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You'll enjoy the companion guide put together, the book includes original artwork from the personal collection and rare photographs and costume illustrations and test frames from the original evolution of technicolor and few behind the scenes, how they got the monkeys to fly. joining us, jay scarphone, jay, i'm going to start with you. you're huge collectors of the wizard of oz. why this movie and not some other movie? >> well, it's something that started very early in my life. when i was a child the wizard of oz was already being shown on television every year. that's how i got my first expos...

Critics' awards. so it was well-received. you have to understand that in those days, it -- the cost to put it together was about $3 million. and the average ticket was 25 cents. >> wow. >> and most of the audience were children who were paying a dime to get in. so it was intended to be a prestige picture, to really show off the capabilities and the resources and the opulence of metro gold win mayer who produced this beautiful entertainment we're still enjoying today. >> so jay or william -- but jay, i'll direct this thank you. so -- and i think crystal got to this in her first question. but if...

And grandparents to pass it along. >> indeed. >> and watch it as a family event. >> jay and william, thank you so much. good luck with the book. we want to let you know, warner bros. is partnering with habitat for humanity, no place like home, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the whizard of o. log on to our website, thecycle.msnbc.com. we'll be back with the final word after this. before using her new bank of america credit card, which rewards her for responsibly managing her card balance. before receiving $25 toward her balance each quarter for making more than her minimum payment on time ...

Appear on film. so that went for all of the costumes, all of the paint used on the backdrops, props, you name it. >> no ruby slippers. >> isn't that funny? >> i don't know what to think about that. that is big news. >> hard to imagine. >> guys, i have to say, i've been thinking about if they were to do a new wizard of oz who we could possibly cast, maybe some folks from "the cycle." i don't know. >> oh! okay. >> toure the cowardly lion. >> of course, i'm the good witch. anyway, jay, one of the things that strikes me is sometimes you watch a movie from even the '90s and you can barely even take...