Campus Film Series

The Wizard of Oz & The Dark Side of Oz

Thursday-Sunday, April 17-20
Davies Theatre
The Wizard of Oz @ 6pm | The Dark Side of Oz @ 8:30pm

Judy Garland stars as Dorothy in a musical based on the classic children’s book by L. Frank Baum. When Dorothy’s neighbor threatens to take away Dorothy’s precious dog, Toto, Dorothy runs away from home. Attempting to return, she and her house are caught in a twister and blown to the garish, color-saturated land of Oz. The house lands atop Oz’s Wicked Witch of the East, killing her and making Dorothy an instant celebrity. The Wicked Witch of the West soon arrives and threatens revenge. Dorothy begins a journey upon the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City, where the great Wizard of Oz can help her return to Kansas. Along the way, she picks up some new friends - the heartless Tin Man, the brainless Scarecrow, and the courage-less Cowardly Lion, each of whom hopes that the Wizard can offer him what he lacks. Filled with extravagant sets and costumes and 40-minutes of rambunctious song and dance routines, Dorothy’s adventures in Oz are pure delight.

The Dark Side of Oz will screen at 8:30 p.m. with Pink Floyd’s
1973 concept album The Dark Side of the Moon replacing the original soundtrack; is it synchronicity or fanciful coincidence?...

USA 1939 | 101min | B&W/color | G | Directed by Victor Fleming | UAC

For More Information: IMDb - The Wizard of Oz