The Wizard of Oz
Wizard of Oz, The (film: USA, 1939),the most celebrated fairy‐tale film ever made, and the most memorable version of the story. Initially a box‐office failure, it has over the decades been given repeated, well‐received television screenings and thereby achieved iconic status. In public discussion it is taken for granted that absolutely everyone knows Dorothy (played by Judy Garland), the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion. Fragments of the film's dialogue—such as ‘Toto, I have a feeling that we're not in Kansas anymore’, ‘Are you a good witch or a bad witch?’, ‘Follow the yellow brick road’, ‘Leaving so soon, my pretty?’ and ‘I'll get you, and your little dog too!’—have become part of conversational currency. On the internet the film, plus L. Frank Baum's original 1900 book, have together spawned over 30 different websites dedicated to Oz clubs, quizzes,...
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