The Wizard of Oz [videorecording] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; Loew's Incorporated ; produced by Mervyn LeRoy ; adaptation by Noel Langley ; screenplay by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf ; directed by Victor Fleming.
"Standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition."--Container. At head of title on screen: Metro-Goldwyn Mayer presents. Based on the novel "The wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. MPAA rating: G ; bonus material not rated. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1939. Special features: Disc 1: Feature film; commentary by historian John Fricke including archival interviews with cast, crew and Family Restoration featurette; illustrated video storybook and supporting cast profile roundup. Disc 2: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: the making of a movie classic" TV special; "Memories of Oz" TV special; archival making-of and retrospective featurettes; Harold Arlen's home movies; tornado tests; outtakes; deleted scenes; extensive stills & theatrical trailer galleries; audio vault includes a jukebox of recording session materials, radio shows and promos; "Off to see the Wizard" TV series excerpt.
Summary:
Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. She has a pet dog named Toto. When Miss Gulch takes Toto away, Toto escapes and runs back to Dorothy. Soon, she runs away from home, and runs into the fake psychic, Professor Marvel. He tells Dorothy that her Auntie Em is sick, so Dorothy and Toto run back home, but a tornado comes and takes Dorothy and Toto to Oz, a place somewhere over the rainbow. She lands in Munchkinland. Her house accidentally lands on the Wicked Witch of the West's sister and Dorothy magically inherits the pair of ruby slippers that were on her feet. Glinda, the Good Witch of the North tells Dorothy to follow the Yellow Brick Road to see the Wizard so she can get back home. Along the way, she befriends Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion. They are also seeking help from the Wizard because the Scarecrow needs a brain, Tinman needs a heart, and Lion needs courage.
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