Product Details

• Actors: Gene Wilder, Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Judy Garland, Frank Morgan
• Directors: King Vidor, Mel Stuart, Mervyn LeRoy, Richard Donner, Victor Fleming
• Writers: Arthur Freed, Bert Lahr, Chris Columbus
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English, French, German, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: April 24, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000MV9O4K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,695 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Essential Classics - Family Films (The Wizard of Oz / The Goonies / Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

This three disc set, part of Warner's Essential Classics series, collects three films: The Wizard of Oz, The Goonies, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in one special value package.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wizard and Wonka and Goonies...Oh, my! A Great Set for Kids ...and Adults., June 14, 2010

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This review is from: Essential Classics - Family Films (The Wizard of Oz / The Goonies / Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) (DVD)

If you can still get your hands on this set, do so!

I originally bought this set to send to some adorable little children in Jamaica who may never have had the opportunity to see (or even know) that these movies exist. However, when I received the set, it wasn't one of those cheap 2 or 3- movies on a single disc nonsense. There are 3 separate discs. Full version with some accompanying documentaries. I couldn't let this go, so I told those brats that Santa got word that they were naughty, "So you get nothing! Nothing, I tell you!" In the end, I decided to give them copies!

The Wizard of Oz-- Standard screen, commentary by a film historian, interviews with cast and crew, several short documentaries on the restoration of the film, music an effects track, original mono track.

The Goonies-- Widescreen, The Making of The Goonies documentary, Additional scenes, Cyndi Lauper's video "The Goonies R Good Enough!," cast and crew commentaries.

Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory-- Widescreen, commentary by the children featured in the film, sing-a-longs (yay!), brief bio of cast.

This is a steal. Warner Bros' just released another deluxe version of the Wizard of Oz, and until they released the single disc version the price to buy the Wizard alone is a lot of $$$$$$$$.

5 gargantuan Stars.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I really hate to give it 1 star, but..., October 26, 2009

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Katie Basillovecchio "Namaste" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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I really hate to give this set a 1 star, but the description was wrong! I bought this ONLY because it said it was in German (dubbed and with subtitles)! I already own all 3 of these movies in English, and they are really great productions. Gene Wilder is my all-time favorite actor, and I feel ashamed of myself giving ANYTHING he is in a 1star rating. I want to be clear that the 1 star is for the error in description, not for the movies!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy and perfect description!, August 7, 2010

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I absolutely loved this deal! The movies came sealed, brand new, and in perfect condition. It looks just like the image on the website. There are 3 slim dvd cases for each movie. All great movies and classics! Would definitely recommend buying! You can't find a price like this for all 3 classic movies in one!