Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane is the father of all films. It defined the entire film industry. Yes, Orson Welles not only directed and wrote the movie, but he starred in the movie, too. Thus, it’s understandable that with so much on his plate he butchered his opening line in the film. Instead of saying, “No, my sled…” Orson Welles said, “Rosebud.” Of course, the genius that Welles was, he recognized the tension and overall intrigue this line brought. The rest was history.
Citizen Kane
The Wizard Of Oz
Listen, without this unscripted line, The Wizard of Oz wouldn’t have been and that means no Wicked either! It was the moment that actress Judy Garland invented, “I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore,” that the entire film changed. Even Bert Lahr, who was the Cowardly Lion, explained, “Before that, everyone on the project understood it was set in Kansas—certainly a very strange part of Kansas, but Kansas nonetheless. I think even Judy was surprised to hear herself saying those words, but as soon as she did, it made so much sense that we were all on board with setting the film in a magical foreign land.” Thus, rewrites were ordered so that the magical, fantasy land of Oz could be constructed. They changed the name from After The Tornado to The Wizard of Oz.
The Wizard Of Oz