Popcorn Flicks in the Park
The Wizard of Oz
This film is a part of our Popcorn Flicks in the Park series, which takes place in Central Park, Winter Park once a month and it’s FREE and open to the public! These films are presented with open captions.
When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) that needs a brain, a Tin Man (Jack Haley) missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) to earn his help.
USA, 1939, In English, 102 minutes, Rated G, Directed by Victor Fleming
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"This wonderful romp of a movie looks magical on the big screen: colors are a picnic for the eyes, details loom so clearly you can practically touch them and there's a sense of the larger-than-life with a film that's already larger than life."
- Peter Stack, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE -
"This is one vintage film that fully lives up to its classic status and should play with outstanding success to contemporary audiences of all ages."
- Todd McCarthy, VARIETY -
"Judy Garland is perfectly cast as Dorothy. She is as clever a little actress as she is a singer and her special style of vocalizing is ideally adapted to the music of the picture."
- Kate Cameron, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS -
"Each time it is shown, this extraordinary film embraces a new generation of children who succumb to its magic."
- BBC -
"Despite its earnest endorsement of the idea that there's no place like home ... well, frankly there are plenty of places like boring old home, but nothing's like Oz."
- Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN
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