The “munchkin hanging” and “cross of gold” political commentary are just two of the countless legends in a film that may be the most referenced film of all time. The pop culture references began almost immediately, with Jimmy Stewart singing a drunken “Over the Rainbow” to Katharine Hep...
Considered by many to be one of the best movies of all time, The Wizard of Oz paved a way for both color movies and special effects upon its release in 1939. The film also brought together the biggest cast of little people ever to star in one movie. As Munchkins, t...
Theso-called"munchkin suicide" scene in the 1939 MGM filmThe Wizard of Ozoccurs at the very end of the Tin Woodsman sequence, as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodsman head down the road on their way to the Emerald City. This sequence begins with Dorothy and the Scarecrow trying t...
Based on Frank L. Baum's book of the same name, The Wizard of Oz follows young Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) as she's swept away to the magical land of Oz. Upon arriving, she falls afoul of a witch, then enlists the help of a scarecrow, a tin man, and a li
So much for a thumbnail bit of the “Oz” problems of the art department. And remaining a moment longer in “Munchkinland,” what about Munchkins to people this delightful place? During Producer Mervyn LeRoy’s entire shooting schedule for “Oz,” the Munchkins, finally assembled, were...
(more accurately a tornado) that deposits them and the farmhouse into Munchkin Country in the magical Land of Oz. The falling house has killed the Wicked Witch of the East, the evil ruler of the Munchkins. The Good Witch of the North arrives with three grateful Munchkins and gives Dorothy...
Urban legend claims that if you play Pink Floyd’s classic album while watching “The Wizard of Oz,” there’s an incredible synchronicity. Here are the results.
The falling house kills the Wicked Witch of the East, who had established a reign of terror over the Munchkins. The Good Witch of the North comes with the Munchkins to greet Dorothy, and gives her the Silver Shoes the Wicked Witch of the East had been wearing when she was killed. In...
The Good Witch of the North comes with the Munchkins to greet Dorothy, and gives her the Silver Shoes the Wicked Witch of the East had been wearing when she was killed (her death is explained in The Tin Woodman of Oz as due to her being old and dried up before Oz became a fairyland...
Not true, agrees Schwartz. "There's a scene when Dorothy is skipping with the scarecrow and there seems to be something hanging from the tree. It's actually a bird. But this myth is very very popular among fans of 'The Wizard of Oz.'" The story is that "a munchkin committed suicide...