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Item specifics - VHS

Format:	VHS	Rating:	G
Leading Role:	Bert Lahr, Billie Burke	Release Date:	Oct 09, 1996
Director:	King Vidor, Victor Fleming	UPC:	027616520432
Format:	NTSC (US, Canada)	Condition:	Very Good
Genre:	Children & Family	Sub-Genre:	--

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Movie description
Young Dorothy is bored of her gray life on a Kansas farm. When her house is whisked away by a tornado, it lands somewhere over the rainbow in a Technicolor world, and Dorothy knows she's not in Kansas anymore. This beloved, incomparable classic based on L. Frank Baum's turn-of-the-century novel is a musical and visual candy store. Dorothy's journey to find a way back to Kansas has permeated American culture and film for decades and remains one of the best musicals and children's stories ever filmed.
Credits
Producer:	Arthur Freed, Mervyn LeRoy
Cast:	Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Charley Grapewin, Frank Morgan, Mickey Carroll, Pat Walshe

Notes
THE WIZARD OF OZ held its premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater on August 15, 1939. THE WIZARD OF OZ is number six on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies. THE WIZARD OF OZ was an original selection to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1989. MGM acquired the film rights to the L. Frank Baum story for $75,000, a huge amount at the time. Some of the original casting desires included either W. C. Fields or Ed Wynn as the Wizard; Fanny Brice or Beatrice Lillie as Glinda, the Good Witch; Gale Sondergaard as the Wicked Witch; and Shirley Temple as Dorothy. After Ray Bolger asked to play the Scarecrow instead of the Tin Man, Buddy Ebsen was cast as the Tin Man but was replaced after nine days of filming by Jack Haley because of breathing problems he suffered at the hands of his costume. The picture went through a number of directors: Richard Thorpe, whose nine days of footage were not used; George Cukor; Victor Fleming, who directed most of the color scenes before having to leave to direct GONE WITH THE WIND; and King Vidor, who directed most of the black-and-white scenes set in Kansas. Shooting of what was known as Production 1060 was to begin on April 19, 1938, but actually began on October 13, 1938, and lasted until March 16, 1939. The film went well over budget, costing more than $2.75 million. It took in only about $3 million on its initial release. Judy Garland was paid $500 a week for the film. Bert Lahr's Cowardly Lion costume weighed more than 50 pounds. The Munchkin coroner, played by Meinhardt Raabe, was also Little Oscar, Oscar Mayer's official spokesman in commercials. Jerry Maren, one of the Munchkin Lollipop Guild singers, continued his career in show business, which included stints in more than 60 films as well as appearances on THE MAN SHOW and SEINFELD. UNDER THE RAINBOW, a 1981 comedy spoofing the behind-the-scenes making of THE WIZARD OF OZ, starred Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher.
Editorial reviews
"...It somehow seems real and important in a way that most movies don't....The special effects are glorious in that old Hollywood way..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (12/22/1996) "We love it...because of the wonderful things it does! Those songs! Those effects! That cinematography!..." Entertainment Weekly - Entertainment Weekly Staff (01/11/2002) "...THE WIZARD OF OZ's status as a cultural icon has only strengthened through the years..." Premiere - Premiere Staff (12/01/2003) "[The film] remains as entrancing as ever....So vibrant it's like watching the world being painted for the first time." Total Film - Daniel Webb (02/01/2004) "[It] proves as precious as Dorothy's ruby slippers....It's a journey every film buff should make." -- Grade: A Entertainment Weekly - Dalton Ross (10/28/2005) "There may be no movie more deeply embedded in the subconscious of the baby boom generation than THE WIZARD OF OZ." New York Times - Dave Kehr (11/01/2005) Ranked #1 in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten DVDs Of The Year -- "[T]he extras are filled with heart, brains, and, yes, even courage." Entertainment Weekly - Dalton Ross (12/30/2005) Ranked #16 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "[A] dazzling digital reproduction of the original Technicolor." Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (12/01/2005)
Awards
1939 Academy Awards, Best Original Score: Herbert Stothart 1939 Academy Awards, Best Original Song: E. Y. Harburg 1939 Academy Awards, Best Original Song: Harold Arlen

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I am selling this Lot of 2 VHS! The Wizard of OZ and Return To OZ! These movies are in very good condition. I always show actual pictures of all of my items, no stock photos! What you see, is what you get!! I do not sell anything that doesn't work! This movie plays well. I will be selling all of my items on ebay that I have collected over the last couple decades! So, please check out my other listings coming soon! Thank you and happy bidding!

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