I love this movie. Watched it a lot when I was a kid. I rediscovered it during the pandemic lockdowns and it became a comfort watch. During the lockdowns, I was furloughed from my job. Between my savings, unemployment and the stimulus checks I was fine financially so I just enjoyed my time. It ended up being the best summer of my adult life. I spent my days doing whatever I wanted, not getting up to an alarm, no obligations to anyone.

One of my fondest memories from that time was stating up late one night (like into the wee hours of the morning) watching old movies and finishing off a bottle of rum. I hadn't stayed up that late since I was a teenager. Anyway, I came across The Wizard on Amazon Prime and enjoyed the hell out of it. Maybe it was the rum talking that night but I remember feeling like I was on top of the world. I had so much freedom over my own time, my days. For a short while I wasn't beholden to a job or social obligations.

Now, whenever I hear "You Don't Get Much" by BoDeans*, I'm brought back to that feeling of being free.

*"You Don't Get Much" by BoDeans is the song that plays during the opening scene of The Wizard.