The tornado was REAL, kind of..
CGI obviously didn’t exist back then so the production team had to get clever. The tornado at the beginning of the film was a muslin stocking that was 35 feet in length.
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There’s no place like home – isn’t quite right
Wasn’t actually the real phrase from the original book. In the original Oz book Dorothy clicks her heels and says, “Take me home to Aunt Em!” Just doesn’t have the same ring to it!