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5 Things You Didn’t Know About…The Wizard of Oz

Aug 25, 2018 | 5 Things...

One of the most famous (and quotable–three lines from the film are on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest movie quotes) movies of all time, The Wizard of Oz was released on this day in 1939. And while it was a box office failure whose production was filled with drama–four different directors worked on the project, as did over a dozen writers!–its airings on television during the 50s catapulted it into a realm of popularity that few films have ever topped. In honor of its release, let’s take a trip down the Yellow Brick Road and pick up some trivia.

Has this nostalgia inspired you to watch an Oz movie? Try one of these:

You can read the original Oz books, if you’re feeling literary:

Or try these Oz books…with a twist!