The Wizard of Oz movie

This is the thread to discuss the 1939 MGM movie The Wizard of Oz! ^_^ You know, the one with Judy Garland.

When my dad was little, he was scared of the Wicked Witch of the East's feet shriveling up and going under the house. I was scared of the noise the Tin Man made when he was rusted :p

I have a cute screenshot of Glinda with Dorothy. Here it is. She looks a little like the Glinda from Wicked in this shot.



I can't think of anything else to talk about, so now you can talk about it! :)

*wanders off humming 'If I only Had a Brain'*

Whyen I saw the now infamous red smoke I'd run to the other room until my mom told me came to get me. She sounded like Glinda "She's gone . . . "

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HAHAHA what a great quote!

One of my all-time favorites. I was terrified of the flying monkeys, though. I still don't like monkeys to this day! LOL.

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I was obsessed with this movie as a kid! MARY POPPINS, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and THE LITTLE MERMAID were my top 3 favorites.

Coincidentally, I began obsessing over this movie just prior to the 50th anniversary of the film's release. I recall there being much hoopla about it. Toys, board games, costumes, ruby slipper Jellies, Dixie cups, figurines -- you name it!

At the time, I didn't grasp the significance of the event. I just assumed everyone loved the movie as much as I did.

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I love this movie, but don't own it, anymore. It's on the list of movies I need to buy.

The Wicked Witch of the West scared the **** out of me when I was younger. The green skin, bad hair and pointy nose was too much for a 5 year old gay boy to handle!

I loved it, but wasn't obsessed with it. I did like the tornado (I have this inexplicable obsession with them) and was amused when I found out it was actually a long muslin stocking.

Also one of my favorites, and yes, I, too, was scared of the Wicked Witch of the West and her flying monkeys. I can remember as a child running to sit next to my grandmother when the witch came on.

I've read most of those sequels, Gypsy! They were a lot of fun.

Updated On: 10/21/06 at 03:40 PM

Is it true about the directors son hanging during the Jitterbug scene?

neddyfrank2 - emcee4ever is right. in that scene, they wanted some exotic birds in the background because it's right before dorothy, the scarecrow, and the tin man go into the woods. they got the exotic birds on loan from a zoo - i believe the san diego zoo - and it is indeed a bird flapping its wings.

trivia - height-related questions: what was judy garland's during taping? how tall was the tallest munchkin? which munchkin was the shortest?

Very cool, mateo!

I've said this on several threads already, but it's my all-time favorite film as well. And I've discussed the many reasons why already as well. That is NOT to say it's a "closed subject" with me, by any means!

Also mentioned that I knew Margaret Hamilton (the witch herself), who agreed to be my 2nd grade "pen pal" for the school year. We corresponded for several years, after I first met her in NY back in 1969 (at the age of 7). I also got be friends with Mrs. Jack Haley (a former Ziegfeld girl herself) who was a dear and wonderful lady, when I first moved to L.A.

I'm an admitted Oz geek. A total Oz trivia buff, and a "junior class" collector of memorabilia, autographs and other "Oz" related stuff. I have a few photos of me sitting with a real pair of the Ruby Slippers worn by Judy in the film (owned by a private collector in Los Angeles, who had these same beloved shoes STOLEN not too long ago). I also have several photos (one of which ran in our local newspaper in Kansas) of me riding one of the small black ponies that was seen in the Munchkinland sequence pulling Judy around in a "flower petal" shaped carriage. This same pony was also featured as the horse that threw Bonnie Blue Butler to her death in "Gone With the Wind." (the pony was around 30 years old when I rode it as a kid!)

I'm always glad to meet fellow lovers of this film and chat about anything relating to it, or Oz in general.

And here's a little "wickedness" coming your way...

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*chokes on CQT's comment*

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Yes, the shortest Munchkin was Olga Nardone at 3'4". She is the FIRST Munchkin to be seen, stepping out of the bushes, when Glinda first sings "Come out, come out, wherever you are." They thought it would have more of an initial impact to have her be the first one seen on screen... and they were right. In addition to her being the first Munchkin out of hiding in Munchkinland, she also performs "double duty" (as several others did in this extended sequence) by playing one of the Lullabye League girls.

(see what I mean? too much trivia!)

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