Speaking of people portraying evil characters: Robert Englund got a letter from a child psychiatrist about a kid who was so scared of Freddy Kreuger they could not sleep. So he makes a VHS-tape of him putting on the make-up and explaining he is just pretending to be scary and send it to them. After that the kid could sleep again knowing Freddy was just a sweet little guy in make-up and was friends with the people he was scaring in the movie/s. That is one of the reasons he is one of my favorite actors.
That's really sweet. It's hearing stuff like this that make me respect some actors more than others. Robert sounds like he really cares about his audience.
@@MaskedMan66 Mine did XD. I saw Freddy, Jason the Alien movies, you name it and I probably saw it at a young age XD. Actually he (the kid) never saw the movies. He just heard about Freddy Krueger (maybe saw posters at the cinema) and was afraid of him.
My favorite bit of trivia is the old frock coat Professor Marvel wears was bought at a second hand store. They wanted something old and thread bare. When the actor put it on he found a card that belonged to the previous owner... Frank L. Baum the author of the Oz books.
The fact that children still watch and love this film 83 years after it’s release is a truly beautiful thing. Can’t wait to show my daughter this masterpiece when she’s a bit older. (she’s only 21 months old)
@Russell Collier Why do you think they all "fell asleep" in that poppy field? The poppy produces morphine, codeine, and heroin. The witch made them all overdose.
@Russell Collier They all had what they thought they needed. The Scarecrow was already intelligent, the Tin Woodman was already kind, the Lion was already brave, and Dorothy already had a way home, right there on her feet.
I've just turned 48, and watched this movie every Christmas, in the 1970's on UK TV...Back when we only had 3 channels. This meant the movie was watched by millions, every time it was aired.
@Krogan Love each character represented someone during the struggle at that time example TinMan was the industrial worker, Scarecrow the farmers, great oz the government and lastly the cowardly lion representatives the ppl for not taking any stands.
Lest we forget... CBS Television loved the audience response to the Network Broadcast of the WoZ in 1956, that a few years later in '59, they further contracted from MGM to air the movie EACH year for a couple of decades more on their network. It became a yearly 'Color Spectacular' broadcast event for them each Spring for all to see. Other broadcast-networks joined in showing WoZ till some time the '90s when Cable took over the airings.
Yeah, when it became a property of Time-Warner with their acquisition of MGM's catalogs, TNT, TBS, and Turner Classic Movies became it's permanent home.
It's a testament to just how fantastic and professional all the actors for this movie were that, even though it was an absolute hellish nightmare to work on, NONE of that shows in the final product. Hell, if I didn't know what this movie was and you showed it to me I'd say it looks like everyone had a blast making it. As a kid I *never* would have guessed that all the actors were so miserable.
*smh* It wasn't "an absolute hellish nightmare to work on," it was just hard work. The actors weren't miserable because they kept each other entertained.
When I was a child, my family watch this film every year when it was broadcast. It was truly a tradition. We watched it on our black and white TV. It was magical anyway.
Yes, my parents only had a black and white TV so when this film came on again after they bought a color TV in the mid 1960s, WOW it was even better then!!
Margaret Hamilton was fantastic as the Wicked Witch of the West. It was neat to see her wear the outfit for Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and Paul Lynn's 1976 Halloween Special with Billie Hayes.
I just saw that 2 years ago after Paul was interviewed by Dan Rather and it's really funny.When I was a kid i never knew it was own cause as a 6 year old i had to go to bed early and never saw it now that I've got this phone I've seen it twice and now we've lost Witchiepoo.....bummer
A tv guide once said: "A young woman, transported to a surrealistic landscape, immediately kills the first person she meets and then teams up with 3 total strangers to kill again."
Definitely one of the all time best movies. Especially if you consider how many generations of people grew up with this movie in their lives. I can remember every year watching it, it would only come on television once a year usually, at least that’s how I remember it. It would be advertised and the whole family would be excited and all get together, sit on the couch and around the living room and we’d all be captivated and transported temporarily to the land of Oz. I can’t remember any other movie being like this. That it’s something remembered of a better time in life when things were simpler, and people who were in your family at one time but have since passed. It always brings back good memories of a different time in my life. Thanks so much for sharing your take on this movie and like you said I know there’s so much more you could talk about, maybe we can see a part 2 of more of the behind the scenes things that took place. Thanks again Mark , take care, stay safe and healthy.
There's a great shot in this film not a lot of people don't know about, the transition from black and white to color. The interior door is painted to render it looking black and white as this is the shot they switch to color film. Dorothy has her back to the camera as she opens the door, she's actually a double for Judy with clothes and makeup also colored to render black and white on color film. The door opens and the camera moves past "Dorothy" to reveal Oz in color and then Judy steps in with her blue dress. It's very clever and subtle.
When I first sat down to view this film after it had first been remastered for Home Video, I didn't notice all the details you spotted, but that very same transition scene LITERALLY set dynamite to my mind and fascinated my imagination, because that's a trick 30 years ahead of it's time which was invented by directors Fleming and Cukor. 🤯 That entire tornado and landing segment is so spectacular, it wowed and inspired me to look into becoming a filmmaker.
@@QuincyDisneyVegan You can't LITERALLY have set dynamite to your mind, because if you do something literally, that means you actually, truly, really do it.
@@MaskedMan66 LOL! And he literally could not have typed his comment. QUV literally used the word 'literally' incorrectly. It amazes me how virtually everyone literally invert virtually and literally. It figuratively sets dynamite to my mind when I see it.
@@wolfdoggiestyle She wsn't paid at all, her trainer was, and only $25.00 more per week than the Singer Midgets. Of course, he worked on the whole film, while they only did one sequence.
I know she was a sweet lady in real life, but props to Margaret Hamilton for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch. She scared the hell outta me as a little kid, especially the scene where she shows up in the 🔮 crystal ball....when she looked right at the camera and laughed like that, that gave me nightmares. 😂
But minty I have to ask of you there is one big thing that you did not mention in your review and even though a lot of people don't think it actually happened what about the little person that supposedly hung himself in the background during the forest sequence?
@@adamgardner28 the speculation was that during the woods scene a prop hand left a flying monkey cutout in one of the trees, but with minty's detective sluthing it would have been nice to hear his thoughts on it, and the sink-up with certain "music"
It used to be an annual event to go to my grandparents and watch it with the family, back when it was shown annually, also before VCRs were attainable.
Instant classic!! never missed it as a child and even now , after all the times I’ve seen it , if I’m channel surfing and come across it , I always stop to view this grand old movie 🌈
Many truly epic artistic creations emerge from chaos and hardship."The Wizard Of Oz" is among the greatest. Undoubtedly the dedication and commitment required to overcome all the difficulties contributes to their greatness.
Fun fact! Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher stared in a movie called Under the Rainbow, where the extras hired to be in the Wizard of Oz were all housed in a hotel. The extras partied to the point that they destroyed the hotel...but it turned out to all be a dream of one of the actors who wanted to be in the Oz movie. The movie was panned by critics, but I really like it.
@@andrealee1882 there's a Rock group named Toto and they performed a song titled "Africa" Part of the lyrics included the phrase "I blessed the Rains down in Africa"
@@MaskedMan66 I just realized remember her she's was looking for Judy Garland she's made it wicked musical show wizard of oz same time it's a new DVD releases review and DVD and the best part of the day away magic 🪄✨ from hollywood movies
Been watching this marvelous movie since I was a child. It became a family tradition. I made it my family tradition too. And now at 70 it is still a delight to watch. Other themes you could of mentioned are friendship and bravery. Thanks for sharing this incredible and enjoyable movie!😍😊
As a kid watching it on CBS, around Easter time, the Wicked Witch and the flying Monkeys scared me to death. Also, my daughter dressed up as Dorothy for Halloween one year. GREAT review. Thanks.
I had a coworker who's mother, much to my coworkers surprise, was friends with Margaret Hamilton. One day when she was very young my coworker answered the door and when she opened the door there, looming over her, was the Wicked Witch of the West. "Is your mother home little girl?" Mrs. Hamilton and her mom enjoyed a nice afternoon tea together while my coworker sat as far across the room from her. Apparently it was a wonderful afternoon and a treasured memory, but at the time it was terrifying to her as a young girl. Apparently that was the only time Mrs. Hamilton visited their home, but it left quite an impression on a young girl which she shared with me 30 years later remembering it as if it had happened that morning.
Films were on cellulose nitrate stock in the old days of movie-making and were quite flammable, so many were burned into oblivion and those that didn't, crumbled away and fused together, irretrievable. It wasn't replaced by the more stable cellulose triacetate plastic until the 1930s. So many great and historic movies were lost forever.
The only make-up that proved toxic was the green mixture worn by Margaret Hamilton, Mitchell Lewis, and the other Winkies, and only Miss Hamilton found out when it caught on fire, because being fire was the only thing that made it toxic. But it was very soon cleaned off of her and the studio doctor put salve on her face and right hand, so apart from the burns, Miss H. was all right. She lived not only to tell the tale, but to joke about it.
Funny thing is in the 1983 cult classic A Christmas Story, Ralphie imagines his teacher as the Wicked Witch of the West berating him about his bad grade.
When I was a kid in the 1970s, I seem to remember it being aired on TV every year on Easter Sunday. My aunt always had the entire family over for Easter and everyone would gather in the living room to watch it.
This is my favorite video you’ve done. Who doesn’t love the Wizard of Oz! I would love to see more classics like this! Like the Ten Commandments, Citizen Kane, Rebel With A Cause, etc
Natives don't. Why because the author of the books called for our extermination. While working at newspaper near Pine Ridge. Just before the Wounded Knee massacar.
Some of my favorite differences are how the Emerald City only looked green because everyone was forced to wear green tinted glasses, how it was mice that saved Dorthy and friends from the poppy fields and it was a winged hat that the witch used to control the flying monkeys. The book is simply amazing!
The Golden Cap wasn't winged, but the Monkeys were. I wish I knew when and why people started calling them "flying monkeys" when in the book they are called Winged Monkeys.
When I was little (early to mid 80s), this movie would come on every year on T.V. but we had a small, black and white T.V. You can just imagine what it was like to not see a difference when Dorothy steps out of the house and into Munchkin Land for the first time. But when we finally got a color T.V. it was amazing to see her go from sepia tone to technicolor and that's why that is still my favorite scene in whole movie to this day.
I knew a young lady who was a tv producer who told me this movie scared her as a child and even still scared her. I used to kind of tease her about it, but when you really look at some of the scenes, especially the witch with the flying monkeys scenes, the castle scene when the witch conjures a spell over the poppy field with her crystal ball, and a few more scenes, I can see how that could be quite scary. Still a great movie though.
The actual avian simians of Oz are called Winged Monkeys, and they were slaves to whoever wore the Golden Cap. The Cap enabled its wearer to call upon the Monkeys three times. After the third time, they were free until someone else found the Cap. They were free of the Wicked Witch the moment they brought Dorothy, Toto, and the Cowardly Lion to the Wicked Witch's castle.
I can watch this movie anytime. The entire cast and crew went over and above on this work, and it shows. Margaret Hamilton was a real trooper. I wonder if that liquid diet helped her get into character?
I played first the Tinman, then in another production Dorothy in community theatre. Scarecrow and Toto were my favorites. I went to a Wizard of Oz convention much later in my life while studying for a degree in children's lit. The last living Munchkin was a guest. The Munchkins were all in the same hotel during production. And true, they were pretty wild! It gained enormous popularity because it started being shown on TV every Thanksgiving. It became a tradition. Perfect for kids and families during the holidays.
I knew most of these, but I always like to listen to Minty. If you want more Oz trivia, I highly recommend "Memoirs of a Munchkin," its loaded with all kinds of behind the scenes pictures and concept art too.
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As scary as the WWotW actually is, it's her death scene that really did me in for years. Something as simple as water being caustic, her screeching and steaming. Quite a violent death!
As always, love your insights on movies and orginal input as well. The Wizard of Oz was one of those movies me and my siblings would watch on TV as kids and I was terrified of the witch and the apple trees. Even today as an adult, I still don't like those trees. Never took issue with the flying monkeys and always wanted one. It's a classic for sure and deserves its place in the annals of film and history too. Again, thanks for putting these out for those of us who are big cinephiles.
1964, 2nd grade. We were living on a farm outside a small town in the Texas panhandle. Our nearest neighbor invited us over for dinner and the Wizard of Oz showing on CBS. All the kids were sitting on the floor near the TV and saw the black and white part, which was normal, our TV was black and white. Then, she lands in Oz and OMG, the color! I remember being so stunned at it, it was beautiful. Such a cool thing for the first time ever seeing a color TV. I watched it all the time, and then my kids did. Then the grandkids. Not as cool as mine, since the color was normal and the black and white wasn't when the kids and grandkids were watching. And my youngest daughter wore out 3 VHS tapes of it because that's all she wanted to watch.
I had the great pleasure of meeting Mickey Caroll, the Town Crier Munchkin, in a park in St. Louis, MO prior to his death in 2009. Such a kind sweet person.
I always joke at the end of the film when Dorothy says that she is never going to leave again, her aunt just thinks to herself “Great, now me and Henry will never be able to enjoy retirement.”
The Wizard of Oz is the only movie I can think of where the movie was better than the book it was based upon. In almost all other instances I've seen of novels made into movies the novel was always better and more interesting. But the ideas in Baum's novel were so archetypal and iconic that the material was open to all kinds of different interpretations. It's that flexibility that made it possible to successfully deviate from the original story and produce a film version that nevertheless captured and retained the spirit of the novel. To this day The Wizard of Oz is still one of my all time favorite movies.
The movie is not only popular to its songs (which there are different variations/versions to them depending on the different versions of the original 1939 film), but its obviously Dorothy Gale's Red Shoes. The shoes are somehow the most iconic part to the film. There were several Women cosplaying as Dorothy at different Comic Book Conventions (and sometimes Halloween) and they even have the shoes to go with the outfit.
I wish someone would cosplay as the literary Dorothy and wear silver shoes, or to be more up to date (as the shoes were lost in the Deadly Desert), the Magic Belt.
Cyclone is the term for, what is a hurricane in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific, in the Indian Ocean. Minty is an Australian, so he may not have been aware that Americans use the terms interchangeably.
Excellent video, mate! Congratulations on including some trivia I truly didn't know. Thank you for including some of the extended Scarecrow footage. It's really amazing and shows what a gifted dancer Ray Bolger was. He was still footloose and spry into the '70s as Shirley Jones' dad in performances here and there on The Partridge Famly. The original glam witch would never have worked. Many of Margaret Hamilton's scariest bits never made it into the final cut as they were judged TOO SCARY. Also, as another poster commented the Tin Man story was way more macabre in the book. Yes, Tin Man had to endure standing because of his costume and the silver face paint, but the prize for most difficult costume goes to Bert Lahr in the nearly 100 pound lion costume under all those hot lights.,
Miss Hamilton just had a couple lines of dialogue that were excised. The Tin Woomdan's story is not macabre, it's delivered in Baum's trademark lighthearted style, and has never frightened children. Frankly, as a child I laughed out loud when he said, after recounting how his head had been cut off, "At first I thought that was the end of me." Jack Haley had a reclining board he could lie down on during breaks, and tended to fall asleep as soon as he was in place. Bert Lahr's costume was 70 pounds, which was quite enough. The lights were shut off at regular intervals so everyone could relax and cool off.
Awwww...great video as always but I'm bummed you didn't mention the Great Movie Ride, where for nearly 30 years there were TWO great scenes recreated from the Wizard of Oz!
The Witch in that ride was hydraulic. One day as an audience came in that animatronic malfunctioned and the witch's head blew off and oil sprayed out of her neck. That one was a bit more horrific than they were expecting. That said, the first time I went on that ride, I cried when I realized I was in Muchkinland. I will be eternally angry that they took that out.
@@raoularmagnac2037 Walt Disney World at the Hollywood Studios. At one point it was called the Disney/MGM Studios. Worked there a while, it was cool. You can find videos about it online for sure! :)
They were going to reprise the "ding dong the witch is dead" song after they defeated the wicked witch of the west. In fact that song along with the "jitter bug" and a reprise of "Over the Rainbow" were included on the soundtrack after it was released.
As a boy, I went to the library and checked out "The Wizard of Oz." In the book, the Emerald city is white, but so bright you had to wear sunglasses-thus making it look like an Emerald City.
Minty, This was by far your best movie analysis. It's a little after 7:00 a.m. here in California and the wife and I just finished our coffee and watching your input on the film. Another flawless review. Also, Eric Clapton ended his shows with his rendition of " Somewhere over the Rainbow". We actually sobbed at the concert it was so beautifully performed. " Check it out!". Anyway,you always put a smile on our faces and love your channel. Thank you be safe. Our best wishes to you from here in California...
"Everybody got something except Toto, Toto got Diddley. Now it's not because he's an animal because the Lion got a medal. The Wizard could have given Toto a milk bone or SOMETHING,, but NOOOOOOOOO!"
Ever since I can remember, my family used to watch this movie every time it was put on tv. It wasn't until I was in my mid-20s and was watching it with my fiancé on his color tv, that I realized that OZ was in COLOR!! I had always watched it on a black and white tv. My reaction caused my fiancé to laugh his head off!
One of Minty's best lists. He really dug up a lot of stuff on the film. Five directors! I knew about four but he reveals a fifth. The photographs were great. Many of them--some anyway--I hadn't seen before. Thanks, Minty!
When this movie came on TV when I was a kid, I was glued to it. I never was a musical-in-movies person, but the musicals in this movie is so iconic and nostalgic for me. Even if the production for this movie was Hell, it came out so beautifully well done. Thanks Minty for a wonderful video!
"The Wizard of Oz" is also considered one of the top 100 Horror Movies of all time as well because of the Wicked Witch of the West, but mostly because of the scene where the flying monkeys tear apart the Scarecrow - it is supposed to be considered the very 1st time a DISMEMBERMENT of sorts was ever put to film. Surprised the "legend" of the one of the Munchkins hanging himself and supposedly seeing his shadow dangling in the background was not mentioned.
It's not a legend, it's a lie. Nobody died on any of the sets of that movie. The Scarecrow is nothing but rags and straw, and in the books he was taken apart several times, often so his straw could be used to hide people from danger. Heck, in the film, even before the Winged Monkeys attack, the Scarecrow is on a table in the Emerald City being re-stuffed.
The jacket Frank Morgan wore as Prof Marvel was found in a thrift shop. They discovered a tag on the inside that indicated it had once belonged to L Frank Baum. Maybe it was just a story, but it's a good one, nonetheless.
I would love for there to be several live action movies that are based from all of the Oz books. The movies would resemble all of the Oz books, as much as is possible.
Probably be better as a Netflix or Dis+ series the way they have been doing with shows like Series of Unfortunate Events, or The Mandalorian. That way, they don't have to work around actual movie schedules. The effects quality for these kinds of productions is, sometimes, even better than you get with a full blown movie, too.
@@pixietwitch I would be for that. Whatever works, many people would love to see some live action Oz stories! This is besides everything Oz related that exists, already.
I haven't read the other books but from what I understand the rest of the books are not like The Wizard of Oz. They are much darker and in some cases absolutely horrifying.
@@pixietwitch LOL, Netflix would probably make it all about an ultra-feminist Dorothy smashing the patriarchy with a transgender Scarecrow, a non-binary Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion looking for the courage to become an activist. No thanks.
I heard on another UA-cam channel that analyzed the movie similar to this one, that the director threatened to slap Judy Garland if she laughed one more time at the scene when they meet the Cowardly Lion. They said she couldn’t help but burst out laughing every time the Lion started talking funny, crying, his mannerism, etc. That was a pretty hilarious scene when you think about it. Lol
A crazy little bit of trivia for all of you classic movie fans: the jacket that Frank Morgan's fortune teller character wears was picked up at a resale shop in Hollywood. Upon inspection by Mr. Morgan himself, the jacket's label had the previous owner's name in it; L. Frank Baum! The Wizard of Oz's long dead author! Crazy!
Well done Minty! You could do a follow up on "Under the Rainbow" with Chevy Chase about the behind the scenes chaos. I'm sure it's highly fictionalized but was fun. Growing up in the US in the 1960s, the annual TV screening was a big event for me...the movie was something to look forward to. Those flying monkeys were my nightmare fuel as a kid.
I remember as a kid in the 70s the Wizard of Oz being on television quite a bit during holidays. MEGO produced a popular Wizard of Oz action line of 8 inch action figures and play-sets. It’s interesting that Marvel and DC comics got together to put out the comic book in the 70s and how both Marvel and DC had equal action figure lines produced by MEGO.
@@dianetheisen8664 They had some fun between takes, but for the most part it was just work. One great anecdote from the filming involves the fact that in deference to his cast, Victor Fleming would have the blazing hot lights shut off at regular intervals so everyone could cool off and relax. During these breaks, while everyone sat down-- or in Haley's case, leaned back against his reclining board-- music would be played. Once, when a Louis Prima record was put on, Judy couldn't resist the rhythm, and she got up to dance, at just the same moment as Ray did. Next thing anybody knew, Dorothy and the Scarecrow were jitterbugging right in the middle of the Emerald City set!
Speaking of people portraying evil characters: Robert Englund got a letter from a child psychiatrist about a kid who was so scared of Freddy Kreuger they could not sleep. So he makes a VHS-tape of him putting on the make-up and explaining he is just pretending to be scary and send it to them. After that the kid could sleep again knowing Freddy was just a sweet little guy in make-up and was friends with the people he was scaring in the movie/s. That is one of the reasons he is one of my favorite actors.
How nice!
That's really sweet. It's hearing stuff like this that make me respect some actors more than others. Robert sounds like he really cares about his audience.
Sounds like that child's parents ought to have been seeing a psychiatrist. What idiots let their children watch slasher films?
@@MaskedMan66 Mine did XD. I saw Freddy, Jason the Alien movies, you name it and I probably saw it at a young age XD.
Actually he (the kid) never saw the movies. He just heard about Freddy Krueger (maybe saw posters at the cinema) and was afraid of him.
@@EmberWolfsArt Sorry to hear that.
My favorite bit of trivia is the old frock coat Professor Marvel wears was bought at a second hand store. They wanted something old and thread bare. When the actor put it on he found a card that belonged to the previous owner... Frank L. Baum the author of the Oz books.
Yes!! I love that fact!!
That's one I didn't know. Wow!
It was meant to be
@@GothLady1987 First heard the story on Paul Harvey.
That's one of my favorites, too. Gave me goosebumps the first time I heard about it. So cool!
The fact that children still watch and love this film 83 years after it’s release is a truly beautiful thing. Can’t wait to show my daughter this masterpiece when she’s a bit older. (she’s only 21 months old)
Don't forget to explain the part where the wicked witch made Dorothy overdose on heroin.
@Russell Collier Why do you think they all "fell asleep" in that poppy field? The poppy produces morphine, codeine, and heroin. The witch made them all overdose.
@Russell Collier They all had what they thought they needed. The Scarecrow was already intelligent, the Tin Woodman was already kind, the Lion was already brave, and Dorothy already had a way home, right there on her feet.
Awwww!
I'm sure she's a sweet baby!
@@cheneethompson5756 Thank you. She’s my absolute World. x
It was such a special time when the Wizard of Oz would come on TV every year. As a kid we waited for it every year!
It usually comes on around Thanksgiving! I enjoy it with family every year!
I've just turned 48, and watched this movie every Christmas, in the 1970's on UK TV...Back when we only had 3 channels. This meant the movie was watched by millions, every time it was aired.
Yes, similarly in the U.S. we watched it yearly in the 80s. And I think we had about 3 channels.
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We did as well here in the USA except it was on around Thanksgiving
I REMEMBER THAT!❤
If you haven't read the book, read it. The Tinman's origin story is disturbing to say the least!
The story about Ozma is also quite... opinable.
Nick CHOPPER indeed...
@Krogan Love each character represented someone during the struggle at that time example TinMan was the industrial worker, Scarecrow the farmers, great oz the government and lastly the cowardly lion representatives the ppl for not taking any stands.
I first heard about the Tin Man's backstory in a scene in Return to Oz. Later I read it in the original book. That is definitely disturbing!
really? your not going to say more than that?
Lest we forget... CBS Television loved the audience response to the Network Broadcast of the WoZ in 1956, that a few years later in '59, they further contracted from MGM to air the movie EACH year for a couple of decades more on their network. It became a yearly 'Color Spectacular' broadcast event for them each Spring for all to see. Other broadcast-networks joined in showing WoZ till some time the '90s when Cable took over the airings.
Yes! I looked forward to the annual screening on TV - big event in my house growing up.
Yeah, when it became a property of Time-Warner with their acquisition of MGM's catalogs, TNT, TBS, and Turner Classic Movies became it's permanent home.
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"And Toto blesses the rain down in Africa." So slyly put in. Love it!
Joke of the day💪
And to meet Rosanna all the way...
millennials wouldnt catch it.
he did a great job with that one, someone should tell him to "hold the line"
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It's a testament to just how fantastic and professional all the actors for this movie were that, even though it was an absolute hellish nightmare to work on, NONE of that shows in the final product. Hell, if I didn't know what this movie was and you showed it to me I'd say it looks like everyone had a blast making it. As a kid I *never* would have guessed that all the actors were so miserable.
*smh* It wasn't "an absolute hellish nightmare to work on," it was just hard work. The actors weren't miserable because they kept each other entertained.
When I was a child, my family watch this film every year when it was broadcast. It was truly a tradition. We watched it on our black and white TV. It was magical anyway.
Yes, my parents only had a black and white TV so when this film came on again after they bought a color TV in the mid 1960s, WOW it was even better then!!
"And Toto blesses the rains down in Africa" 🤣🤣🤣
Glad she took the time to do the things she never had.
Wooowooo.
Gold
Every time I hear that song, I get Grand Theft Auto Vice City flashbacks for some reason.
That really sold this one :D
Job is going back in a
Margaret Hamilton was fantastic as the Wicked Witch of the West. It was neat to see her wear the outfit for Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and Paul Lynn's 1976 Halloween Special with Billie Hayes.
I just saw that 2 years ago after Paul was interviewed by Dan Rather and it's really funny.When I was a kid i never knew it was own cause as a 6 year old i had to go to bed early and never saw it now that I've got this phone I've seen it twice and now we've lost Witchiepoo.....bummer
I remember the Mr. Roger’s ep like it was yesterday. God bless her. She scared the 💩 out of me as a kid.
Paul Lynde. And yes, that was a fun show.
The Wizard of Oz: An epic fight over shoes!
lol!
That’s women for ya! 😉😁
That's a good one! HILARIOUS!!! 😂👠👠🤣
A tv guide once said: "A young woman, transported to a surrealistic landscape, immediately kills the first person she meets and then teams up with 3 total strangers to kill again."
*#lolz*
Definitely one of the all time best movies. Especially if you consider how many generations of people grew up with this movie in their lives. I can remember every year watching it, it would only come on television once a year usually, at least that’s how I remember it. It would be advertised and the whole family would be excited and all get together, sit on the couch and around the living room and we’d all be captivated and transported temporarily to the land of Oz. I can’t remember any other movie being like this. That it’s something remembered of a better time in life when things were simpler, and people who were in your family at one time but have since passed. It always brings back good memories of a different time in my life. Thanks so much for sharing your take on this movie and like you said I know there’s so much more you could talk about, maybe we can see a part 2 of more of the behind the scenes things that took place. Thanks again Mark , take care, stay safe and healthy.
There's a great shot in this film not a lot of people don't know about, the transition from black and white to color. The interior door is painted to render it looking black and white as this is the shot they switch to color film. Dorothy has her back to the camera as she opens the door, she's actually a double for Judy with clothes and makeup also colored to render black and white on color film. The door opens and the camera moves past "Dorothy" to reveal Oz in color and then Judy steps in with her blue dress. It's very clever and subtle.
I always wondered how they did that, thanks
When I first sat down to view this film after it had first been remastered for Home Video, I didn't notice all the details you spotted, but that very same transition scene LITERALLY set dynamite to my mind and fascinated my imagination, because that's a trick 30 years ahead of it's time which was invented by directors Fleming and Cukor. 🤯 That entire tornado and landing segment is so spectacular, it wowed and inspired me to look into becoming a filmmaker.
@@QuincyDisneyVegan You can't LITERALLY have set dynamite to your mind, because if you do something literally, that means you actually, truly, really do it.
Judy's stunt double Bobbie Koshay was in the colorless dress, carrying Terry, then she handed the dog over to Judy, who stepped through the door.
@@MaskedMan66 LOL! And he literally could not have typed his comment. QUV literally used the word 'literally' incorrectly. It amazes me how virtually everyone literally invert virtually and literally. It figuratively sets dynamite to my mind when I see it.
Another fact, Toto was played by a female cairn terrier called Terry :D what a good little actress ^-^
Terry was paid more than the munchkins
That i knew coming from the special AL did for the 50th anniversary
@@garycarpenter2980 girl baby baby love baby girl girl baby baby
Dogs 🐕 are so cool.
@@wolfdoggiestyle She wsn't paid at all, her trainer was, and only $25.00 more per week than the Singer Midgets. Of course, he worked on the whole film, while they only did one sequence.
I know she was a sweet lady in real life, but props to Margaret Hamilton for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch. She scared the hell outta me as a little kid, especially the scene where she shows up in the 🔮 crystal ball....when she looked right at the camera and laughed like that, that gave me nightmares. 😂
But minty I have to ask of you there is one big thing that you did not mention in your review and even though a lot of people don't think it actually happened what about the little person that supposedly hung himself in the background during the forest sequence?
@@DevilDo99Gaming Because it never happened. Look up more info; many birds from other studios got into the WoO studio.
My little sister was scared of her as a baby, but I was scared of Ursula from the little mermaid
@@adamgardner28 the speculation was that during the woods scene a prop hand left a flying monkey cutout in one of the trees, but with minty's detective sluthing it would have been nice to hear his thoughts on it, and the sink-up with certain "music"
She was on Mister Rodgers one time and yes she was very nice
I remember that before VCRs that the yearly showing of the movie was a big event.
Of course, we had a black & white TV so it wasn't as magical.
Ha! Yes, when I was young we had to go to my grandparent's to watch color tv
Same. 🌪🙋🏻♀️
It used to be an annual event to go to my grandparents and watch it with the family, back when it was shown annually, also before VCRs were attainable.
For the longest time my mother refused to buy a color TV because she was convinced they produced harmful radiation.
Instant classic!!
never missed it as a child
and even now , after all the times I’ve seen it ,
if I’m channel surfing
and come across it ,
I always stop to view
this grand old movie 🌈
Many truly epic artistic creations emerge from chaos and hardship."The Wizard Of Oz" is among the greatest. Undoubtedly the dedication and commitment required to overcome all the difficulties contributes to their greatness.
No chaos, and no more hardship than accompanies most movies.
Fun fact! Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher stared in a movie called Under the Rainbow, where the extras hired to be in the Wizard of Oz were all housed in a hotel. The extras partied to the point that they destroyed the hotel...but it turned out to all be a dream of one of the actors who wanted to be in the Oz movie. The movie was panned by critics, but I really like it.
It's been a long time since Ive seen this but it was a good movie
I had forgotten that movie 🎥, but, I liked it.
It was a slanderous piece of garbage.
Billy Barty played a Nazi spy or something, and I remember him using a sword to cut off Carrie Fisher's dress, leaving her in her undies!
"And Toto blesses the rains down in Africa" 😂😂 brilliant!
I loved that lol
I didn’t get it but it sounded hilarious
I almost spit out my coffee!
@@andrealee1882 -- do a search for the song "Africa" by the band Toto....
@@andrealee1882 there's a Rock group named Toto and they performed a song titled "Africa"
Part of the lyrics included the phrase "I blessed the Rains down in Africa"
As much as I love Star Wars, The Wizard of Oz is the greatest film of all time. When it came on TV once a year, it was like a holiday!
Shall we say that _Wizard_ is the greatest stand-alone film of all time and that _Star Wars_ is the greatest film franchise of all time? ;-)
@@MaskedMan66 absolutely
@@MaskedMan66 I just realized remember her she's was looking for Judy Garland she's made it wicked musical show wizard of oz same time it's a new DVD releases review and DVD and the best part of the day away magic 🪄✨ from hollywood movies
@@derekllewellyn6663 I don't understand what you're saying.
@@MaskedMan66 Star Wars is good but I would argue Lord Of The Rings and The Godfather series
Love watching this show once a year when we only had 6 channels
It was this, The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins
yup, just what I was going to say. Every March CBS would show it and the entire neighborhood would be glued to their TVs
@@robert48044 and War of the Worlds
In the 70s around easter in my town they played this with willy wonka and chitty chitty bang bang.
@@dreadfulspiller8766 can't forget Willy
I thought the unforgettable line was going to be, "And your little dog too!" So many exceptional performances in this film. Pure magic!
That was a great line. As a dog lover it scared me.
What about,”Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.”?
Been watching this marvelous movie since I was a child. It became a family tradition. I made it my family tradition too. And now at 70 it is still a delight to watch. Other themes you could of mentioned are friendship and bravery. Thanks for sharing this incredible and enjoyable movie!😍😊
Agreed
As a kid watching it on CBS, around Easter time, the Wicked Witch and the flying Monkeys scared me to death. Also, my daughter dressed up as Dorothy for Halloween one year. GREAT review. Thanks.
Winged Monkeys. And I always thought they were funny.
I had a coworker who's mother, much to my coworkers surprise, was friends with Margaret Hamilton. One day when she was very young my coworker answered the door and when she opened the door there, looming over her, was the Wicked Witch of the West. "Is your mother home little girl?"
Mrs. Hamilton and her mom enjoyed a nice afternoon tea together while my coworker sat as far across the room from her. Apparently it was a wonderful afternoon and a treasured memory, but at the time it was terrifying to her as a young girl.
Apparently that was the only time Mrs. Hamilton visited their home, but it left quite an impression on a young girl which she shared with me 30 years later remembering it as if it had happened that morning.
That's so awesome. What a cool memory.
Imagine her showing up in full makeup and costume and scaring the flip out of that young kid! LOL
Hey!.....Keep Dream'in...
That would be hard to forget.
@@NickRoman She wouldn't have done that, and she wouldn't like the idea.
I don't know what is scarier, the toxic makeup or some of the original movies were lost forever.
Films were on cellulose nitrate stock in the old days of movie-making and were quite flammable, so many were burned into oblivion and those that didn't, crumbled away and fused together, irretrievable. It wasn't replaced by the more stable cellulose triacetate plastic until the 1930s. So many great and historic movies were lost forever.
@@oldenweery7510 the uso had many donated copies of Hollywood films, so maybe somewhere in a deep vaults they still exist
The only make-up that proved toxic was the green mixture worn by Margaret Hamilton, Mitchell Lewis, and the other Winkies, and only Miss Hamilton found out when it caught on fire, because being fire was the only thing that made it toxic. But it was very soon cleaned off of her and the studio doctor put salve on her face and right hand, so apart from the burns, Miss H. was all right. She lived not only to tell the tale, but to joke about it.
The wizard of oz is a movie that will never be forgotten
Unfortunately, it's made too much of the world forget the Oz books.
I always watched this film on VHS as a kid!
And grew up loving it!
Margaret Hamilton and Bert Lahr gave two of the most memorable performances of the 20ty century.
Gene Simmons met the Witch actress during the Paul Lynde Halloween Special. He geeked out...and possibly hit on her. Who else but Gene!
Given his history... you've got to wonder if he stopped there.
She was old enough to be his mother.
@@josephbenson4413 Given her age, I'm sure he did.
No one knows how to scare kids like a former teacher! Lol
Right
Funny thing is in the 1983 cult classic A Christmas Story, Ralphie imagines his teacher as the Wicked Witch of the West berating him about his bad grade.
I heard that Margaret Mitchell, the wicked witch, was quite kind to Judy in comparison to most of the castmates who treated her like crap.
@@kerriethompson2073 You mean Margaret Hamilton, who played the wicked witch of the west?
@@TurboHawkV6 yes
Margaret Hamilton also played Lurch’s mother in the 60’s Addams Family series.
Actually she played Morticia's Mother
@@davidjackson4867 Yep got confused. She was Hester Frump
@@Djarra Yes, Lurch's mother was Grandma Walton.
@@davidjackson4867 got there before me,we’ll corrected
Miss Hamilton was offered the role of Grandmama, but was not wanting to commit to a series at the time.
The Wizard of Oz has always been my favorite movie! I even remember when my parents took me to see it performed on ice!
When I was a kid in the 1970s, I seem to remember it being aired on TV every year on Easter Sunday. My aunt always had the entire family over for Easter and everyone would gather in the living room to watch it.
My family and I watched this a few thanksgivings ago
This is my favorite video you’ve done. Who doesn’t love the Wizard of Oz! I would love to see more classics like this! Like the Ten Commandments, Citizen Kane, Rebel With A Cause, etc
Me too!
Lisa James yes, also Ben Hur and Cleopatra.
T à bientôt bisous bisous gros bisous j’ai
Natives don't. Why because the author of the books called for our extermination. While working at newspaper near Pine Ridge. Just before the Wounded Knee massacar.
This was one of my favorite childhood movies and still is. I never was scared of the witch, but I loved how she died.
"I'm melting".
Still bugs me that Kansas, Toto, and Rainbow never toured with Ozzy as the headliner.
😂😂😂😂
That would have been awesome. \m/
Good one! HILARIOUS!!! 🤣
That would have been epic
Good one😎😎😎😎😎
Some of my favorite differences are how the Emerald City only looked green because everyone was forced to wear green tinted glasses, how it was mice that saved Dorthy and friends from the poppy fields and it was a winged hat that the witch used to control the flying monkeys. The book is simply amazing!
The Golden Cap wasn't winged, but the Monkeys were. I wish I knew when and why people started calling them "flying monkeys" when in the book they are called Winged Monkeys.
P.S.: Nobody was "forced" to wear the green shades.
When I was little (early to mid 80s), this movie would come on every year on T.V. but we had a small, black and white T.V. You can just imagine what it was like to not see a difference when Dorothy steps out of the house and into Munchkin Land for the first time. But when we finally got a color T.V. it was amazing to see her go from sepia tone to technicolor and that's why that is still my favorite scene in whole movie to this day.
Mine as well. Breathtakingly beautiful.
One of the darkest yet brightest. Eerie yet wonderful movies in movie history.
I knew a young lady who was a tv producer who told me this movie scared her as a child and even still scared her. I used to kind of tease her about it, but when you really look at some of the scenes, especially the witch with the flying monkeys scenes, the castle scene when the witch conjures a spell over the poppy field with her crystal ball, and a few more scenes, I can see how that could be quite scary. Still a great movie though.
@@alfreddreamer9097 What's a good fantasy tale without a few scares? ;-)
Remember the pink floyd "dark side of the moon" play it over the movie its crazy
There's a YT video made of this. But I personally didn't see it as mind-blowing.
@@waterandafter I did it in the late 90s with the DVD and CD gotta time it just right to the three lions roars
For those familiar with how narcissists are, the enablers around a narcissist are called a 'flying monkeys'
The actual avian simians of Oz are called Winged Monkeys, and they were slaves to whoever wore the Golden Cap. The Cap enabled its wearer to call upon the Monkeys three times. After the third time, they were free until someone else found the Cap. They were free of the Wicked Witch the moment they brought Dorothy, Toto, and the Cowardly Lion to the Wicked Witch's castle.
I can watch this movie anytime. The entire cast and crew went over and above on this work, and it shows. Margaret Hamilton was a real trooper. I wonder if that liquid diet helped her get into character?
She ate solid food, she just had to be careful not to mess her make-up.
I played first the Tinman, then in another production Dorothy in community theatre. Scarecrow and Toto were my favorites. I went to a Wizard of Oz convention much later in my life while studying for a degree in children's lit. The last living Munchkin was a guest. The Munchkins were all in the same hotel during production. And true, they were pretty wild!
It gained enormous popularity because it started being shown on TV every Thanksgiving. It became a tradition. Perfect for kids and families during the holidays.
The Singer Midgets were not all in the same hotel. Many of them stayed with host families.
I am so glad that you brought up Mr. Rogers. I was hoping you would
There have be SO MANY variations to the film.
Even the Muppets, Tom & Jerry and Scooby-Doo tried to do their own version.
When did Scooby-Doo do theirs? The only one I can think of was that farm episode of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo, and that joke from The Witch's Ghost.
@@sarahsims6164 Technically, it was more of an episode of Scooby-Doo & Scrappy-Doo, which was a 6 to 7 minute parody of The Wizard of Oz.
@@sarahsims6164 But I do understand the references you mentioned.
Variations on the book, not the film per se.
Don't forget the Wiz with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson! "🎶 Ease on Down Ease on Down the Road!🎶
I knew most of these, but I always like to listen to Minty. If you want more Oz trivia, I highly recommend "Memoirs of a Munchkin," its loaded with all kinds of behind the scenes pictures and concept art too.
UA-cam has a video of the surviving midgets of OZ,look it up it's has them going to different OZ anniversaries
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@@garycarpenter2980 me too Derek Llewellyn really remember reel thing it's looks like a new movie maze party oasr awesome picture awards TCM hollywood of course off campus copper class starts club fun
@@garycarpenter2980 I just realized remember wicked musical show and wizard of oz Oz of the great and powerful
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As scary as the WWotW actually is, it's her death scene that really did me in for years. Something as simple as water being caustic, her screeching and steaming. Quite a violent death!
"I'm melting! Who would have though a good girl like you could do this"? Or something like that.
I don't think she was in pain, just furious at having been defeated by a mere child.
My most favorite movie thanks to my Mom. A lifetime of memories of this movie and all the books. To Oz!
That bit on Mr Rogers probably also got a LOT of people interested in Hollywood makeup effects
The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies. Enough said.
Me too. I'm almost 48 lol 👍
@@matthewwilkes1973 Wow.
Had the honor of meeting Buddy Ebsen in the late 80's and he talked about the Wizard of Oz
I had no idea that Jed Clampett was going to be the Tin Man
@@davincent98 Barnaby Jones!
@@varanid9 him too
"And Toto blesses the rains down in Africa." I fucking love you for that. 😂👏
As always, love your insights on movies and orginal input as well. The Wizard of Oz was one of those movies me and my siblings would watch on TV as kids and I was terrified of the witch and the apple trees. Even today as an adult, I still don't like those trees. Never took issue with the flying monkeys and always wanted one. It's a classic for sure and deserves its place in the annals of film and history too. Again, thanks for putting these out for those of us who are big cinephiles.
Winged Monkeys.
Fun fact: If you watch the TV show Little House on the Prairie, the night scenes at the Ingalls farm are filmed in this same sound stage.
I heard a time traveler visited the director and played him the Dark Side of the Moon album, and he then fit the movie to the album.
Hey, Minty. In the American midwest, the word cyclone is used interchangeably with tornado.
I was thrown off by that when he said that lol
Me to me: isn’t that the same thing?
@@andrewgac4787 as I understand it, in Australia and the Pacific areas, what we call a hurricane, they call a cyclone.
I was going to say the same thing. I figured it was a lost in translation scenario between American English and Minty's Australian English.
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More of an old time term, but yes it's the same thing
1964, 2nd grade. We were living on a farm outside a small town in the Texas panhandle. Our nearest neighbor invited us over for dinner and the Wizard of Oz showing on CBS. All the kids were sitting on the floor near the TV and saw the black and white part, which was normal, our TV was black and white. Then, she lands in Oz and OMG, the color! I remember being so stunned at it, it was beautiful. Such a cool thing for the first time ever seeing a color TV. I watched it all the time, and then my kids did. Then the grandkids. Not as cool as mine, since the color was normal and the black and white wasn't when the kids and grandkids were watching. And my youngest daughter wore out 3 VHS tapes of it because that's all she wanted to watch.
I had the great pleasure of meeting Mickey Caroll, the Town Crier Munchkin, in a park in St. Louis, MO prior to his death in 2009. Such a kind sweet person.
Wicked Witch: "I'll get you, my Minty. And your little shark puppet, too!"
R I love you
I can't help but wonder what Margaret Hamilton's former students thought, when they saw her playing the wicked witch.
I imagine they got a kick out of it. Especially when she melts at the end.
Probably “we called it” lol
One of her students was the actor that played Seth Haslitt on Murder She Wrote
This movie was played on TV every year or so. I remember watching it , mom made popcorn and it was an event. I loved it!
With some of the most iconic dialogue, original songs, & legendary performances, this is an all-time masterpiece.
The coat that Frank Morgan wore in the "behind the curtain" scene was found to have a ID label in it. The coat once belonged to L. Frank Baum!
Wrong coat. It was Professor Marvel's frock coat that had allegedly belonged to Baum.
Thank you, Minty! Wonderful presentation of a movie that lives forever in our youthful hearts. 💚
I always joke at the end of the film when Dorothy says that she is never going to leave again, her aunt just thinks to herself “Great, now me and Henry will never be able to enjoy retirement.”
I’m sure Henry enjoyed Dorothy later! 🤣
@@fredbloggs5902 That’s sick.
Keep it up!
lol
LOL
Why wouldn't they?
The Wizard of Oz is the only movie I can think of where the movie was better than the book it was based upon. In almost all other instances I've seen of novels made into movies the novel was always better and more interesting. But the ideas in Baum's novel were so archetypal and iconic that the material was open to all kinds of different interpretations. It's that flexibility that made it possible to successfully deviate from the original story and produce a film version that nevertheless captured and retained the spirit of the novel. To this day The Wizard of Oz is still one of my all time favorite movies.
The movie is not only popular to its songs (which there are different variations/versions to them depending on the different versions of the original 1939 film), but its obviously Dorothy Gale's Red Shoes.
The shoes are somehow the most iconic part to the film.
There were several Women cosplaying as Dorothy at different Comic Book Conventions (and sometimes Halloween) and they even have the shoes to go with the outfit.
I wish someone would cosplay as the literary Dorothy and wear silver shoes, or to be more up to date (as the shoes were lost in the Deadly Desert), the Magic Belt.
@@MaskedMan66 Same
The Wizard of Oz is one of the greatest fantasy stories ever written and a timeless classic.
Mine too
And mine.
By a racist pos creeper.
@@melanieortiz712 Come again?
@@melanieortiz712 People from a century ago had old fashioned ideas..? Do tell... 🙄
Cyclone is a synonym for tornado in the United States.
Yeah. I was like….they’re the same thing 🤦🏾♂️
Cyclone is the term for, what is a hurricane in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific, in the Indian Ocean. Minty is an Australian, so he may not have been aware that Americans use the terms interchangeably.
And they use it in the Southern Asian oceans
There’s no place like Minty’s Comedic Arts.
There's no place like Minty's Comedic Arts.
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Excellent video, mate! Congratulations on including some trivia I truly didn't know. Thank you for including some of the extended Scarecrow footage. It's really amazing and shows what a gifted dancer Ray Bolger was. He was still footloose and spry into the '70s as Shirley Jones' dad in performances here and there on The Partridge Famly. The original glam witch would never have worked. Many of Margaret Hamilton's scariest bits never made it into the final cut as they were judged TOO SCARY. Also, as another poster commented the Tin Man story was way more macabre in the book. Yes, Tin Man had to endure standing because of his costume and the silver face paint, but the prize for most difficult costume goes to Bert Lahr in the nearly 100 pound lion costume under all those hot lights.,
Miss Hamilton just had a couple lines of dialogue that were excised. The Tin Woomdan's story is not macabre, it's delivered in Baum's trademark lighthearted style, and has never frightened children. Frankly, as a child I laughed out loud when he said, after recounting how his head had been cut off, "At first I thought that was the end of me." Jack Haley had a reclining board he could lie down on during breaks, and tended to fall asleep as soon as he was in place. Bert Lahr's costume was 70 pounds, which was quite enough. The lights were shut off at regular intervals so everyone could relax and cool off.
Awwww...great video as always but I'm bummed you didn't mention the Great Movie Ride, where for nearly 30 years there were TWO great scenes recreated from the Wizard of Oz!
Where was this at? Just wondering . . . 🤔
@@raoularmagnac2037 Disney's Hollywood Studios, in Orlando FL.
The Witch in that ride was hydraulic. One day as an audience came in that animatronic malfunctioned and the witch's head blew off and oil sprayed out of her neck. That one was a bit more horrific than they were expecting.
That said, the first time I went on that ride, I cried when I realized I was in Muchkinland. I will be eternally angry that they took that out.
@@raoularmagnac2037 Walt Disney World at the Hollywood Studios. At one point it was called the Disney/MGM Studios. Worked there a while, it was cool. You can find videos about it online for sure! :)
One of the greatest films of all time.
Hell yeah!
They were going to reprise the "ding dong the witch is dead" song after they defeated the wicked witch of the west. In fact that song along with the "jitter bug" and a reprise of "Over the Rainbow" were included on the soundtrack after it was released.
I did have an audio tape of the movie if I still have it if it didn't burn in a fire(it's a long story)
You're correct in saying you barely scratched the surface. Definitely needs a part 2 follow up.
Amazing that no one has tried to remake this classic.
Hopefully they never will.....
Agreed... any attempt would never be as good as this masterpiece.
Um sorry for the bad news, but a remake is actually in the works right now. : /
I agree.
I'm all for a faithful movie version of the book.
@@Samanthajj22 Of the MGM musical?
As a boy, I went to the library and checked out "The Wizard of Oz."
In the book, the Emerald city is white, but so bright you had to wear sunglasses-thus making it look like an Emerald City.
Sorry to break the obvious again, but cyclone is a term used interchangeably with tornado in mid-Western USA.
Cyclone is also the term used for what are called hurricanes in the Atlantic, and typhoons in the Pacific, identified as cyclones in the Indian Ocean.
@@MrAndyBearJr Not at the time of the original book's writing.
Cyclone is a term used in the Southern hemisphere.
@@blgamesrock I have explained already how cyclone is used among those of the mid-West back when Wizard of Oz was written.
I thought the same thing!
Minty,
This was by far your best movie analysis. It's a little after 7:00 a.m. here in California and the wife and I just finished our coffee and watching your input on the film. Another flawless review.
Also, Eric Clapton ended his shows with his rendition of " Somewhere over the Rainbow". We actually sobbed at the concert it was so beautifully performed. " Check it out!". Anyway,you always put a smile on our faces and love your channel. Thank you be safe.
Our best wishes to you from here in California...
"Everybody got something except Toto, Toto got Diddley. Now it's not because he's an animal because the Lion got a medal. The Wizard could have given Toto a milk bone or SOMETHING,, but NOOOOOOOOO!"
The dog playing Toto was female.
Toto got to be with Dorothy....the others where left behind in OZ...!
Toto never got anything from The Wizard, Chewbacca never got a medal in Star Wars. I think it's a big conspiracy against dogs! 🐕
@@PlumbPitiful Toto got to be made into mascara....
@@PlumbPitiful Yes, a conspiracy all right! Toto was my favorite, then the Scarecrow.
Ever since I can remember, my family used to watch this movie every time it was put on tv. It wasn't until I was in my mid-20s and was watching it with my fiancé on his color tv, that I realized that OZ was in COLOR!! I had always watched it on a black and white tv. My reaction caused my fiancé to laugh his head off!
One of Minty's best lists. He really dug up a lot of stuff on the film. Five directors! I knew about four but he reveals a fifth. The photographs were great. Many of them--some anyway--I hadn't seen before. Thanks, Minty!
I never realized there were so many directors.
@@dianetheisen8664 Only two in the final film.
When this movie came on TV when I was a kid, I was glued to it. I never was a musical-in-movies person, but the musicals in this movie is so iconic and nostalgic for me. Even if the production for this movie was Hell, it came out so beautifully well done.
Thanks Minty for a wonderful video!
It wasn't Hell, it was just hard work.
One of the silent adaptations of The Wizard Of Oz featured Oliver Hardy of Laurel and Hardy as the Cowardly Lion.
He was the tin man in a seriously weird version, he becomes the tin man for all about 2 mins
@@alexjohnston8889 I always found old movies from the 1900s -1930s creepy. Don't know why. They just give me a creepy vibe lol.
He was the Tin Woodman.
I had met Margaret Hamilton some years ago in a play inChicago. She was incredibly nice, and very tiny.
I remember when she did ads for the Humane Society about spaying cats.
I remember her commercials for Maxwell House Coffee back in the early 70's.
I just revisited this video... It's by far my favorite again! It really made my day again!
Thank you Minty!
"The Wizard of Oz" is also considered one of the top 100 Horror Movies of all time as well because of the Wicked Witch of the West, but mostly because of the scene where the flying monkeys tear apart the Scarecrow - it is supposed to be considered the very 1st time a DISMEMBERMENT of sorts was ever put to film.
Surprised the "legend" of the one of the Munchkins hanging himself and supposedly seeing his shadow dangling in the background was not mentioned.
That's what I just asked him about
It's not a legend, it's a lie. Nobody died on any of the sets of that movie.
The Scarecrow is nothing but rags and straw, and in the books he was taken apart several times, often so his straw could be used to hide people from danger. Heck, in the film, even before the Winged Monkeys attack, the Scarecrow is on a table in the Emerald City being re-stuffed.
The jacket Frank Morgan wore as Prof Marvel was found in a thrift shop. They discovered a tag on the inside that indicated it had once belonged to L Frank Baum. Maybe it was just a story, but it's a good one, nonetheless.
Yeah, it sounds way to synchronous to be fact, but it is very cool anyway!
It turns out to be true.
I'm glad I wasn't the only kid to have witch nightmares. I can still remember them quite vividly!
Me too -- in one dream the Wicked Witch of the West was in my parents' basement, living in a gingerbread house. Weird.
@@JadeDelphi It was storm drain grates, for me. Long before I'd ever heard of It. Manhole covers as well. XD
@@JadeDelphi Didn't anyone tell her that she was the wrong witch to be living in that house?
Yes. Mr Rogers was awesome. You should do a 10 things you didn’t know about Mr Rogers.
Only Americans need to be taught that the movie bad guys are actors and actresses and aren't like that in real life.
I agree man.There should be a 10 things... about Mr.Rogers.
One thing I didn't know about Mr Rogers, is Mr Rogers. Never heard of him until Tom Hanks made a movie about him. Guess it must be an American thing.
@@arthurgordon6072 Yes sir it is.
I use to always think Dorthy lived in Mexico in the beginning and left to America after she arrives in Oz...
No, Biden wasn't president back then. No open borders.
Why?
I would love for there to be several live action movies that are based from all of the Oz books. The movies would resemble all of the Oz books, as much as is possible.
Probably be better as a Netflix or Dis+ series the way they have been doing with shows like Series of Unfortunate Events, or The Mandalorian. That way, they don't have to work around actual movie schedules. The effects quality for these kinds of productions is, sometimes, even better than you get with a full blown movie, too.
@@pixietwitch I would be for that. Whatever works, many people would love to see some live action Oz stories! This is besides everything Oz related that exists, already.
I haven't read the other books but from what I understand the rest of the books are not like The Wizard of Oz. They are much darker and in some cases absolutely horrifying.
@@pixietwitch LOL, Netflix would probably make it all about an ultra-feminist Dorothy smashing the patriarchy with a transgender Scarecrow, a non-binary Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion looking for the courage to become an activist. No thanks.
In '85 there was Return to Oz staring 9 year old Fairuza Balk. I think it did follow that book more and was scarier than this as I recall.
I took me years to get all the way through this film without falling asleep. It was my warm milk as a kid.
I swear they were trying to kill these actors, granted yes this was the 30's but wow!
One of the most cursed movies
I heard on another UA-cam channel that analyzed the movie similar to this one, that the director threatened to slap Judy Garland if she laughed one more time at the scene when they meet the Cowardly Lion. They said she couldn’t help but burst out laughing every time the Lion started talking funny, crying, his mannerism, etc.
That was a pretty hilarious scene when you think about it. Lol
Bunk! It was just hard work, that's all.
@@cheneethompson5756 BS.
A crazy little bit of trivia for all of you classic movie fans: the jacket that Frank Morgan's fortune teller character wears was picked up at a resale shop in Hollywood. Upon inspection by Mr. Morgan himself, the jacket's label had the previous owner's name in it; L. Frank Baum! The Wizard of Oz's long dead author! Crazy!
Well done Minty! You could do a follow up on "Under the Rainbow" with Chevy Chase about the behind the scenes chaos. I'm sure it's highly fictionalized but was fun. Growing up in the US in the 1960s, the annual TV screening was a big event for me...the movie was something to look forward to. Those flying monkeys were my nightmare fuel as a kid.
That's what I just asked him about
That movie is garbage.
I remember as a kid in the 70s the Wizard of Oz being on television quite a bit during holidays. MEGO produced a popular Wizard of Oz action line of 8 inch action figures and play-sets. It’s interesting that Marvel and DC comics got together to put out the comic book in the 70s and how both Marvel and DC had equal action figure lines produced by MEGO.
Yes you are right.😊
I had the figures and the Emerald City play set! I still do, actually, but they're not in the best of condition.
I have even more respect for this movie now after watching this. It sounds like it was very difficult to film.
I agree. Yet, watching 👀 it, it looked like it would have been fun to film.
No movie is easy to make.
@@dianetheisen8664 They had some fun between takes, but for the most part it was just work.
One great anecdote from the filming involves the fact that in deference to his cast, Victor Fleming would have the blazing hot lights shut off at regular intervals so everyone could cool off and relax. During these breaks, while everyone sat down-- or in Haley's case, leaned back against his reclining board-- music would be played. Once, when a Louis Prima record was put on, Judy couldn't resist the rhythm, and she got up to dance, at just the same moment as Ray did. Next thing anybody knew, Dorothy and the Scarecrow were jitterbugging right in the middle of the Emerald City set!
There was a rumor(that's being debunked) that a munchkin was hanged on set