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Film Facts

• Released 1939
• By MGM film studios
• Most scenes filmed in studio
• Won 2 Oscars
• Was the film adaptation of Frank L. Baum's book

CAST

• Judy Garlend
• Ray Bolger
• Margret Hamilton
• Bert Lahr
• Jack Haley

ICONIC MOVIE QUOTES

• "There's no place like home"
• "Surrender Dorothy"
• "Come to me my precious"
• "Follow the yellow brick road"
• "That's a horse of a different color"

TECHNICOLOR

• Herbert T. Kalmus
• The "Father" of technicolor
• Not many technicolor movies were made at first
• Costumes encouraged to be colorful
• Electricity cost a quarter million dollars

CAST LITTLE PEOPLE

• 124 Munchkins were cast
• Were paid $50
• The Singer Midgets played many of them
• Were able to get other acting jobs

Used influential Music

• "Over the Rainbow"
• Had political significance
• Named AFI's song of the century
• "Lions, Tigers, Bears Oh My!"
• "Lollipop Guild"

AWARDS

• Best Original Song
• Best Score

FUN FACTS

• In the book the slippers were silver
• The fire when the witch touches the slippers is apple juice
• Toto was paid more then the Munchkins
• Jell-o was used to powder the horse in the Emerald City
• There were 3,210 costumes created for the movie

CITATIONS

• Haiku