When Bossy was a kid, she loved watching The Wizard of Oz, except for Wizard who and Dorothy who because Bossy was all, “Where’s Toto?”
It was difficult for Bossy to concentrate on lions and tigers and bears oh my with little Toto running in and out of every scene at will.
While the world at large, across generations, enjoyed tin men and munchkins and flying monkeys — in technicolor — Bossy was consumed with worry over Toto and what he was doing offscreen. “Where’s Toto? Where’s Toto?” young Bossy repeatedly asked her parents until they lost all will to live and prayed for a sudden tornado to whip their high rise up and away.
One week from today, NCM Fathom, Warner Home Video, and Turner Classic Movies are celebrating The Wizard of Oz’s 70th anniversary with a high-definition release of the original film, which will be shown in only 440 movie theaters across the country.
In addition to the movie, the event will include stuff like archival interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. Bossy and her daughter are going and they can’t wait, where can’t wait equals they have to wait because the movie showing doesn’t take place until Wednesday Sept 23rd at 7 pm.
Here’s the deal: Bossy’s friends at NCM Fathom, Warner Home Video, and Turner Classic Movies want to give two tickets to one lucky Bossy reader. Just leave a comment below, one per person please, and Bossy will employ her friend the random number generator.
You may want to sneak a look at the list of participating theaters, first, to see if there is one convenient to you. Good luck!
Little Miss Sunshine State says
September 16, 2009 at 10:22 amI’ll get you, my Bossy, and your little dog, too.
Jaime Leigh says
September 16, 2009 at 10:24 amI’m in luck! The one theater in my entire state that is showing it happens to be near by! 😉
Grandma J says
September 16, 2009 at 10:24 amOh yes! My all time fav movie! It’s playing at my theatre, and Grandma J would love those tickets….and will do her review.
Theresa says
September 16, 2009 at 10:29 amThat last photo of Bossy as Dorothy is a touch on the scary side 🙂 My 7 year old daughter would love to see this with me!
Carroll says
September 16, 2009 at 10:30 amAwesome! But the severe-forehead hairline hairstyle? It’s really not “you”.
Cathy D. says
September 16, 2009 at 10:31 amThe yellow brick road does indeed stop in Ft. Wayne. Yea!
Kimi says
September 16, 2009 at 10:32 amwoo-hoo!!! Thanks for the info! I’m going to take my daughter, with or without free tix 🙂
Virginia says
September 16, 2009 at 10:32 amWe’re off to see the wizard!!
Bossy makes a rather crazed Dorthy, I too am now concerned with where Toto is.
vuboq says
September 16, 2009 at 10:33 amFun. Although the Wicked Witch of the West still scares VUBOQ.
chook says
September 16, 2009 at 10:35 ambossy, what happened to your hair?
vanessa says
September 16, 2009 at 10:39 amlove love love this movie…the munchkins are my favorite cuz i am “a lollipop kid:”
Bobbie says
September 16, 2009 at 10:40 amThis I’ll win, because I am DEATHLY AFRAID of The Wizard of Oz (flying monkeys – eeek). Margaret Hamilton came to my Kiddie Lit class and even at 100 years old and not wearing her witch hat, scared me.
Cam says
September 16, 2009 at 10:41 amThe last photo is a tiny bit scary! I love The Wizard of Oz and my daughters love watching it with me.
Smalltown Mom says
September 16, 2009 at 10:44 amI was always obsessed with the ruby slippers.
Dorrie says
September 16, 2009 at 10:45 amOne of my favorite movies. Can’t wait until the 23rd.
Reeb says
September 16, 2009 at 10:47 amTOTALLY creeped out by the Bossorothy photo.
I was in college before I ever knew Wizard of Oz was filmed in color! I’d been sufficiently scared by black and white flying monkeys on our black and white TV set as a kid. Was squirming at my college job really really wanting to see Wiz yet again, so my boss said “Go!” and I plopped down in the nearest (girl’s) dorm TV room. O.M.G. The witch’s face had been green all that time?!!!
Molly says
September 16, 2009 at 10:48 amThis would be fun!
rockle says
September 16, 2009 at 10:48 amOoooh … I am dressing up my daughter as Dorothy for Halloween, and now she can find out WHY.
AppleTree says
September 16, 2009 at 10:52 amYES! We have one theatre in the entire state showing it. I can’t wait.
Kait says
September 16, 2009 at 10:54 amI’ve never seen The Wizard of Oz. Don’t they kick you out of the country for that?
bdaiss says
September 16, 2009 at 10:54 amPlease don’t count this as an entry. I’m just here to gripe that Gah! Once again we’re screwed out of the fun. One showing in all of North & South Dakota and Wyoming. And that one offering is a 5.5 hour drive from here. And yet? There’s another offering a couple hours south of that one in Omaha.
What gives party planners?
21st Century Housewife says
September 16, 2009 at 11:00 amI miss the days when you could only watch it in a movie theater, or once a year when it was shown on television as a Special Event.
At my college the art department used to sponsor a Black and White Ball — and they showed “The Wizard of Oz,” timed exactly so that Dorothy (and Toto too, of course) stepped from black and white out into Technicolor Oz exactly at midnight. Loved it.
Nashvlkats says
September 16, 2009 at 11:01 amThere’s no place like home…
p.j. says
September 16, 2009 at 11:02 amI’d love to win tickets for my husband and 16 yoa daughter to go. One of my DH’s favorites. Daughter was Auntie Em, a Poppy and something else, and my son was Scarecrow a couple of years in a youth production.
Unfortunately, no showing in all of Manhattan, NYC, for son to attend!
Uh, yeah: that last photo is a bit creepy.
maggie says
September 16, 2009 at 11:02 amMy daughter would adore this! She had a Wizard of Oz birthday in August and I made her a Dorothy costume that she needs to wear again! And it is playing in our town. Yay!
janet says
September 16, 2009 at 11:02 amWhether at home, or in a store doing errnads, my 3 year old son insisted that I call him Dorothy, because of his favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz.
Hope says
September 16, 2009 at 11:05 amPick me, pick me, because this is my dad’s FAVORITE movie and I’d love to give him the tickets.
Lance Bischoff says
September 16, 2009 at 11:07 amI will do helium-hits all day long giving my best impressions of munchkins in celebration.
Martie says
September 16, 2009 at 11:07 amI always was fascinated by Dorothy’s hair. It grows longer and shrinks all throughout the movie. PS: That last picture confounded and confused me…then it sorta scared me. 😉
Laura says
September 16, 2009 at 11:09 amOh, I would love to take my daughter to this movie. Then, maybe she’ll start saying “You have no power here! Now begone, before somebody drops a house on you!”
Sara says
September 16, 2009 at 11:10 amAuntie Em! Auntie Em!
Jenn says
September 16, 2009 at 11:12 amOh I love the Wizard of Oz. . . the sparkly shoes, the eerie green of the Emerald City. . . the opiates. I too worried a lot about Toto but he seemed in the end to be a pretty self-reliant little doggie.
Me and MY munchkin would LOVE to go to see the Wizard!
Thanks Bossy
Renee in Seattle says
September 16, 2009 at 11:24 amI quote this movie on a regular basis in my everyday life. It makes things more interesting.
Next time you meet someone new, ask, “Are you a good witch? Or a bad Witch?”
Neena says
September 16, 2009 at 11:25 amI have dying to show this movie to the kids!!!
Lori says
September 16, 2009 at 11:25 amI love the Wizard of Oz but those flying monkeys always scare me!
Jessie says
September 16, 2009 at 11:26 amOh, pick me!!!
cat lincoln says
September 16, 2009 at 11:26 amMy dad took me to see this in the theater when I was 8 or 9. It’s incredible! I just saw it again in the theater this spring. Amazingly it’s only playing at ONE theater in SF (the gays will not be pleased, just saying) but I can get to it if I’m the winner.
Also, that picture of your as Dorothy? Your best work yet.
leola says
September 16, 2009 at 11:26 amI watched the Wizard of Oz so much as a little girl that I was able to memorize and recite the entire movie. Yes, it is a little on the crazy side but does provide a good party trick every now and then…
Hopefully my daughter will love it just as much (although almost as much would be sufficient).
Philly says
September 16, 2009 at 11:27 amI still have my daughters Dorothy dress and ruby slippers
#1
WonderSpot says
September 16, 2009 at 11:27 amI adore The Wizard of Oz!
gretchen says
September 16, 2009 at 11:28 amOh, it would be fun to send my best buddy and my daughter! then I could watch her baby and get that baby jones out of the way!
Lisa! says
September 16, 2009 at 11:29 amYES! My all time favorite movie! And I am a Kansas girl!!
I love me some flying monkeys! I have one sitting atop my computer monitor as I type!
I will be there either way! Poppies….Poppies…
Dharmamama says
September 16, 2009 at 11:30 amI have such fond memories of my sister & me, bathed & in our jammies, counting down the minutes ’til The Wizard of Oz came on. Love, love, love that movie.
Mandy says
September 16, 2009 at 11:31 amHoly Moses Bossy! By the time my daughter was four she knew every single word of the Wizard of Oz. Really. Every.Word. She is nine now and would love to go.
PS. She was Dorothy three years running for Halloween complete with sparkly red shoes and her own red hair in braided pigtails. So cute that kid.
safetydog says
September 16, 2009 at 11:32 amI also spent too much time worrying about Toto. How did Dorothy train him to stay near her and not run away?
We would love these tickets! My daughter, Em, was Dorothy on 3 consecutive Halloweens, in a lovely homemade costume, and she played a crow and a flying monkey in a middle school production of the play last year.
E says
September 16, 2009 at 11:32 amIn 6th grade I was on the Speech & Drama team. Our production that year was The Wizard of Oz. My best friend got cast as the Wicked Witch of the West … I was thrown into the dreaded role as member #2 of the Lullaby League. You don’t even remember who that could be do you? Woe is the life of a sixth grader who is short & un-blossomed. 🙁
David says
September 16, 2009 at 11:33 amI’m not entering, but I had to say that the last pic cracked me up. Interesting that your parents’ reaction to the incessant “where’s Toto” was to lose the will to live, while mine would have been to turn the TV off and send me to my room.
Al says
September 16, 2009 at 11:33 amThought for sure MO would be left out! So glad we’re not.
Ashley says
September 16, 2009 at 11:40 amOhh I love this movie, but I couldn’t watch it much as a kid because my mom was scared of the flying monkeys. It would be awesome to get to see it on the big screen!
Jill says
September 16, 2009 at 11:40 amI love love love this.
Stacey Ball says
September 16, 2009 at 11:41 amI want to be off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of oz. Here is is the wiz the wiz, whatever a wiz he was…..
I suddenly have to pee.
chrissy says
September 16, 2009 at 11:46 amOoooh, I love this movie.
Debbie says
September 16, 2009 at 11:47 amOMG BOSSY THOSE FREAKIN’ MONKEYS scared the crap out of me as a kid!!!!!! Luckily I’m grown now & know they are pretend & all!
carson says
September 16, 2009 at 11:47 amI’d follow the yellow dirt road to Albuquerque to see this.
Jon says
September 16, 2009 at 11:47 amMy wife loves this movie, it still freaks me out.
Lisa says
September 16, 2009 at 11:49 amI watched it too as a kid. It was like a holiday….everyone would gather around and eat dinner together.
Jeni says
September 16, 2009 at 11:50 amI remember watching this with my little sister for the first time. She suddenly jumped off the couch and shouted, “RUN, PUPPY, RUN!” She was also VERY into Toto.
SnowWhite says
September 16, 2009 at 11:53 amLions and tigers and bears…oh my!
(Those monkeys scared the pee out of me too!)
Elizabeth says
September 16, 2009 at 11:57 amWin me, please!
Ang says
September 16, 2009 at 11:59 amHow come the Lion never ate Toto? I also wondered where they went potty..does the Tin Man go potty? If so, does he rust?
MidLifeMama says
September 16, 2009 at 12:01 pmI used to watch this religiously when they would show it once a year on TV when I was a child. I was TERRIFIED of those flying monkeys, and also could not stand Toto being in jeopardy, for the same reason I could neve watch Lassie. Who lets these animals be in peril all the time???
Noelle says
September 16, 2009 at 12:06 pmLove that movie
Debby says
September 16, 2009 at 12:06 pmMy daughter has been to see Wicked twice (including in NYC w/the awesome Stephaine Block) and has yet to see WOZ movie. So, thanks Bossy!
Domestic Goddess (in training) says
September 16, 2009 at 12:11 pmIt is wrong to admit that I freaking hate that movie? Maybe it was living in Kansas. One too many, “Hey, where’s your dog, Toto?” growing up, I guess.
Is it wrong-er to admit that the Bossy as Dorothy picture may give me nightmares?
Howard says
September 16, 2009 at 12:14 pm“First, they took my legs off and threw them over there. Then they took my chest out and threw it over there…”
“Well, that’s you all over.”
I embarrassed myself when it was re-released a few years ago during the scene when they find the Tin Man. And she’s says, “Why.. it’s a MAN!” I busted up because all I could think of was the hen, Prissy, from the Foghorn Leghorn cartoons.
kris davis says
September 16, 2009 at 12:20 pm“I’ll get you and you’re little dog too”
This movie still scares the pants off me and I’m a 38 y/o semi-mature woman who shouldn’t be scared of little munchkins (or oompa-loompas) and flying monkeys. I’m the sort of sarcastic gal who will ask someone having a bad day “if a house fell on their sister?”. Crack myself up everytime with that one.
Debs says
September 16, 2009 at 12:22 pmI love the movie. I remember it used to be on only once a year and that was always a big event in our home. We had a B&W tv though so I didn’t realize it turned into color when she opened the door in Munchkinland until quite a few years of viewing, when we were over at family friends’ houses to watch it. I would love tix.
DebbyABQ says
September 16, 2009 at 12:23 pm“And your little dog too!” I love this movie. I even have a Toto dog, her name is Abby!
heather says
September 16, 2009 at 12:25 pmMy sister told me that they ran out of money and that is why part of the movie is in B&W – … and I believed her, I was also 5 y/o.
Eliza says
September 16, 2009 at 12:26 pmWe’re not in Kansas anymore, but my Topeka-born daughter has a strong affinity with Dorothy. We’d love to win tickets to see the movie in Portland, OR.
Square Peg says
September 16, 2009 at 12:26 pmMy daughter is fanatical about The Wizard of Oz! We would love tickets. Thank you, Bossy!
Val in South Jersey says
September 16, 2009 at 12:33 pmSeeing this on a big screen would be amazing!
Vanessa says
September 16, 2009 at 12:39 pmDear Sweet Heavenly Bossy,
Please pick me!
Miss Spoken says
September 16, 2009 at 12:40 pmI used to know a girl named the Cross-Eyed Flying Monkey … maybe I could take her if I win. Cause I’m nice like that.
Mary says
September 16, 2009 at 12:43 pmOooh, me! Not only do I own the deluxe dvd, I also have the written screenplay, a movie poster, books about Judy, AND dressed up as Dorothy for a few Halloweens… It is sad that I love the movie that much.
Bridget says
September 16, 2009 at 12:46 pmACK! I cannot think of a more perfect evening to spend with my own mom the very night before the WEDDING WHIRLWIND begins.
Laroux says
September 16, 2009 at 12:48 pmI would LOVE to go!!
Leeri says
September 16, 2009 at 12:50 pmI love Oz! I even had Wizard of Oz checks back when I wrote checks.
Debbie says
September 16, 2009 at 12:50 pmFLYING Freaking Monkeys!!!! I want to go…
Jacquie says
September 16, 2009 at 12:54 pmI had no idea this was going on, I’m so excited! And Toto too!
(btw, that is one u.g.l.y. dog. sorry)
Katie says
September 16, 2009 at 12:59 pmYou give me the ticket or I — I’ll bite you myself!
JustJuli says
September 16, 2009 at 1:00 pmI’d love to be off to see the Wizard!
Smoochiefrog says
September 16, 2009 at 1:01 pmCount me in!
LittleD says
September 16, 2009 at 1:03 pmOMG. My favorite movie of ALL TIME!!! When I was in Kindergarten, I signed all my papers “Dorothy” even though that wasn’t my name.
Mary says
September 16, 2009 at 1:03 pmYes please!
Jennifer M. says
September 16, 2009 at 1:03 pmI would love to take my daughter to see this!
Melissa says
September 16, 2009 at 1:04 pmThanks for the opportunity Bossy!
Melanie P says
September 16, 2009 at 1:06 pmOh my, my daughter would flip out! Thanks oh so much!
Deb Mc says
September 16, 2009 at 1:06 pmOK, I admit it ~ the flying monkeys terrifed me as a child OK, I admit it ~ they still do
As does that pic of Bossy *shudder*
Lizzie says
September 16, 2009 at 1:06 pmI always felt a little bit bad for the wicked witch of the west.
Scottsdale Girl says
September 16, 2009 at 1:07 pmMy pretty!
Enrico says
September 16, 2009 at 1:07 pmI love the Wizard of Oz! Then again, who doesn’t? After Ursula, the Wicked Witch of the West is my favorite villain.
Gretchen Siri says
September 16, 2009 at 1:09 pmYay! I am so going to see this! :o)
Amy Austin says
September 16, 2009 at 1:10 pmWe are actually attending a Wizard of Oz festival on Saturday in Chesterton, Indiana! My 4 year old is wearing her Dorothy costume and everything, so we would love to win!
Dana says
September 16, 2009 at 1:11 pmI would love to take my daughter!
Have the T-shirt says
September 16, 2009 at 1:13 pmOther than the Flying Monkeys, which scared the crap out of me, I LOVED this movie and still do. I was so excited when I found out they were re-releasing it in High Def, although, I’m not sure I wanna see those monkeys in High Def.
Stephanie says
September 16, 2009 at 1:14 pmMy grandsons are going to be the lollipop kids for Halloween…we love the Wizard of Oz!!! 🙂
kaitlin MacLean says
September 16, 2009 at 1:33 pmoh bossy and toto there is no place like home!
sMhunter says
September 16, 2009 at 1:36 pmI want to see the wizard!
David C. says
September 16, 2009 at 1:38 pmGotta be my favorite movie of all time. Run, Toto, Run. That will be my epitaph. Is there a list I can get on to be one of your gays? 🙂
Zak says
September 16, 2009 at 1:42 pmOh, my daughter would LOVE this! There is a theater right by us that is showing it.
Bossy makes a damn good Dorothy!
jp says
September 16, 2009 at 1:42 pmLoved the movie, but hated the book “Wicked”, took me all of last summer to finish it!
Julie says
September 16, 2009 at 1:49 pmYay, it’s actually showing at at theater within driving distance.
Well Read Hostess says
September 16, 2009 at 1:49 pmSince I didn’t win the Yummie Tummy, I’ll need both tickets. One for my ass and one for my gut.
Lovely imagery there, wasn’t it.
Take pity on me, random number generator.
Liz says
September 16, 2009 at 1:55 pmWhat an awesome giveaway! I’d love to go to this 🙂
Sherri says
September 16, 2009 at 1:59 pmCount me in – love, love, love the Wizard of Oz. Now if they’ll just bring Sound of Music back to the big screen in high def I could die happy.
Andrea says
September 16, 2009 at 2:00 pmOh my, just what I’ve been waiting for! I love it when they bring older movies back in the theater again!
cynthiagirl says
September 16, 2009 at 2:07 pmI am frightened by Bossy as Dorothy!
ChrisP says
September 16, 2009 at 2:14 pmOhhh…I would love 2 tickets to see this! And it’s playing at a theater near me.
Working Girl says
September 16, 2009 at 2:25 pmIf I don’t go I’ll be melting…
Cathy says
September 16, 2009 at 2:26 pmBossy as Dorothy is fab…
Almudena says
September 16, 2009 at 2:35 pmdear random number generator,
i am willing to give us another try.
love,
your BFF (don’t you forget it)
L says
September 16, 2009 at 2:35 pmWould love to win. Cute picture Bossy.
kristin says
September 16, 2009 at 2:37 pmI would love to see this..
janny226 says
September 16, 2009 at 2:41 pmThat would be fun. Toto’s my favorite too, although I’ve got a soft spot for the Lion.
Tatiana says
September 16, 2009 at 2:42 pmCreepiest pic you ever posted, by far. But I like it.
Tuli says
September 16, 2009 at 2:46 pmI couldn’t take the risk of not getting tickets so I bought two. But sign me up for the contest! Because if I win, I’ve got pals I’ll surprise and take.
The Domestic Goddess says
September 16, 2009 at 2:55 pmThere’s no place like home! There’s no place like home!
Susan Vining says
September 16, 2009 at 3:17 pmPerfect! I’m seeing Wicked in Seattle WA on the 19th, now will plan to see the original with or without free tix!
Bossy, you totally rock my world!
Dawn says
September 16, 2009 at 3:18 pmMy 4 year old is obsessed with this movie! Pick us please =o)
RD says
September 16, 2009 at 3:20 pmYes! It’s showing 10 minutes from where I live! My 10-yr old would LOVE this!
pam says
September 16, 2009 at 3:21 pmOh Pam wishes very much to win tickets. But Pam also wished very much not to run into Bossy as Dorothy because Pam thinks Pam would die.
km says
September 16, 2009 at 3:41 pmtoto is totally cute. Well read Hostess made my day:)
The Know it All says
September 16, 2009 at 3:44 pmOh please pick me RNG! My best friend lives in Kansas! (she’s the cool gal that told me about Bossy, too!)
JC says
September 16, 2009 at 3:44 pmI’ll take my little sister to the movies.
Catherine McP says
September 16, 2009 at 3:45 pm“Going so soon? I wouldn’t hear of it. Why my little party’s just beginning”. ….Love love this movie! And my down the road theater is showing it!
laurellee says
September 16, 2009 at 3:46 pmThe witch’s hourglass was my favorite. I was fixated on it.
Jen W. says
September 16, 2009 at 3:47 pmI’d love to see this on the big screen!
Mom in MN says
September 16, 2009 at 3:48 pmOh – there’s a theater right by my house! Pick me!
Tracy (Oklahoma) says
September 16, 2009 at 4:16 pmLove this! This just happens to be showing at my favorite theater!
Tracey says
September 16, 2009 at 4:17 pmI would love to see this (there are 2 theaters in my area listed).
Lisa says
September 16, 2009 at 4:19 pmI would love to take my niece to this!! Shes 6 and LOVE TWOZ!
Regina says
September 16, 2009 at 4:23 pmFlying Monkeys!!!!
KarinGal says
September 16, 2009 at 4:34 pmCan’t believe they’re bringing a copy to Hawaii ~ and on my wedding anniversary. Woohoo!
Aranda Heffern Ward says
September 16, 2009 at 4:35 pmI LOVE this movie.
Casey Jo says
September 16, 2009 at 4:35 pmI would love to go!!
Jill says
September 16, 2009 at 4:47 pmThis is one of my favorite movies of all time.
Megan says
September 16, 2009 at 4:48 pmOMG… The Wizard of Oz is my favorite movie and I have been looking forward to this event.
I will probably also wear my dorothy costume that I made two years ago for Halloween and my sparkly red shoes. BONUS!
NellyFrittata says
September 16, 2009 at 4:57 pmSurrender, Bossy!!
April in CT says
September 16, 2009 at 5:08 pmHot diggity Toto the theater right up the road is playing it! Count me in.
Rob says
September 16, 2009 at 5:09 pmI’d love to go!
Domestic Spaz says
September 16, 2009 at 5:12 pmIt looks as though there is spaghetti on your forehead. But only in that picture. Normally it looks like hair. 🙂
Denise says
September 16, 2009 at 5:25 pmI’m in luck! Three theatres in the Philly area.
If I won, I’d be giving the tickets to my coworker and her daughter, who can recite the movie beginning to end and around again.
Golden says
September 16, 2009 at 5:37 pmWow! The theater a couple miles away is running it! What fun!
sugarpie says
September 16, 2009 at 5:39 pmAnd the soundtrack! The best! “March up to the door and bid it open. OPEN.”
David says
September 16, 2009 at 5:53 pmAh, a contest actually worth winning!
Mindy says
September 16, 2009 at 6:01 pmDon’t make me break out my flying monkeys! Love it !
Kirsten says
September 16, 2009 at 6:19 pmMy 10 yo has read all the Oz books but never seen the movie, so she would totally love this.
Deb says
September 16, 2009 at 6:20 pmThat pic is too funny!
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
September 16, 2009 at 6:36 pmA couple of weeks ago, I “won” EIGHT free movie passes because I did something over and above the call of patooty (my boring every day job). I, who never, EVER throws anything away until it’s 100 years old, must have accidentally thrown those precious tickets away because they are nowhere to be found. My kids are so disappointed. Eight free tickets. Gone. Poof.
So, with all my bad luck on those tickets, maybe I”ll have good luck with this batch.
I won’t hold my breath.
Lise says
September 16, 2009 at 6:43 pmMy youngest would love to go, she’s been Dorothy for Halloween every year since she first saw (parts of) the movie at age 3!
Sissy in Texas says
September 16, 2009 at 7:04 pmPick me because I did NOT KNOW there was a color part of this movie until I went to college. It always came on on Sunday nights at 6PM and my mom would make me leave for church which started at 6:30.
Also, I want to make my daughter play hookie and go with me.
Brenda says
September 16, 2009 at 7:29 pmThere’s one theater in all of Maine that’s showing the film, so yeah for that! The picture of Bossy-dorothy? Scarier than flying monkeys.
Sandra says
September 16, 2009 at 7:34 pmLOL at the “parents lost their will to live” line.
Loved this movie. The evil witch always scared me though.
me me me me me
Lisa says
September 16, 2009 at 7:41 pmWhoop! That would be totally fun. My nine-year-old has read all the Oz books, loved them… me too!
Lynn says
September 16, 2009 at 7:45 pmOooh! My mother-in-law would love to see that movie. Just think of the brownie points I’d get for taking her!
mindi says
September 16, 2009 at 8:29 pmPICK ME! 🙂 (Please??)
Kelly says
September 16, 2009 at 8:32 pmPick me! I want to take my 3.5 year-old!
operagal says
September 16, 2009 at 8:34 pmI think Sissy in TX #152 totally deserves them, but I would totally love winning tix.
cocobean says
September 16, 2009 at 8:36 pmOOOH – yay!!! It’s close!!! We’ll go hopefully no matter what – but out til after 10 on a school night? yipes!
Deb says
September 16, 2009 at 8:45 pmHow fun! thanks for the chance.
dgm says
September 16, 2009 at 8:52 pmMy daughter was so obsessed with all things Oz (movie as well as the original stories) when she was five that we watched the movie a gazillion times, including the director commentary. In fact, we used to have to read her the screenplay for nighttime stories, and I hated it until she highlighted the stage directions and told me I could just read the dialogue.
In other words, pick us! pick us!
Christina says
September 16, 2009 at 8:59 pmI’ll wear my ruby slippers and buy the popcorn!
heidig says
September 16, 2009 at 9:18 pmLove Dorothy and Toto too!
Kari says
September 16, 2009 at 10:11 pmYay! It’s playing at my local theatre!!!
Natalie says
September 16, 2009 at 10:15 pmBossy + Dorothy = Emma Thompson
Beth says
September 16, 2009 at 10:30 pmMe, me, me, the always unchosen. Besides, I have always found this movie scarilicious.
Bonnie says
September 16, 2009 at 10:44 pmWouldn’t it be cool to have a Great Dane named Toto??
Hmmm…
(we are getting close to puppy finding time) – we may need to consult on breeders later this year….
Thanks!
Bonnie in Houston
Angie says
September 16, 2009 at 10:48 pmOh! Oh! OOOOH! Pick me! I want to stay up late on a school night, eat popcorn, and marvel in RED poppies and the GREEN of the Emerald City. And the monkeys?! Gah! They are STILL scarier than most of the crap shown on t.v.
Ilana says
September 16, 2009 at 11:05 pmOooh, I want to go.
Rosten says
September 16, 2009 at 11:32 pmMy 16 year old sister has yet to see this movie all the way through. I’m thinking of taking her so she can say the first time she saw it was in the theater. 🙂
AnnP says
September 16, 2009 at 11:59 pmOh yippeee! It’s playing in Portland! Oh what an event it was each year when I was a kid and it would come on TV. I’d love to see it again on the big screen!
claire in AZ says
September 16, 2009 at 11:59 pmWould LOVE to see this with one of my teens!
Lauren says
September 17, 2009 at 12:06 amI always wanted to be Dorothy for Halloween as a child, but my hair was blonde and I didn’t think it was authentic so I never went as her.
Stacey says
September 17, 2009 at 12:13 amOOO ooo – pick me! pick me!
junebug says
September 17, 2009 at 12:31 amAm I too late?
Stacy says
September 17, 2009 at 1:19 amPlaying 20 minutes from my house! Thanks for the info..and PICK ME oh random number generator thingy
rachel says
September 17, 2009 at 1:30 amEven with the flying monkeys, I still want to go!!
APeetsMom says
September 17, 2009 at 2:20 amI am the RANDOM blogger that the generator needs to pick! I have watched this movie every year I can remember!! In SO CAL, they would always run it on Thanksgiving…ah the memories!
Lisa says
September 17, 2009 at 2:27 amToto? Very cute, but I was always fixated on those beautiful ruby slippers. Bright. Shiny. Object. Mmmmm.
Sallie says
September 17, 2009 at 2:38 amoh my favorite movie of all time. I scrolled all the way through that list to find Springfield OR near where we are now. Can the last entry win?
Cristina says
September 17, 2009 at 3:06 amI would love to see this in the theatre.
anne marie in philly says
September 17, 2009 at 4:36 am“bossy as dorothy” – one scary mama-jama!
I saw the ruby slippers at the smithsonian – NOT rubies, but sequins sewn on a pair of ordinary low-heeled satin pumps. destroyed my fantasy…
Jessica says
September 17, 2009 at 7:10 amholy crap on a cracker! there’s a showing by me. even if i don’t win, i’ve already marked my calendar to go.
crinoidgirl says
September 17, 2009 at 7:36 amYes, please!
Dorene Cable says
September 17, 2009 at 7:47 amMy four year old LOVES this movie. Personally, I thought that the movie would scare the bejeezus out of her. But no. And that scares me just a little.
Me Thinks says
September 17, 2009 at 8:57 amWould love to take my daughter!
Avitable says
September 17, 2009 at 8:58 amThat Photoshop is a little scary looking!
rikki says
September 17, 2009 at 9:15 amBossy looks better with blonde hair. 😉
Rachel says
September 17, 2009 at 9:15 amI’m always on the look-out for interesting mother/daughter events.
Arli says
September 17, 2009 at 9:16 amWhat does it say about me that my favorite character is the Tin Man? #1 movie of all time.
Lori says
September 17, 2009 at 9:20 amOoooo. My 12 y.o. daughter loved this movie when she was a toddler. Her middle name is Dorothy and she always thought it was because of The Wizard of Oz. We’ll be seeing this regardless!
Nancy says
September 17, 2009 at 9:23 amMy 10 year old has never seen the movie and was talking about it this summer. Perfect timing….Thanks for the heads up!
Cyndi B says
September 17, 2009 at 10:05 amI’m going whether I win or not!
Cristy says
September 17, 2009 at 10:11 amI remember when network TV ran it every year. It was always a big deal in our house to watch it as a family. I still watch it any change I get.
Kathy says
September 17, 2009 at 10:27 amWe watched it as kids any time it was on – it was a HUGE deal whenever it came on tv. (this was pre-cable) I would love to see it in a theatre.
Not June Cleaver says
September 17, 2009 at 10:36 amWatching Wizard of Oz was an annual event at our house growing up! My kids have never seen it.
clickmom says
September 17, 2009 at 10:42 amIf I win I am heading in your direction and watching it with you! Come on 198!!
Rachel says
September 17, 2009 at 11:32 amBossy as Dorothy gave me pause but I would love to see this movie.