The Top Classic Movies From The Last Century

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The Wizard of Oz is one of the most iconic films of all time. Even though it's over 80 years old, it still influences audiences everywhere. The story was inspired by a book of the same name where a young girl accidentally ends up traveling to the land of Oz. 

The most iconic part of this film was that it transitioned from sepia-toned to color, which was a first for audiences at the time. The film is still aired on television and the story is still popular to recreate on stage.

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The More You Know

  • Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
  • Beck Hansen wrote and composed the music played by the fictional band S*x Bob-omb in the movie "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World".
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid approximately $21,429 for every one of the 700 words he said in, Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
  • For Dr. Strangelove, Peter Sellers was paid $1 million, 55 percent of the film’s budget.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.