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The Wizard of Oz’s Most Magical Moments! 10 Scenes as the Film Celebrates Its 85th Anniversary


As The Wizard of Oz celebrates its 85th anniversary, Closer takes a look at the iconic film's 10 most magical moments that bring both tears and smiles.

“Nothing can compare to it,” says William Stillman, author of The Road to Oz: The Evolution, Creation, and Legacy of a Motion Picture Masterpiece. You get a prolonged image of the ruby slippers just touching to the spiral of the yellow brick road, and then the whole scene snowballs,” says Stillman. With this phantom image of a cranium floating above a throne and fire and smoke, it’s so intimidating,” says Stillman of Dorothy and friends’ terrifying introduction to the wizard.

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