Trivia Highlights
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Who wrote the book on which the movie was based? answer
L. Frank Baum
In which US state did Dorothy live? answer
Kansas
In the movie the 3 names of the handy men on Aunt Ems farm were? answer
Hunk,
Zeke,
Hickory.
What was the name of the Good Witch in the movie? answer Glinda
What part of the Tim Man did Dorothy oil first? answer Mouth
Who played Professor Marvel in the movie? answer Frank
Morgan
In this movie Dorthy's mean school teacher was named? answer Miss
Gulch
Name the director of the Wizard of Oz? answer Victor
Fleming
Who Played the Cowardly Lion in the movie? answer Bert
Lahr
What was the name of the dog that played ToTo? answer Terri
To the nearest quarter hour how long is this movie? answer 1
3/4
What type of flower caused Dorothy and her animal freiends to fall asleep?
answer Poppies
The producer of The Wizard of Oz was? answer
Mervyn Leroy
In the movie what thru apples at Dorothy and the Scarecrow? answer Apple
Trees
Who Played the Good Witch? answer Billy Burke
The songs in the movie were written by whom? answer
Harburg and Allen
Who played Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz? answer Judy
Garland
Who played the Tin Man in the movie? answer Jack
Haley
Whom did MgMs producers originally want to play Dorothy? answer Shirly
Temple
How many Munchkins were there? answer 124
How many directors worked on the Wizard of Oz? answer 4
How many colors did the Horse of Many colors turn? answer 6
What were the colors the horse turned? answer
Green, blue, orange, red, yellow, and violet.
Who played the Wicked Witch? answer Margaret
Hamilton
Who played the scarecrow? answer Ray Bolger
New Trivia Questions:
Which arm is Scarecrow
pointing with when he says to Dorothy, "It's pleasant down that way"? answer
Right
In the Emerald
City, what type of accent does the cabby have: Cockney or Bronx? answerCockney
What is on the
front of Miss Gulche's bicycle: umbrella, basket or horn? answer Umbrella
According to the
original script how old is Dorothy? answer 12
During the tornado
while the house is spinning where does Toto hide first? answer Under
the Bed
When the Wicked
Witch mixes the sleeping potion, does it bubble, hiss or smoke? answer
smoke
How many farmhands
wear gloves? answer all three
Who was Margaret
Hamiltons stunt double? answer Betty
Danko
What does the Lullaby
League give Dorothy? answer nothing
What color are
the Wicked Witches finger nails? answer green
Which of the three
Lollipop Guild tough guys give Dorothy the lollipop? Left, right, or middle?
answer middle
In the Emerald
City what do they put on Lion's head to resemble a crown? answer Broken
Flower pot
Where does Toto
bite Miss Gulch? answer Leg
While scaling the
cliffs who is carrying Tin Man's axe? anser Scarecrow
What year marked
the first telecast of The Wizard of Oz? answer 1956
The Ruby Slippers
were made from what material? answer chiffon
For which 1939
movie did director Victor Fleming win his Oscar? answer Gone
With The Wind
What was Margaret
Hamiltons other occupation? answer Kindergarten
teacher
How many other
Oz books were written by L. Frank Baum? answer 13
In total how many
times does Dorothy actually click her heels together? answer 6
(3 times, shown twice
The sleepyheads
in Munchkinland sleep in what? answer egg
shells
According to the
Haunted Forest sign, how far is the witch's castle? answer 1
mile
How many acres
of poppies were used for the poppy field scene? answer 1.5
What is the name
of Professor Marvel's horse? answer Sylvester
At the castle how
many drummers keep the beat for the marching guards? answer 2
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Viewers Q & A
Review
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You don't fool
with Mother Nature, spit into the wind, remake
Casablanca, or
trash the land of Oz. Perhaps that is why the 1985
live-action sequel
split critics and audiences alike. The 1939 classic
musical is so beloved
that it's almost impossible to imagine seeing
Dorothy in shock
therapy, a crumbled yellow brick road, the ruins of
Emerald City, and
the Tin Man turned into stone. But L. Frank Baum, the
author of the original
Oz books, portrayed just that with his continuing
stories of Dorothy.
When you get by these tough facts, the film version
is solid entertainment
for the over-7 set.
Dorothy (a 10-year-old
Fairuza Balk in her debut) is back in Kansas,
where Aunt Em (Piper
Laurie) is at the end of her rope: her niece is not
sleeping and going
on about a place called Oz. Therapy may be the
answer, but luckily
the scary clinic goes dark before Dorothy can be,
er, cured (but
the lead-up will scare the munchkins out of most kids).
She wakes up in
the land of Oz, now in tatters, and searches for its
king, the Scarecrow.
A new set of friends, including a tin soldier, a
talking chicken,
and a pumpkin man, help her against new villains,
including Princess
Mombi (Jean Marsh)--complete with a set of detachable
heads--and the
evil Nome King (Nicol Williamson with a great assist from
Will Vinton's Claymation).
The sole directorial effort of Oscar-winning
editor Walter Murch
is stuffed with marvelous effects that foreshadow
later works by
Tim Burton and the Henson non-Muppet films. Doug Thomas
~~Lucy~~
****
?I,
too, am wondering about a first name for the Wicked Witch! (not Elmira
Gulch!)
Evilene, the Wicked
Witch of the West
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?
Could you help me to find a wizard of oz screen saver?
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?Was
looking for what kind of dog ToTo is...
Toto is a Cairn Terrier, real name is Terry. ~~Courtney~~
****
?My
mother told me about a
"Wizard" museum she went to on
Beech Mountain, NC. She thinks it was called "The Land of Oz". Has any
body heard of
it? It's no longer open(boo hoo
:< ), but I'd like to hear stories about it if any one has been.
The Land of Oz
was located on the top of Beech Mountain, NC. It was in
operation from
1970-1980. In the 10 years after the park closed there
was a great deal
of vandalism and neglect, leaving the place just a rotting pile of
rubble. Since
1990, there has been an attempt by the Emerald Mountain
Development to
restore much of what was great about this magical place. You
can actually stay
at "Dorothy's House".
I lived on Beech
Mountain as a child and vaguely remember visiting the Land
of Oz. It
was a great theme park with a tour (as though you are Dorothy)
through Munchkin
Land, down the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City and
back with a click
of the Ruby Slipper heels to Aunt Em's house. It had a hot
air balloon ride
that was very unique.If you want any more information, let me know.
~~Laurel~~
The "Land of Oz"
theme park opened at Beech Mountain, NC, in 1970. It
operated about
10 years before closing. The park property fell into
disrepair but has
recently been renovated and developed as a condominium
community, Emerald
Mountain. There are some pictures from the original
park at <www.emeraldmountain.com>,
and memorabilia from the park is on
display at the
Appalachian Cultural Museum in Boone, NC.
Visitors to the
park rode a gondola (Beech Mountain is a ski resort in
the winter) to
the top of the mountain, where they walked through a
small museum of
Oz memorabilia. They entered a small white farmhouse;
where audiovisual
effects simulated the approach of a tornado. Guides
led them into a
basement; they exited through a different door into a
topsy-turvy version
of the farmhouse. From there, they walked a
yellow-brick path
through the woods, where they passed separate "houses"
for the Tin Man,
Scarecrow, Lion and Witch; each character came out and
performed a song/dance
routine for the visitors. The Emerald City was
at the end of the
path; it featured a magic show, a balloon ride and
other entertainment.
~~KK~~
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?
I remember a professor in college
telling me all about how the Wizard of
Oz is a political allegory of the
climate at that time in history.
I am looking for information on that.
I think I have
a whole newspaper article on how the movie was supposed to relate to the
'sign of the times' the year it was made. It talks of the TinMan
in tearms of the alloy tin, and of the Emerald City in tearms of the precios
stone (the emerald), and of how the 'Oz' represents oz.(ounce). It
is really quite interesting. ~~Allison~~
I would love to
get that article from you!! I'm still not sure what your email address
is. Hope to hear from you. ~~Renee~~
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?
I
was wondering if you knew about a scene involving a giant spider which
has been cut out of the current versions
of the movie being played. The
scene was just before Dorothy was kidnapped
by the flying monkeys. Also,
the witch refers to sending an insect
to take the fight out of the
foursome before she sends the flying
monkeys to capture Dorothy. Any
response would be appreciated.
Answer to the question
of the wicked witch sending an insect to the haunted forest: it was a jitterbug.
In my copy of the 30th anniversary release in 1988, the footage following
the movie shows pieces of the movie that were cut during the final production
and includes some home movie footage of the foursome dancing in the haunted
forest to a song called "The Jitterbug" which I assume was the name of
the insect. ~~Tammy~~
****
In answer to the
one abut the "gaint spider"
it's called the
jitterbug and sent dorthy and co. into a
dancr fenzey making
it easier for the winged monkey to
capture dorthy
and co. The scene was cut due to time and
the producer thought
that the song was to upbeat for movie
the "jitterbug"
can be heard on some of the soundtracks
of the Wizard
of Oz. ~~Ally~~
The insect that
the witch was going to send ahead of the monkies to take the fight out
of the foursome was the jitterbug. The scene was cut out of the movie
but if you have the special edition home video it shows a clip of this
and I believe there is an explanation. This is where the song the jitterbug
come from which was also cut out of the movie but is available on some
soundtracks.
~~DIANE~~
Who knew! I knew
about the dance sequence that was taken out called the jitterbug. But I
didn't know the story behind it thanks all!! ~~Renee~~
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?I
was wondering where you can find the
soundtracks, and
which one(s) you would recommend..
You can find a good
oz soundtrack at Borders Books and music. There are facts
about the movie
inside and lots of pictures in color and black-and-white. Also,
there's a new version
of the soundtrack at Warner Bros. Studio Store. ~~TB~~
****
?I
have been looking for the original Dorothy Barbie, and the Wicked Witch
of the West Barbie (if they even make such a thing)I don't think
Dorothy is on the sales market anymore. I'm supposeing that I would have
to purchase it from a collector. I have also been very interested in buying
a soundtrack. Since I haven't beren able to get off my lazy butt to go
get one, I was wondering which one you would recommend. I'm seriously considering
getting the 2-disk set, if I can find it. That's another thing would
I be able to find it at local music stores, or would I have to go to a
video store and special order it? Thanks for your help!
Try Ebay Auctions
for The Wizard of Oz Barbies.
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?I
was wondering if u would have any idea where I can get tights like
the wicked witch
had on when the house landed on her? I know its kind of a
dumb question but
i REALLY want some of those! thanx...
Not a dumb question!!!!
They are cute as could be ....it would be a cute addition to a collector.
You could stuff them and put ruby slippers on them. ~~Renee~~
****
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FYI
My great grandfather was a photographer
in Grand Rapids, MN where Judy was born, he photographed Judy.
Visit Judy's Birthplace on the Web. Being born and raised in Mn I will
be visiting this summer.
Scatterbrained Crane
For the apple orchard sequence,300 birds were rented from the Zoo park in Los Angeles so that the director could choose a few for a background. A Saurus crane went after Ray Bolger's straw stuffing, sending him to his dressing room until the bird could be restrained.
Out of the Way Lunch Spot
Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and Bert Lahr had to eat lunch in a bungalo on the MGM lot. When they tried once to dine in the commissary, they were turned away because their faces covered with rubber and fur and aluminum paste offended the other diners.
Lemon Twister
Creating the tornado was the most costly and difficult special effect. Actually a miniature, the first cyclone failed because it didn't twist, a mistake that cost MGM $8000.
Razzle Dazzle
There were one thousand fantastic comstumes and sixty dazzling sets. The movie was in production for two years.
Curiously, Garland, forever to be identified with the wide-eyed Dorothy, was not the first choice for the part; both Shirley Temple and Deanna Durbin were considered for the role.
Had Jean Harlow not died, ending the loan-out deal to exchange her for IN OLD CHICAGO with Temple for OZ, we'd be watching Temple's forthright moppet, instead of Garland's tender waif.
Clara Blandick (Auntie Em) was just as unhappy as she appears; she ended up a recluse who eventually took her own life.
L.B. Mayer's nickname for Garland was his "little humpback.
" The original Wizard was to have been W.C. Fields, the original Tin Man Buddy Ebsen (who fell ill from all the makeup preparation) and the original Wicked Witch was to have been played as an evil siren by Gale Sondergaard.
See if you can hear the female Munchkin who runs forward to Garland and shouts "Judy" instead of "Dorothy" after Hamilton's first exit.
And watch for inconsistencies in Garland's hairstyles during the time she is beautified in OZ.
Thanks for all Trivia sent in! I will post anything of interest and fun.
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