| | | An All-New Wizard of Oz With State of The Art Ultra-Resolution Picture Quality and Over 10 Hours of Bonus Extras.
Features: DVD, Color, B&W, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Featurettes, Photo Galleries, TV Specials, Deleted Scenes, Music Clips, Short Films, Biographies, Newsreel, English, Spanish, French Subtitled, 3 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 | 3-DVD Set Includes An Exclusive Bonus 3rd Disc With Hours Of Extras Including The Feature-Length 1925 Silent Version Of The Wizard Of Oz | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Documentaries: L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind The Curtain; Memories Of Oz -2001 TCM Documentary | | 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 | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Theatrical Trailer | | Limted Edition Treasurable Reproductions of Rare Original 1939 Memorabilia: MGM Studio Magazine, Grauman's Opening Night Program, Grauman's Ticket and Invitation, 9 Kodachrome Color Stills, and a Photoplay Studies Guide | | Commentary by John Fricke and multiple cast and crew members. | | Deleted Scenes: If I Only Had a Brain; If I Only Had a Heart; Triumphal Return to Emerald City; Over the Rainbow; The Jitterbug | | Biographies: We Haven't Really Met Properly - includes 9 orginal cast biographies | | Music Clips: 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/We're Off to See the Wizard; Emerald City/The Merry Old Land of Oz; If I Were King of the Forest; The Jitterbug; Over the Rainbow/Triumphal Return to Emerald City; Kansas Underscoring; Munchkinland Underscoring; and more | | Music Only Track: 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/We're Off to See the Wizard; Emerald City/The Merry Old Land of Oz; If I Were King of the Forest; The Jitterbug; Over the Rainbow/Triumphal Return to Emerald City; Kansas Underscoring; Munchkinland Underscoring; and more | | Newsreel: Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Excerpt - 1939 newsreel | | Short Films: The Wizard of Oz - 1910 short; The Magic Cloak of Oz - 1914 short; His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz - 1914 feature; The Wizard of Oz - 1925 feature; The Wizard of Oz - 1933 animated short; and more | | Scene Selection | | Photo 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 | | TV Special: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic - 1990 TV special |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 10/25/2005 |
| Running Time: 304 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1939 | | Catalog ID: 67705 | | UPC: 00012569677050 | | Number of Discs: 3 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | 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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