Wizard of oz film set

Story: Dorothy Gale and her beloved dog Toto are transported by a tornado from their farm home in Kansas to a magical land known as Oz. In her quest to return to Kansas, Dorothy is told by Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, that she must first meet with the Wizard of Oz.

Munchkin Land - The Wizard of Oz

Danielle Bowen stars as Dorothy in the St. Louis production.

In honor of the film’s 80th anniversary, a look back at a few anecdotes that have not aged as well as the 1939 classic.

Wizard of Oz History on Instagram: "The Wizard of Oz was officially released 85 years ago today in theaters across the United States 🌈🌪️ forever changing the medium of film and becoming the most culturally significant film in history ✨"

Dorothy and friends

As Glinda calls forth the Munchkins they come from everywhere almost out of the woodworks as they use to say ... to meet Dorothy. Who is she they wonder.

The Art Deco Emerald City interior entrance set from "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (MGM, 1939) Production Design by Malcolm Brown., William A. Horning, Jack Martin Smith. Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons, George Gibson, Wade B. Rubottom. Supervising art director. Elmer Sheeley Set Decoration by Edwin B. Willis

Just a Kansas prairie

Did you know there was a sequel to The Wizard of Oz? We sure didn’t! (And maybe for good reason?) Last night we watched Return to Oz, the 76th film in our Disnerd Movie Challenge, and Disney's unofficial sequel to MGM's The Wizard of Oz. And yes, it's as weird as that sounds. We dig into it in this week's blog. #ReturnToOz #ReturnToOz1985 #TheWizardOfOz #Disney #Disneymovie #moviereview #liveaction #DorothyGale #FairuzaBalk #WizardOfOz #Halloweenmovie #JackPumpkinhead #jackolantern

Harold and Maude

Judy Garland and Ray Bolger in an early publicity shot for The Wizard of Oz (1939), still under the direction of Richard Thorpe

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The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and the most well-known and commercially successful adaptation based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Notable for its use of Technicolor, fantasy storytelling, musical score and unusual characters, over the years it has become one of the best known of all films and part of American popular culture. It also featured in cinema what may be for the time the most elaborate use…

Falling asleep in the poppy field.

This Emerald City Kit will take you right in the middle of Oz. Easily transform your event into striking hues of green with a return to Oz!