The Wizard of Oz (1939) FULL LENGTH REACTION
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When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) that needs a brain, a Tin Man (Jack Haley) missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) to earn his help.
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Excellent traveling over that rainbow with you, Tim. In many polls I've see "Over the Rainbow "is the most popular American song of all time.
Jim Schmitz
2024-07-15 07:01:30 +0000 UTCBeautiful movie And the level of Irony in this movie is incredible Dorophy wanted to Run away somewhere there's no trouble, somewhere Over the rainbow Only to go to Oz and realise Home is where she truly wants to be. Scarecrow wants a brain, but he's the most intellegent Tin Man, wants a heart, but loves the most Cowardly Lion wants courage, but turns out he dosen't have cowardice, he has wisdom. Great movie for 1937, scared me when I was younger, but loved it still
Tom Jordan
2024-06-27 16:16:10 +0000 UTCIn the original story it's explicitly a real magical place, while this movie version gave it a more Alice in Wonderland dream vibe. In the og story, Tin Man was a person whose axe was cursed by a witch and he cut his own body parts off as result, and they were replaced until he became fully made of tin. The lion was just a talking lion (not humanoid) and he acted more brave from the start: he was scared, but willing to do brave things to help anyway. He just believed that having any fear at all meant that he wasn't truly brave.
Vilmu
2024-06-24 18:47:13 +0000 UTCThis was always another one of my childhood favorites! My grandma used to watch this all the time on CBS and that's how I first got into it myself back then. I also used to be in a school play of this and I was playing a munchkin chief inspector. lol
Brandon Gibbs
2024-06-24 03:38:15 +0000 UTCThere's no open to interpretation to whether Oz is real or not as in the books it is a real place and even as Auntie Em and Uncle Henry move their in later books, but filmmakers didn't think that audiences would believe it to be real so they decided to make it all appear to be a dream. Also one thing people overlook is just because Dorothy is home doesn't mean Miss Gulch won't attempt to come after Toto again.
James Moyner
2024-06-21 11:18:28 +0000 UTCWhen I first saw this movie, i always like the good witch/bad witch thing. That is, until I saw Wicked. Then, after rewatching Wizard of Oz, when Glinda said that the slippers must be very powerful......the wicked witch of the west said nothing about them having power, in fact, her first concern was who killed her sister. As gor thebplot of wicked.....no spoilers, if ya haven't seen the stage show, wait for the 2-parter movie. It covers both acts.
Eric Green
2024-06-20 22:08:59 +0000 UTCThe Wizard of Oz- Thank you very, very much for watching this beautiful movie for me, Timothee!! I have absolutely loved, loved, loved The Wizard of Oz ever since I was a little girl!! I grew up watching this movie over and over. And it’s always been one of my all time favorite movies. I truly appreciate you for watching this beautiful beloved musical classic for me, my dear friend. Thank you so very much!! :) I would have requested The Wizard of Oz from you much sooner, had I thought there was a chance you hadn’t seen it before. I always just assumed you had, because it’s so beloved. It wasn’t until you mentioned in one of your much older movie reactions that I learned you hadn’t seen this movie before. And I was shocked! But I am so happy, because I am now able to request it for you myself, and I had such a blast being able to watch this movie I love again with you, as you enjoy it for the first time!!! And I am so, so happy to see and hear that you really did enjoy The Wizard of Oz. The Scarecrow played by Ray Bolger, and Dorothy played by the phenomenal Judy Garland, are my favorite two characters throughout this movie. I absolutely love them!! I’ve seen a number of these actors’ other movies as well. But Scarecrow/Hunk and Dorothy, as well as Toto, Tin Man/Hickory (Jack Haley) and Cowardly Lion/Zeke (Bert Lahr), the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton), Glinda (Billie Burke), the Wizard (Frank Morgan), Auntie Em (Clara Blandick), and Uncle Henry (Charley Grapewin) have all stayed with me as some of my favorite movie characters of all time. Judy Garland was sixteen and seventeen years old when she starred as Dorothy here in The Wizard of Oz. And becoming the main character in this movie meant the world to her. She fought like hell and sacrificed her health over the years in order to play Dorothy, even after the role of Dorothy originally went to another famous beloved young actress at the time… Shirley Temple. And Judy Garland was absolutely crushed. However, Shirley Temple soon stepped away, and Judy Garland became Dorothy. Tragically, the film’s director and others involved in Hollywood at the time were terrible in how they treated Judy Garland. They always put her down and told her she was too fat, even though Judy was only ninety pounds at the time. They insisted she eat a very unhealthy diet, and asked her to smoke over eighty cigarettes, about four packs, a day. It’s sickening. And yet Judy Garland endured it all because this role meant so much to her. And this all cost her very dearly, So, so heartbreaking. I admire her for standing strong and fighting through her pain she suffered for so many years, until her tragic death in 1969 at the young age of forty-seven years old. Due to a drug overdose, after Judy suffered from drug and alcohol addictions for so long. But I absolutely love, love, love Judy Garland as an actress!! And her beautiful singing voice!! Sensational and beautiful!!! Judy Garland never really wanted to be an actress as much as we might expect an actress, or any actor to want when getting into the film industry. It was tragically her mother’s influence, relentless pushes, and her insistence that Judy become the famous actress Judy Garland became. Playing Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz was truly the only role Judy ever truly wanted for herself. I love Judy Garland in a number of her movies. She’s one of my absolute favorite actresses of all time!! I absolutely love her!!! Margaret Hamilton who plays the Wicked Witch of the West, also suffered a number of burns while filming the scene in Oz when she first makes her appearance as the Wicked Witch in front of Dorothy, Glinda, and the Munchkins. When she vanishes in her puff of smoke and fire. But she enjoyed playing the witch. Even though her playing the Wicked Witch scared a number of children for a brief time. Margaret Hamilton made an appearance on Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood as herself, in order to show the children that she wasn’t scary. She was in fact... a very good and kind woman. There are many tragedies that occurred and came from making this beloved classic. All of these actors suffered to some degree during the filming of this movie. But they all stood by one another and fought through their pain, all because making this movie meant so much to all of them. There's good reason why The Wizard of Oz is such a memorable, beautiful, and beloved classic that means the world to so many people. With the tragedies that came out of these movies aside… The Wizard of Oz is truly beautiful, with beautiful lessons and messages many take to heart for many years. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion all sought out the Wizard for help so they could earn what they deeply wanted. Dorothy to return home, the Scarecrow a brain, the Tin Man a heart, and the Cowardly Lion courage. However, the Wizard helps the three companions to discover that they’ve already had each of their yearnings all along. And it’s true, because they never would have been able to join Dorothy on her journey and help her fight against the Wicked Witch without them. The Scarecrow always had a brain, and he showed as much because he often came up with their plans to help Dorothy as they fight the Wicked Witch. The Tin Man shows he has always had a heart because he loves Dorothy and his friends so deeply, that he fights against the Wicked Witch to protect them. And the Cowardly Lion faces his fears long before he gains his medal of courage from the Wizard for Dorothy and his friends as well. And Glinda the Good Witch of the North helps Dorothy to recognize how much home truly means to her, allowing for Dorothy to return home thanks to the magical Ruby Slippers. Now… Did Dorothy really go on this journey to Oz, or did she just dream of her adventures with her friends in Oz while she was unconscious after getting hit in the head on account of the twister? There are numerous theories and possibilities. Who’s to say what is the truth? It’s open for interpretation. And I love that it’s as such! I love your comparison of Alice in Wonderland to The Wizard of Oz. Both stories are very similar in some ways. I do believe that Alice in Wonderland was written first, but The Wizard of Oz was written too long afterwards. And both of these beloved classic stories are uniquely different in lots of ways as well. As for Wicked, the Broadway Musical... I absolutely love, love, love this now beloved Broadway classic, that so many people over these years have also grown to love!! I've seen this show twice, and I have loved it both times!1 The beautiful and powerful story that is most set before the events of The Wizard of Oz, the characters, the songs, the music, the costumes, the sets, etc... I absolutely love everything about Wicked!!! If you have never seen Wicked on Broadway before, I highly, highly recommend that you and Clariss both go see it together, Tim!! I believe you would both absolutely love it as much as I do!! :) And lastly... My favorite song throughout this beloved musical is absolutely Somewhere Over the Rainbow sung by, Judy Garland. It’s a memorable classic, it’s beautiful, it’s heartfelt, and it’s magical. :) Thank you once more for such a wonderful reaction to this beloved musical I love so much, Tim! I truly appreciate you watching this movie for me. Sincerely, Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2024-06-20 19:37:27 +0000 UTCYup. This stuff.
Jessi
2024-06-20 12:18:26 +0000 UTCHere are a ton of behind of scenes facts regarding the movie: 1. The book the film is based on is actually quite dark and Dorothy and the group were instructed by the Wizard to straight up kill the Witch instead of just take her broomstick and L. Frank Baum the stories write made a total of 14 Oz books, 2. Walt Disney had the rights to the Wizard of Oz for quite a while and had intended to make it in the 1950’s with the cast of the Mickey Mouse club, but could never figure it out and after the rights were going to expire in the 1980’s so the studio made an Oz film which is actually a follow up to this film called Return to Oz. 3. You probably figured the people in Kansas played their Oz counterparts (Miss Gluch is the Witch, the farm hands are the scarecrow, tin man and lion, and Professor Marvel is not only the Wizard, but also the man at the gate of the emerald city, the cabbie in the city, and the man who announces them to the wizard), 4. Margaret Hamilton ironically was a school teacher before she went into acting imagine having her meet you on your first day of school (wanna play ball?), 5. MGM saw that Snow White was a big hit so they gave the go ahead to make Wizard of Oz to compete as a family film. 6. They had wanted Shirley Temple to play Dorothy but Fox was not going to let her out of her contract to be in the film which was actually a good call. 7. The original runtime was 121 minutes but unfortunately was cut down to what it is now, thankfully all of the original score and the original recordings of the songs survive including the full footage of the extended scarecrow dance which can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/sSFQy_cLvLU also notable at leas to me is the reprise of The Witch is Dead by the Winkies and then the Citizens of the Emerald City: https://youtu.be/-sxh52qEMmQ the reason the film wasn’t restored to it’s original version is because there was a film vault fire in the 1960’s which destroyed basically everything that was cut from the film, 8. The Ruby Slippers are actually one of the displays in the Smithsonian Museum, 9. The film was not a big hit when it first came out, but thanks to repeat screenings at Thanksgiving time on television in the 1950’s and forward it gained it’s audience, 10. The scarecrow actually had the statement of the squareroot math problem wrong because it is actually a right triangle not a isosceles triangle, 11. The problems that occurred while filming are legendary including the “snow” they are dropping is 100% industrial-grade asbestos despite the fact that the health hazards of asbestos were known at the time. Asbestos exposure is associated with lung cancer and mesothelioma. 12. Even though Walt Disney made it so the voice of Snow White never had another film role, but you can hear her voice in this film during the “If I only had a Heart” song (wherefore art thou Romeo), 13. The Tinman’s leaning dance was actually the inspiration for Micheal Jackson’s smooth criminal leaning dance, 14. The Lion costume was that of a real lion and was dangerously hot and the actor inside (Bert Lahr) got really overheated. Plus it weighed 90 pounds, 15. When Margaret Hamilton’s witch is leaving Munchkinland through the elevator drop on the floor they mistimed the fire and her and she ended up burned and In addition the copper-based green makeup she had on was so toxic it could not be ingested, so she was forced to go on a strict liquid diet during filming and when she was burned the makeup team had to frantically remove her toxic copper makeup before it seeped through her wounds, 16. The stunt double for Hamilton, Berry Danko While shooting the famous "Surrender Dorothy" skywriting scene, Danko's left leg was injured when the Witch's broomstick (which was actually a smoking pipe) exploded. The Wizard of Oz stuntwoman spent nearly two weeks in the hospital and endured lifelong scars from the accident that sent her flying off the broom. 17. The original actor to play the tin man was buddy ebsen (who would go onto fame as Jed Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies) he had to drop out because he nearly died as a result of the aluminum makeup dust they were using he ended up being allergic to The actor said he experienced violent cramping in his hands, arms, and legs and was rushed to the hospital as he struggled to breathe after ingesting pure aluminum into his lungs. Ebsen was put under an oxygen tent for two weeks and ultimately fired from The Wizard of Oz after he was told to "get the hell back to work" while still in the hospital. The Tin Man's replacement, Jack Haley, was painted with a less toxic aluminum paste but he still ended up with an eye infection from the silver makeup, what’s interesting is you can actually hear Ebsen in the finshed film during the reprise of “Off to see the Wizard”, 18. While filming a scene in which Dorothy slaps the Cowardly Lion, Judy Garland supposedly had a giggling fit and was unable to finish the scene without breaking into laughter. Apparently, she couldn't bring herself to stay serious while slapping a man wearing a lion suit. According to some sources, director Victor Fleming allegedly slapped her to snap her out of it, and she delivered a flawless line delivery on the next take. 19. Five different directors are credited with taking the helm on The Wizard of Oz. There were also more than 10 screenwriters working on the script, and it was constantly changing. Original director Norman Taurog was replaced by Richard Thorpe, who was replaced by George Cukor. Only working on the film for several days, he helped the musical numbers improve, but was ultimately replaced by Victor Fleming. Cukor signed on for Gone With The Wind after leaving Oz, but was fired and was replaced once again by Fleming. Since Fleming was now absent from Oz, King Vidor finished the last few weeks of filming, adding the Kansas scenes including "Over The Rainbow," which was almost cut from the final film. Victor Fleming ended up with the sole director credit (as well as the one for Gone With The Wind), since he had the biggest influence on the movie. 20. The film won Oscars for Best Original Song for Over the Rainbow and for Best Original Score, 21. The way they had the horse appear multicolored was smearing jello over it, 22. To best explain why Water melted the Wicked Witch Dr. Douglas A. Rossman, writing “On the Liquidation of Witches” in the Baum Bugle, Spring 1969, suggests that the melting of the Wicked Witch is a chemical process. Normally, the molecules of a substance (or Witch) stick to each other, a phenomenon called adhesion. However, adhesion may be broken down by water or by some other powerful force (such as a house falling from the sky). The Witch has no blood or other bodily fluid; little is holding her molecules together. The water breaks down the weak adhesion of her body so that she melts away. Son of Dex says this is similar to the way sugar dissolves in water. Similarly, the impact of Dorothy’s house landing on the Wicked Witch of the East breaks down the adhesion of her molecules, so she crumbles to dust.On a more symbolic level, there’s a long tradition of water being antithetical to witches. A commonly prescribed trial for an accused witch was the ordeal by water: the suspect was tied up and tossed into a river. If she floated, she was guilty, and would be burned at the stake (hence, the water-and-fire making a neat little symbolism). If she sank and drowned, shucks, guess she wasn’t a witch after all. Water is associated with baptism, and thus the water of the river rejects the witch as satanic. This type of trial was carried out as late as the 1690s. 23. Teenage actors were often given adrenaline shots to keep them awake, and barbiturates to help them sleep. Garland was no exception. Garland was already taking pills before she was hired for Oz, but she began using them more frequently once on set. She was also given diet pills to slim down. As well as have rubber caps put on her teeth and discs put in her nostrils to change the shape of her nose, 24. The slippers in the book were originally sliver, but were Changed to ruby to take advantage of the technicolor and the yellow brick road in the book was symbolic and how the path of man’s journey from afterlife to rebirth as Dorothy changed and learned after her journey, 25. The twister was actually a dirty wind sock hanging from the ceiling. 26. Even though Judy Garland was sixteen at the time of making the film the character of Dorothy is supposed to be no older than twelve years old, 27. When you really think about it when Glinda said “She always had the power to go back to Kansas” so she basically used Dorothy as a political strategy to have her get rid of two wicked witches, 28. The actors for the munchkins were a mix of child and adult little people and they finally received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013 which at that point only a few of them were still alive. The last Munchkin was one of the members of the Lollipop Guild- Jerry Maren at the age of 99. 29. There was a long standing rumor that one of the munchkins hanged themself and you can see it during the Off to see the Wizard with the Tin Man, but the rumor has been debunked a hundred times over as no little people were even on set as they wouldn’t arrive to shoot their scenes until a month or so later and what you can see in the film is actually a bird flapping it’s wings, but because of how bad the quality was on vhs in the 80’s people always thought it was a hanged munchkin. 30. Even though in the film they act as everything was just a dream, that isn't how it was in the book and Oz is a real place where in later books Aunt Em and Uncle Henry move there too. However the filmmakers didn't think people would believe it to be real so they changed it to be a dream. 31. The farm hands and Professor Marvel are added characters to the film to be the real world equivalents of their Oz counterparts as they aren't in the book,
James Moyner
2024-06-20 12:10:02 +0000 UTC
