we’re off to see the Wizard of Oz
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be exploring ten pieces of interesting
trivia about the iconic 1939 film
adaptation of The Wizard of Oz oh
nothing number 10 MGM bought the wizard
kicking off our list
is the fact that MGM Studios bought the
rights to l frank Baum’s 1900 of Oz for
the then insane price of $75,000 think
you didn’t have any brains at all
they did so only to tone it down by
removing all of its gruesome violence
what do you think you’re doing such as a
scene in which the Tin Man he heads a
pack of wolves come on get up and fight
just shivering junkyard this reimagining
required 14 writers five directors and a
rigorous five-month schedule to finally
shoot you call that long why you just
begun
number 9 box-office flop this
groundbreaking fantasy film introduced
most film goers to Technicolor film
after defying expectations with its
introductory scenes happy feeding we’re
not in Kansas anymore
despite the breathtaking novelty stellar
reviews and Academy recognition the
movie failed to earn back its three
million dollar budget or even leave an
immediate impact on popular culture it’s
the Wicked Witch what do we do at a time
like that both only happened to decade
later when it was re-released in
theaters and shown on television proving
that it was far ahead of its time
never ate the leading lady I’m Dorothy
Gale from Kansas Oh
Dorothy is 12 years old and Judy Garland
was 17 she was cast after the studio
failed to NAB younger and more popular
actresses including Shirley Temple well
in that case Danny we might as well move
on this is a bit awkward Garland was
then forced to wear a painful corset to
flatten her chest after initially being
outfitted with a blonde wig and baby
doll makeup can you even buy my eyes to
match my god huh for her trouble she was
honored with an Academy juvenile award
which she lovingly referred to as the
Munchkin award number seven the
munchkins it’s all right you may all
come out and thank these unforgettable
little people have a story of their own
the vertically challenged actors who
played the munchkins mostly came from
Europe and used their participation in
the film as a chance to escape Nazi
persecution the munchkins are happy
because you have freed them from the
Wicked Witch of the East most were
unable to speak English so their voices
were dubbed the yellow brick road
shockingly while they were each paid $50
a week Toto the dog fetched a salary of
125
how does my dog and then it admitted at
least the munchkins were finally awarded
their own star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame in 2007 how about that number 6 the
source material curious how Oz got his
name well author L frank Baum had a
filing cabinet drawer labeled Oh to Zedd
which he claims provided the inspiration
he really must be a wonderful wizard to
live in a city moreover his odds was a
much more realistic land and not the
dreamscape of the film populated with
versions of Dorothy’s friends and family
from Kansas
speaking of which Dorothy’s slippers
were also changed from silver to Ruby so
they could really pop with Technicolor
only five pairs exist today and each are
worth over six hundred and sixty six
thousand dollars give them back to me
give them back
keep tight inside of them their magic
must be very powerful or she wouldn’t
want them so badly number five
hazardous work conditions
nothing was painless on this production
tin man’s original makeup contained
aluminum dust which coded actor buddy
ebsen’s lungs a near-fatal misjudgment
he was hospitalized and MGM was forced
to quietly recast his role ma my
goodness I can talk again the
replacement Jack Haley was instead
outfitted with aluminium paste so while
his lungs were safe it infected his eyes
thankfully he recovered Oh Russell
moving number four the lion’s share of
the paint
I hope my strength no words out I hope
your tail holds out while the Tin Man
costume was dangerous the cowardly Lions
getup was equally unbearable his costume
weighed 90 pounds and was made from real
lion skin what to do love for with a set
temperature at a hundred degrees
Fahrenheit thanks to the lights the suit
was always soaked with sweat my goodness
what a push you’re making meanwhile the
Scarecrow’s makeup included a rubber
prosthetic that left a cloth like
pattern on the actor’s face that took
nearly a year to fade away oh joy
number three the Wicked Witch which is
her old and ugly
what was that actress Margaret Hamilton
played the Wicked Witch giving a
performance so frightening that her
scenes had to be edited down you stay
honest Brenda prophec shoe as well
ironically she was previously a
kindergarten teacher that adored the
very children that were destined to fear
her for decades
as if this wasn’t enough of a burned she
was hospitalized with actual burns
following a botched explosion which
caught fire to her conductive copper
makeup it’s alright you can get up he no
refusing other pyrotechnic scenes a
stand-in was brought in who was also
severely burned number two dark side of
the rainbow coincidence are not music
lovers and movie aficionados discovered
in 1995 at Pink Floyd’s 1973 album the
Dark Side of the Moon seamlessly matched
many of the scenes from the classic film
in 2000 a redubbed version of the film
featuring the music was released on
television while other versions have
since sprung up on the web
number one the semi sequel ok woodsman
what happened to you taking the top spot
on our list is the fact that Disney’s
1985 film The Return to Oz is not an
official sequel of MGM’s 1939 classic
come on we’ll go tell Uncle Henry and
auntie em regardless it was awarded a
Guinness record for being the sequel
made the longest time after the original
for the 46 year gap would you please
check my head for signs of spoiling
another box-office failure this
adaptation was much grimmer not a
musical and required Disney to license
MGM’s ruby slippers goodbye Dorothy
no I mean I didn’t expect a go so soon
which piece of Oz trivia did you find
the most interesting I’ll never forget
any of you
my love all mature games feel free to
add any that we miss to the comments
thread and for more informative and
entertaining top 10s be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
Oh
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be exploring ten pieces of interesting
trivia about the iconic 1939 film
adaptation of The Wizard of Oz oh
nothing number 10 MGM bought the wizard
kicking off our list
is the fact that MGM Studios bought the
rights to l frank Baum’s 1900 of Oz for
the then insane price of $75,000 think
you didn’t have any brains at all
they did so only to tone it down by
removing all of its gruesome violence
what do you think you’re doing such as a
scene in which the Tin Man he heads a
pack of wolves come on get up and fight
just shivering junkyard this reimagining
required 14 writers five directors and a
rigorous five-month schedule to finally
shoot you call that long why you just
begun
number 9 box-office flop this
groundbreaking fantasy film introduced
most film goers to Technicolor film
after defying expectations with its
introductory scenes happy feeding we’re
not in Kansas anymore
despite the breathtaking novelty stellar
reviews and Academy recognition the
movie failed to earn back its three
million dollar budget or even leave an
immediate impact on popular culture it’s
the Wicked Witch what do we do at a time
like that both only happened to decade
later when it was re-released in
theaters and shown on television proving
that it was far ahead of its time
never ate the leading lady I’m Dorothy
Gale from Kansas Oh
Dorothy is 12 years old and Judy Garland
was 17 she was cast after the studio
failed to NAB younger and more popular
actresses including Shirley Temple well
in that case Danny we might as well move
on this is a bit awkward Garland was
then forced to wear a painful corset to
flatten her chest after initially being
outfitted with a blonde wig and baby
doll makeup can you even buy my eyes to
match my god huh for her trouble she was
honored with an Academy juvenile award
which she lovingly referred to as the
Munchkin award number seven the
munchkins it’s all right you may all
come out and thank these unforgettable
little people have a story of their own
the vertically challenged actors who
played the munchkins mostly came from
Europe and used their participation in
the film as a chance to escape Nazi
persecution the munchkins are happy
because you have freed them from the
Wicked Witch of the East most were
unable to speak English so their voices
were dubbed the yellow brick road
shockingly while they were each paid $50
a week Toto the dog fetched a salary of
125
how does my dog and then it admitted at
least the munchkins were finally awarded
their own star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame in 2007 how about that number 6 the
source material curious how Oz got his
name well author L frank Baum had a
filing cabinet drawer labeled Oh to Zedd
which he claims provided the inspiration
he really must be a wonderful wizard to
live in a city moreover his odds was a
much more realistic land and not the
dreamscape of the film populated with
versions of Dorothy’s friends and family
from Kansas
speaking of which Dorothy’s slippers
were also changed from silver to Ruby so
they could really pop with Technicolor
only five pairs exist today and each are
worth over six hundred and sixty six
thousand dollars give them back to me
give them back
keep tight inside of them their magic
must be very powerful or she wouldn’t
want them so badly number five
hazardous work conditions
nothing was painless on this production
tin man’s original makeup contained
aluminum dust which coded actor buddy
ebsen’s lungs a near-fatal misjudgment
he was hospitalized and MGM was forced
to quietly recast his role ma my
goodness I can talk again the
replacement Jack Haley was instead
outfitted with aluminium paste so while
his lungs were safe it infected his eyes
thankfully he recovered Oh Russell
moving number four the lion’s share of
the paint
I hope my strength no words out I hope
your tail holds out while the Tin Man
costume was dangerous the cowardly Lions
getup was equally unbearable his costume
weighed 90 pounds and was made from real
lion skin what to do love for with a set
temperature at a hundred degrees
Fahrenheit thanks to the lights the suit
was always soaked with sweat my goodness
what a push you’re making meanwhile the
Scarecrow’s makeup included a rubber
prosthetic that left a cloth like
pattern on the actor’s face that took
nearly a year to fade away oh joy
number three the Wicked Witch which is
her old and ugly
what was that actress Margaret Hamilton
played the Wicked Witch giving a
performance so frightening that her
scenes had to be edited down you stay
honest Brenda prophec shoe as well
ironically she was previously a
kindergarten teacher that adored the
very children that were destined to fear
her for decades
as if this wasn’t enough of a burned she
was hospitalized with actual burns
following a botched explosion which
caught fire to her conductive copper
makeup it’s alright you can get up he no
refusing other pyrotechnic scenes a
stand-in was brought in who was also
severely burned number two dark side of
the rainbow coincidence are not music
lovers and movie aficionados discovered
in 1995 at Pink Floyd’s 1973 album the
Dark Side of the Moon seamlessly matched
many of the scenes from the classic film
in 2000 a redubbed version of the film
featuring the music was released on
television while other versions have
since sprung up on the web
number one the semi sequel ok woodsman
what happened to you taking the top spot
on our list is the fact that Disney’s
1985 film The Return to Oz is not an
official sequel of MGM’s 1939 classic
come on we’ll go tell Uncle Henry and
auntie em regardless it was awarded a
Guinness record for being the sequel
made the longest time after the original
for the 46 year gap would you please
check my head for signs of spoiling
another box-office failure this
adaptation was much grimmer not a
musical and required Disney to license
MGM’s ruby slippers goodbye Dorothy
no I mean I didn’t expect a go so soon
which piece of Oz trivia did you find
the most interesting I’ll never forget
any of you
my love all mature games feel free to
add any that we miss to the comments
thread and for more informative and
entertaining top 10s be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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