris, the Cowardly Lion's son, has accidentally released the hold on the display case of the magic belt, and Otto swipes it while the kids try to keep their parents from finding out what happened. When they try to retrieve the belt, Otto transforms them into ornaments in his father's favorite game, leaving Dot to discover who is who.

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  • 1996
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    Underground Adventure

    Underground Adventure

    1 1996 HD

    An earthquake stirs up yet another adventure for the Oz Kids. What begins as an innocent bus trip for Frank (the Wizard's son) turns into a wild underground ride for all the kids as they encounter dragonettes, merry-go-round mountains, an enormous teddy bear and more!

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  • 1996
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    Who Stole Santa?

    Who Stole Santa?

    1 1996 HD

    Santa Claus has been kidnapped, with Christmas just weeks away! The usually timid Boris (the Cowardly Lion's son) teams with an elf named Wisk to find St. Nick. Now the Oz Kids have to rescue Santa and Boris!

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  • 1996
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    Christmas in Oz

    Christmas in Oz

    6 1996 HD

    It's time for the Oz Kids' annual Christmas party, and everyone's invited — except for Otto the Nome Prince, that is. Otto is so upset that he steals Andrea's invitation. And Andrea (who inherited her mother Glinda's magic) believes she wasn't invited and joins forces with Otto to get even.

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  • 1996
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    The Monkey Prince

    The Monkey Prince

    1 1996 HD

    Neddie (Dorothy's son) programs a computer belonging to the Wizard's son, Frank, to take him and Toto 2 to China. Once there, they are met by the Monkey Prince who steals the computer. Unless the other Oz Kids can find them, Neddie and Toto 2 will never get back to Emerald City!

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  • 1996
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    Journey Beneath the Sea

    Journey Beneath the Sea

    1 1996 HD

    Jack Pumpkinhead, a pal of the Oz Kids, who wants to take a boat ride with all of his friends. During the ride, the boat begins to sink and Jack and the Oz Kids enter the water. There they discover two mermaids who take them on a magical and adventurous underwater excursion. When Zog and the sea devils try to ruin their fun, the adventure gets more wild and exciting than Dot, Neddie and the Oz Kids ever expected.

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  • 1996
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    Virtual Oz

    Virtual Oz

    1 1996 HD

    Prince Otto has no friends, so he decides to force the Oz Kids into a virtual reality computer game presented to them at Scraps's baby shower. Unfortunately, the patchwork baby gets into the game and overflows the number of players, trapping them in a deteriorating program from which they have little chance of escape. Otto had no wish to actually harm them, and must try to get them out.

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  • 1996
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    The Return of Mombi

    The Return of Mombi

    10 1996 HD

    Mombi, an evil witch, has returned to Emerald City, kidnapping the Oz adults, good witch Glinda and the Nome King! Now it's up to Dot, Neddie and the Oz Kids to save Oz from Mombi's dark powers.

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  • 1996
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    Saturday Morning Preview Party

    Saturday Morning Preview Party

    1 1996 HD

    Primetime special previewing the ABC Saturday-morning lineup for the 1996-97 season.

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  • 1994
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    The Successor

    The Successor

    2 1994 HD

    Eight years after his family was murdered he has returned home to bury his past and discover his future.

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  • 1991
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    Rover Dangerfield

    Rover Dangerfield

    5.3 1991 HD

    Rover, a street-smart dog owned by a Las Vegas showgirl is dumped off Hoover Dam by the showgirl's boyfriend. Rather than drowning, Rover winds up in your basic idyllic farm in a classic city-boy-in-country shtick.

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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  • 1970
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    6.5 1970 HD

    The spooky, sometimes even funny, misadventures of a gang of schoolchildren who encounter any number of strange happenings in their school and hometown.

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