I'm watching The Wizard of Oz.

[Vibroluxer]

Just turned it on.

 

[Chiogtr4x]

The entire Dorothy meets Glinda & Munchkins scene is just a creative mindblower to me! Never tire of it.

The music, color, dancing, plot-line is just about the best 20 minutes ( or so) in Cinema!
Wonderful movie!

 

[scottser]

I heard or saw this somewhere...


Who's the real villain in the Wizard of Oz?

Consider that Glinda, the "good" witch of the north:
1, stole the ruby slippers from the wicked witch of the east, and seems to relish that Dorothy's house landed on and killed her
2, used Dorothy to murder the wicked witch of the west (WW east's sister)
3, though she knew those shoes could take Dorothy back to Kansas.... didn't tell her that till the very end
4, by using Dorothy, she essentially eliminates all her competitors in the realm (wicked witch of east, wicked witch of the west, and the wizard of oz who leaves town immediately after meeting Dorothy and her murdering clan)

Spoiler alert, the WW of the W is actually the decent one and Glinda is a self-centered narcissist. The W of O tried to get the WW to read spells that would enslave the citizens of Oz and when she refused, the W of O tried to kill her. She's actually the victim of a a fascist conspiracy. Go figure.

 

[memorex]

This thread made me think of an old song I used to play in a band.

 

[ZackyDog]

 

[oldunc]

Best movie ever.

 

[ZackyDog]

 

[ZackyDog]

 

[John Backlund]

AAAaaaaannnnnd, here comes another of Backlund's 'contributions'...

 

[Swirling Snow]

That man's holding a cigar next to the Scarecrow!!

 

[Skully]

Judy Garland's stolen ‘The Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers sell for $28 million at auction

A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning bid of $28 million at auction Saturday.

www.nbcconnecticut.com

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I put a pair of (new, Amazon-purchased) ruby slippers in my office display cabinet at work, next to one of my Charlton Heston toupees.

 

[bumnote]

I have no idea if this story is true. Garland was being harassed by the Munchkins, that I believe, and one of them told her he wanted to...let's say take her to see the wizard.
Her response was, "I better not find out you did."

 

[Swirling Snow]

If I'm going to be completely honest, I thought this thread was going to be about Tommy Chong.

 

[badinfinities]

My first band was called The Lollipop Guild.

 

[toanhunter]

return to oz is a great film as well from the 80s, I have it on blu-ray.

 

[Sparky2]

Such a great old movie, and so many great songs!!

 

[jumpnblues]

I grew up in the '50s and, correct me if I'm wrong, I was thinking The Wizard Of Oz was broadcast on TV yearly around Christmastime (for awhile)? OTOH, I might be wrong about that. It was a lonnnnggggg time ago.

I remember our 2nd grade home room teacher would read an exert from The Wizard Of Oz every day at the beginning of class.

 

[bumnote]

The Wizard Of Oz was broadcast on TV yearly around Christmastime (for awhile)?

I'm pulling from a suspect memory...

It was primarily broadcast in late-ish November in the 50s & 60s, occasionally into early December. During the late 60s(?) and 70s it was moved to late January, early February.
November and February are the 'big' ratings books, November the biggest because of the holiday shopping. The period of time that the ratings are compiled occasionally stretches into early December or starts in late January. The same holds true occasionally for late October or early March.
Into the 60s more and more classic TV holiday specials...Charlie Brown, Rankin Bass, the Grinch, etc. were produced so Oz was frequently moved around since it's not really a holiday movie and if it didn't directly compete with those specials it was guaranteed to to well, no matter how many times you'd seen already.

 

[Skully]

I'm pulling from a suspect memory...

It was primarily broadcast in late-ish November in the 50s & 60s, occasionally into early December. During the late 60s(?) and 70s it was moved to late January, early February.
November and February are the 'big' ratings books, November the biggest because of the holiday shopping. The period of time that the ratings are compiled occasionally stretches into early December or starts in late January. The same holds true occasionally for late October or early March.
Into the 60s more and more classic TV holiday specials...Charlie Brown, Rankin Bass, the Grinch, etc. were produced so Oz was frequently moved around since it's not really a holiday movie and if it didn't directly compete with those specials it was guaranteed to to well, no matter how many times you'd seen already.

I posted the broadcast history in this very thread back in December.

I'm watching The Wizard of Oz.

There is no way that any normal person wants to be within the same zipcode as a flying monkey. I was 3 or 4 when I first saw this nightmare fueled hellscape and I didn't sleep for a week. I wish I had first seen it when I was a teenager or older. Then i would have had such a crush on Dorothy...

www.tdpri.com

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[ZackyDog]

I have no idea if this story is true. Garland was being harassed by the Munchkins, that I believe, and one of them told her he wanted to...let's say take her to see the wizard.

Yes.

Teenage Judy Garland Was Repeatedly Molested by Munchkins on Set of Wizard of Oz

Teenage Judy Garland was sexually assaulted on 'Wizard of Oz' set by actors who played Munchkins, according to ex-husband Sid Luft in 2017 memoir

people.com