The Wizard of Oz opened in theaters around the United States – introducing the film that I would ruin 3 video tapes of by over-watching it as a small child.
“Although it received largely positive reviews, won two Academy Awards, and was nominated for Best Picture of the Year (losing to Gone with the Wind), The Wizard of Oz was initially a box office failure.[3] The film was MGM’s most expensive production up to that time, but its initial release failed to recoup the studio’s investment. Subsequent re-releases made up for that, however.[3] “Over the Rainbow” won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the film itself received several Academy Award nominations.”
~Wikipedia
Curious, adventurous, and never normal…I was the child who played with bugs and carried octopus in my lunchbox. Nowadays I’m exploring the world with a little less dirt on my hands and a little more food on my face.
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Essential viewing for all gay men. We’re not called ‘friends of Dorothy’ for nothing!