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Episode 65: The Wizard of Oz(1939)

March 14, 2025 • Mike Alvarez, Tristan Drew • Episode 65

Somewhere over the rainbow Mike and Tristan watch The Wizard of Oz

Director

Victor Fleming

Producer

Victor Fleming, Mervyn LeRoy

Screenwriter

L. Frank Baum, Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf

Distributor

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Co

Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Rating

Genre

Kids & Family, Fantasy, Musical

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Aug 25, 1939

Budget

$2,777,000 (estimated)

Gross US & Canada

$24,668,669

Opening weekend US & Canada

$5,354,311Nov 8, 1998

Gross worldwide

$25,637,669

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