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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33.1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Audio Commentary, Biographies, Deleted Scenes, Music Clips, Photo Gallery, TV Special, Theatrical Trailer, English, French, Spanish Subtitled, 2 Discs
We click our heels in anticipation. There's no place like home and no movie like this one. From generation to generation, The Wizard Of Oz brings us together--kids, grown-ups, families, friends. The dazzling land of Oz, a dream-come-true world of enchanted forests, dancing scarecrows and singing lions, wraps us in its magic with one great song-filled adventure after another. Based on L. Frank Baum's treasured book series, The Wizard Of Oz was judged the best family film of all time by the American Film Institute. And this never-before-seen restoration looks and sounds better than ever. We invite you to embark for the Emerald City on the most famous road in movie history. Dorothy (Judy Garland), Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), Tin Woodman (Jack Haley) and Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) await you on the Yellow Brick Road and Over The Rainbow.
"Just as good the fifteenth time as it is the first time. " Leonard Maltin
"The Wizard of Oz has a wonderful surface of comedy and music, special effects and excitement..." Roger Ebert
Editor's Note
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.
Plot Summary
Judy Garland stars as Dorothy in a musical based on the classic children's book by L. Frank Baum. When Dorothy's neighbor, Miss Gulch, threatens to take away Dorothy's precious dog, Toto, Dorothy runs away from home. Attempting to return, she and her house are caught in a twister and blown to the garish, color-saturated Land of Oz. The house lands atop Oz's Wicked Witch of the East, killing her and making Dorothy an instant celebrity. The Wicked Witch of the West, the sister of the deceased witch, soon arrives and threatens revenge. Dorothy must escape from Oz by following the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City, where the great Wizard of Oz can help her return to Kansas. Along the way, Dorothy picks up some new friends--the heartless Tin Man, the brainless Scarecrow, and the courage-less Cowardly Lion, each of whom hopes that the Wizard can offer him what he lacks. The long journey to see the Wizard is filled with dangers and traps planted by the Wicked Witch of the West--as well as lots of phenomenal musical numbers. Filled with extravagant sets and costumes and 40 minutes of rambunctious song and dance routines, Dorothy's adventures in Oz are pure delight. The film deservedly holds a precious place in the hearts of millions.
| Features | TV Special | | Theatrical Trailer | | Newsreel | | Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power - 1938 MGM short; Leo Is on the Air Radio Promo; Good News of 1939 Radio Show; 12/25/1950 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast | | gallery: Oz on Broadway; Pre-MGM; Sketches and Storyboards; Costume and Make-up Tests; Richard Thorpe?s Oz; Buddy Ebsen; Oz Comes to Life; Behind the Scenes; Portraits; Special Effects; Post Production; Deleted Scenes; Original Publicity | | The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz Featurette | | Because of the Wonderful Things it Does: The Legacy of Oz Featurette | | Audio Vault Includes: Over the Rainbow; Munchkinland Medley Rehearsal Recordings; Munchkinland Medley Sequence Recordings; Munchkinland Medley Voice Tests; If I Only Had a Brain; We?re Off to See the Wizard; If I Only Had a Heart; If I Only Had the Nerve/ | | Memories of Oz -2001 TCM documentary | | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Storybook Featurette | | Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz Featurette | | Commentary by John Fricke and multiple cast and crew members | | Biographies | | 2-DVD Set | | Audio Commentary | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Deleted Scenes | | Featurettes: The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz Storybook; Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration Of Oz; The Art Of Imagination: A Tribute To Oz; Because Of The Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy Of Oz | | Interactive Menus | | Music Clips | | Photo Gallery | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 10/25/2005 |
| Running Time: 203 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1939 | | Catalog ID: 67536 | | UPC: 00012569675360 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: B&W and Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Pan and Scan (TV Format) 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1940) |  | Herbert Stothart, Winner, Best Music, Original Score | | Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, Winner, Best Music, Song "Over The Rainbow" | | | Cedric Gibbons, William A. Horning, Nominee, Best Art Direction | | | William A. Horning, Nominee, Best Cinematography, Color | | | A. Arnold Gillespie, Douglas Shearer, Nominee, Best Effects, Special Effects | | | Mervyn LeRoy, Nominee, Best Picture |
| Memorable Quotes| "I'll get you, my pretty. And your little dog too!"----The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) | | "The great and powerful Oz has spoken!"----The Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan) | | "Ding--dong, the witch is dead."----Munchkin song | | "There's no place like home."----Dorothy (Judy Garland) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Chicago Sun-Times
"...It somehow seems real and important in a way that most movies don't....The special effects are glorious in that old Hollywood way..." 12/22/1996 p.5Entertainment Weekly
"We love it...because of the wonderful things it does! Those songs! Those effects! That cinematography!..." 01/11/2002 p.25-6 Premiere
"...THE WIZARD OF OZ's status as a cultural icon has only strengthened through the years..." 12/01/2003 p.5 Total Film
"[The film] remains as entrancing as ever....So vibrant it's like watching the world being painted for the first time." 02/01/2004 p.120 Entertainment Weekly
"[It] proves as precious as Dorothy's ruby slippers....It's a journey every film buff should make." -- Grade: A 10/28/2005 p.66 New York Times
"There may be no movie more deeply embedded in the subconscious of the baby boom generation than THE WIZARD OF OZ." 11/01/2005 p.E3 Entertainment Weekly
Ranked #1 in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten DVDs Of The Year -- "[T]he extras are filled with heart, brains, and, yes, even courage." 12/30/2005 p.124 Rolling Stone
Ranked #16 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "[A] dazzling digital reproduction of the original Technicolor." 12/01/2005 p.98 Leonard MaltinÕs Movie & Video Guide 9 of 10
A genuine American classic, based on L. Frank Baum's story of a Kansas girl who goes "Over the Rainbow" to a land of colorful characters and spirited adventure. A perfect cast in the perfect fantasy, with Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg's unforgettable score. Just as good the fifteenth time as it is the first time. - Leonard Maltin
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