In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy says there is no place like “Home.”
Judy Garland delivers the line as Dorothy Gale prepares to leave the magical land of Oz and return to Kansas. By clicking her ruby slippers and repeating the sentiment, Dorothy expresses the film’s central idea that belonging and love matter more than even the wonders of an unfamiliar world.
Victor Fleming directed the 1939 film, which was adapted from L. Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Garland’s Dorothy travels with the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion while seeking help from the Wizard.
The film’s famous closing line is often quoted as “There's no place like home.” In the story, the words also work as part of Dorothy’s return spell, so “home” is the key answer rather than Kansas or the name of a location.