I notice Oz stuff because we have one of the surviving munchkins living in my town of Dublin, Ga. Plus, one of granddaughters loves the movie and I've seen it more than a few times! )
Google says the Wizard of Oz movie is 71 today
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there's a munchkin still alive????
how old is he/she?
how old is he/she?
Being a Kansan, I've grown a bit tired of the same "oh, well you're not in Kansas anymore, are you?" line whenever I go out of state. That being said, it's a classic film that I still enjoy watching.
Wizard of Oz trivia questions:
1. Who was supposed to play the role of the Tin Man until it was discovered he was allergic to the foil paint?
2. What other famous fantasy movie directed by "Oz" director Victor Fleming came out the same year?
3. Is it really true that if you start Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" just as the MGM lion is appearing at the start of movie, the album becomes the perfect soundtrack for the film?
Jeff in Boston
1. Who was supposed to play the role of the Tin Man until it was discovered he was allergic to the foil paint?
2. What other famous fantasy movie directed by "Oz" director Victor Fleming came out the same year?
3. Is it really true that if you start Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" just as the MGM lion is appearing at the start of movie, the album becomes the perfect soundtrack for the film?
Jeff in Boston
1. No idea
2. No idea
3. Yes
The Oz Blu-ray came out some months ago. Amazing work they did on the remaster.
2. No idea
3. Yes
The Oz Blu-ray came out some months ago. Amazing work they did on the remaster.
I heard that if you play Sammy Hagar's Three Lock Box album backwards during the movie, then nekkid pictures of Ellie Mae Clampett appear during the scene where the witch melts.
Or maybe it was Granny, I can't remember.
Or maybe it was Granny, I can't remember.
That movie used to scare the hell out of me when I was a little kid (you know, ugly witches, flying monkeys, yappy dogs...). Still gives me the creeps! 
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One of the most overrated movies of all time. The book, OTOH, is one of the greatest pieces of English-language literature.
Don't make me send out my flying monkeys! They'll get you and your little dog too!
Humbug!
It's a terrific film and one of the only musicals I can stand. I'm at a total loss as to how it's "one of the most overrated movies of all time." What is bad about it?
the interesting thing about this movie is that it wasn't particularly well received when it was originally released and shown at the cinema's. it wasn't seen as a classic, far from it.
it wasn't until TV repeats it in the 60's that it came to be loved the way it is now.
it wasn't until TV repeats it in the 60's that it came to be loved the way it is now.
Everything. It's cheesy, campy and nothing what Baum envisioned when he wrote the books.
Exactly. It's childhood memories that make it 'great'. If childhood memories make something great then all of those terrible 80s and 90s TV shows are the greatest of all time. 21 Jump Street is the epitomy of a cop drama.
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