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To: ChicagoConservative27

I’m saving my money for the new Wizard of Oz.


4 posted on 03/20/2024 2:13:45 PM PDT by Leep (Leftardism strikes 1 in 5.)
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To: Leep

When it comes to movies and such I’m just saving money period.


18 posted on 03/20/2024 2:28:54 PM PDT by xp38
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To: Leep

RE: Wizard of Oz.

I happened to be watching the Merv Griffin Show (live show) in the late 1970s. His staff didn’t properly brief him and he innocently talked with some actors who told him they were part of an all black remake of the Wizard of Oz to be called The Wiz.

Griffin looked ashen and then angry. “No, no. You can’t do that. You’ll be ruining a classic. There’s no movie improvement you could make on the Wizard of Oz. You can’t be allowed to do this.” He was serious.

After commercials he had calmed down and tried to tolerate it, grudgingly but didn’t end with “so, folks get your tickets for this brand new movie” as usual.


55 posted on 03/20/2024 3:51:04 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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