Where does The Movie rank on the AFIs Top 100 list?
In 1998, to celebrate the first century of American filmmaking, the American Film Institute polled movie makers, film historians, and others to come up with the top one hundred American films up to that time. The Movie placed at number six, and it was the highest ranked musical, fantasy, and family movie on the list. Ahead of it were Lawrence of Arabia at number five, Gone with the Wind in fourth place, The Godfather in the third position, Casablanca at number two, and Citizen Kane at the top. A year later, the AFI put out lists of the top twenty-five American movie actors and actresses. Judy Garland placed eighth among the actresses. Shirley Temple, who was briefly considered for Dorothy — see question 11.7 — and later played Tip and Ozma on television, ended up at number eighteen. In 2001, the AFI’s now-annual list was of the one hundred most thrilling American films, on which The Movie placed forty-third. For 2003, the list was 100 Heroes and Villains, where the Wicked Witch of the
