The restoration job was given to Prime Focus World. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but others made uncredited contributions. This scaled mixed-media replica is based on the original prop used in the production of the 1939 musical epic ‘The Wizard of Oz’, which was presented to the Cowardly Lion by The Wizard as recognition of the courage the old lion had all along. Each frame was to be hand-tinted to maintain the sepia tone. [59] It was a ratings success, with a Nielsen rating of 33.9 and an audience share of 53%.[60]. ), pub. [126], The Wizard of Oz has a presence at the Disney Parks and Resorts. The songs were written by Edgar "Yip" Harburg and composed by Harold Arlen. The film was also re-released domestically in 1955. [20] Bolger, however, longed to play the Scarecrow, as his childhood idol Fred Stone had done on stage in 1902; with that very performance, Stone had inspired him to become a vaudevillian in the first place. Currently you are able to watch "The Wizard of Oz" streaming on HBO Max. In 2002, the film had a very limited re-release in U.S. theaters, earning only $139,905. The footage of Blandick's Aunt Em, as shot by Vidor, had already been set aside for rear-projection work, and was reused. "Over the Rainbow" was almost deleted. Het bracht bijna een half miljoen dollar op. History Plot Production Credits Awards: The Wizard of Oz Plot Summary. This meant that all the scenes Garland and Hamilton had already completed had to be reshot. Most of the cast worked six days a week and had to arrive as early as 4 a.m. to be fitted with makeup and costumes, and often did not leave until 7 pm or later. Dorothy rushes home as a Cyclone approaches. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Although he had to be dropped from the cast because of a dangerous reaction to his aluminum powder makeup, his singing voice remained on the soundtrack (as mentioned in the notes for the CD Deluxe Edition). Meinhardt Raabe, who played the coroner, revealed in the 1990 documentary The Making of the Wizard of Oz that the MGM costume and wardrobe department, under the direction of designer Adrian, had to design over 100 costumes for the Munchkin sequences. It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but lost to Gone with the Wind, also directed by Fleming. In 2005, two DVD editions were released, both featuring a newly restored version of the film with an audio commentary and an isolated music and effects track. It had been featured in the 1993 "Ultimate Oz" LaserDisc release. The Wicked Witch is dead!" [122], Because of their iconic stature,[123] the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the film are now among the most treasured and valuable film memorabilia in movie history. Aunt Em and Uncle Henry are out running an errand and Dorothy is left tending the farm alone. Afterward, LeRoy hired screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, who soon delivered a 17-page draft of the Kansas scenes. He also wrote that after the film's success, Garland signed a new contract with MGM giving her a substantial increase in salary, making her one of the top ten box office stars in the United States.[89]. [74] It was for this release that the film received a G rating from the MPAA. The guards rejoice and give Dorothy her broomstick. Cumbersome makeup and costumes were made even more uncomfortable by the daylight-bright lighting the early Technicolor process required, which could heat the set to over 100 °F (38 °C). Although the film was a hit on its release, Vidor chose not to take public credit for his contribution until Fleming died in 1949. An official 1972 sequel, the animated Journey Back to Oz starring Liza Minnelli, Garland's daughter, was produced to commemorate the original film's 35th anniversary. In a later interview (included on the 2005 DVD release of The Wizard of Oz), he recalled that the studio heads appreciated the seriousness of his illness only after he was hospitalized. Danko was severely injured when the smoke mechanism malfunctioned.[50]. He gets lyrics by E. Y. Harburg, you see. For all the risks and cost MGM undertook to produce the film, it was certainly more successful than anyone expected. The Broadway play Wicked premiered in 2003, and is based on the film and original novel. Fricke, John and Scarfone and William Stillman. [48], Garland was to sing a brief reprise of "Over the Rainbow" while Dorothy was trapped in the Witch's castle, but it was cut because it was considered too emotionally intense. [17][18] The opening and closing credits, and the Kansas sequences, were filmed in black and white and colored in a sepia-tone process. MGM felt that it made the Kansas sequence too long, as well as being far over the heads of the target audience of children. [124] Dorothy actually wore Silver Shoes in the book series, but the color was changed to ruby to take advantage of the new Technicolor process. The song "The Jitterbug", written in a swing style, was intended for a sequence where the group journeys to the Witch's castle. [40], Hamilton received severe burns to her hands and face in an accident with the flame effect during her exit from Munchkinland. [72], Although the 1949 re-issue used sepia tone, as in the original film, beginning with the 1955 re-issue, and continuing until the film's 50th anniversary VHS release in 1989, the opening Kansas sequences were shown in black and white instead of the sepia tone as originally printed. His replacement, Jack Haley, assumed Ebsen had been fired. Upon their return, the Wizard stalls in fulfilling his promises until Toto pulls back a curtain, exposing the "Wizard" as a con man operating machinery. Baum's Oz is divided into regions where people dress in the same color. [35] It took as many as twelve takes to have Toto run alongside the actors as they skipped down the Yellow Brick Road. Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and the farmhands take shelter in the storm cellar and lock it behind them. 3 the CyClone 1 the CyClone D orothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer’s wife. The studio hosted a premiere of the film's first IMAX 3D release on September 15, 2013, in Hollywood at the newly remodeled TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the site of the film's Hollywood premiere). 23, "I'll get you, my pretty – and your little dog, too!" He agrees to grant their requests if they bring him the Witch's broomstick. LeRoy also hired Noel Langley and poet Ogden Nash to write separate versions of the story. Fuller's earth was sprayed from both the top and bottom using compressed air hoses to complete the effect. The Wizard of Oz (1939) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a great book to read to a younger child or for children 8 – 12 to read on their own. [119], According to the US Library of Congress exhibition The Wizard of Oz: an American Fairy Tale (2010):[120], The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is America's greatest and best-loved home-grown fairytale. A tornadoapproaches and Uncle Henry can't rush back in time. They continued to perform there after each screening for a week. [70][71], The film was issued on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on October 29, 2019, featuring a new Dolby Vision transfer sourced from an 8K transfer. She invites them to accompany her and ask the Wizard for what they lack. Nash delivered a four-page outline; Langley turned in a 43-page treatment and a full film script. The film opened nationwide on August 25, 1939. Bolger's original recording of "If I Only Had a Brain" was far more sedate than the version in the film. According to MPAA rules, a film that has been altered in any way from its original version must be submitted for re-classification, and the 3-D conversion fell within that guideline. Often seen as one of the greatest films of all time,[5] it is the most commercially successful adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. L. Frank Baum wrote a total of 14 books with Oz characters. Een ander exemplaar was gelijktijdig te zien in het, In april 2013 werd een liedje uit de film, "Ding dong the witch is dead" plotseling een hit na het overlijden van de Britse oud-premier, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a movie classic (documentaire, 1990) [op de dvd], Dit artikel of een eerdere versie ervan is een (gedeeltelijke) vertaling van het artikel. They completed the final draft of the script on October 8, 1938, following numerous rewrites. During reorganization on the production, George Cukor temporarily took over under LeRoy's guidance. Subsequent re-releases between 1989 and 2019 have grossed $25,173,032 worldwide,[4] for a total worldwide gross of $29,690,032. Another scene, which was removed before final script approval and never filmed, was an epilogue scene in Kansas after Dorothy's return. Directed primarily by Victor Fleming (who left the production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind), the film stars Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale alongside Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr and Margaret Hamilton. The 2D version still retains its G rating. [12] It was among the top ten in the 2005 BFI (British Film Institute) list of "50 films to be seen by the age of 14", and is on the BFI's updated list of "50 films to be seen by the age of 15" released in May 2020.[13]. [109], In 1975, a comic book adaptation of the film titled MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz was released. The Wizard Of Oz is gebaseerd op het boek “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” van schrijver L. Frank Baum. [76], An IMAX 3D theatrical re-release played at 300 theaters in North America for one week only beginning September 20, 2013, as part of the film's 75th anniversary. He was cast as 'Nikko' (the head Winged Monkey) on September 28, travelling to MGM studios on October 3. It was a commercial success but received a mixed reception from critics.[116][117]. Because they perceived a need to attract a youthful audience by appealing to modern fads and styles, the score had featured a song called "The Jitterbug", and the script had featured a scene with a series of musical contests. The Witch Is Dead" (Reprise) – The Munchkins, "We Welcome You to Munchkinland" – The Munchkins, "Follow the Yellow Brick Road/You're Off to See the Wizard" – Judy Garland as Dorothy, and the Munchkins, "We're Off to See the Wizard" (Reprise 1) – Judy Garland as Dorothy, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, and Buddy Ebsen as the Tin Man, "If I Only Had the Nerve" – Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, and Judy Garland as Dorothy, "We're Off to See the Wizard" (Reprise 2) – Judy Garland as Dorothy, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Buddy Ebsen as the Tin Man, and Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion. The film had been enormously successful as a book, and it had also been a major stage hit, but previous attempts to bring it to the screen had been dismal failures." Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf submitted a script and were brought on board to touch up the writing. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. ", closing the movie. The original soundtrack recording still exists, and was included as an extra in all home media releases from 1993 onward.[49]. 4, "I'll get you, my pretty and your little dog, too", nr. He gives the Scarecrow a diploma, the Lion a medal, and the Tin Man a ticking heart-shaped clock, helping them see that they already possessed the qualities they wanted. The Witch Is Dead", and a number of smaller dialogue sequences. Its songs were composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Yip Harburg. The Wizard of Oz is famous for its musical selections and soundtrack. [75], On September 23, 2009, the film was re-released in select theaters for a one-night-only event in honor of its 70th anniversary and as a promotion for various new disc releases later in the month. This started with the Witch's guard saying "Hail to Dorothy! MGM sold CBS the rights to televise the film for $225,000 (equivalent to $1.65 million in 2019) per broadcast. Down The Yellow Brick Road: The Making of The Wizard Of Oz"McClelland, 1976 Publisher Pyramid Publications (Harcourt Brace Jonavich), 1956 television broadcast premiere of the film, Recording Industry Association of America, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic, The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story, AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition), "The Screen in Review; 'The Wizard of Oz,' Produced by the Wizards of Hollywood, Works Its Magic on the Capitol's Screen – March of Time Features New York at the Music Hall at the Palace", "How did 'Wizard of Oz' fare on its 1939 release? However, its high production cost, plus the costs of marketing, distribution, and other services, resulted in a loss of $1,145,000 for the studio. The Witch Is Dead" (blended with "We're Off to See the Wizard" and "The Merry Old Land of Oz") with the lyrics altered to "Hail! According to legend, Morgan later discovered a label in the coat indicating it had once belonged to Baum, that Baum's widow confirmed this, and that the coat was eventually presented to her. His prior commitment to direct Gone with the Wind required him to leave on November 3, 1938, when Victor Fleming assumed directorial responsibility. Oscar is first introduced in Baum's first Oz book titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900. Dawn was one of the first to use this technique. [6][9] In 1989, it was selected by the U.S. Library of Congress as one of the first 25 films for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Among the many cuts were "The Jitterbug" number, the Scarecrow's elaborate dance sequence following "If I Only Had a Brain", reprises of "Over the Rainbow" and "Ding-Dong! Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 8 mrt 2021 om 19:56. Because of Hamilton's burns, makeup artist Jack Young removed the makeup with alcohol to prevent infection. [29], Filming for The Wizard of Oz started on October 13, 1938 on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio lot in Culver City, California, with Richard Thorpe as director, replacing original director Norman Taurog, who filmed a few early Technicolor tests and was then reassigned. "[87] Still, the film placed seventh on Film Daily's year-end nationwide poll of 542 critics naming the best films of 1939. The film premiered at the Orpheum Theatre in Green Bay, Wisconsin on August 10, 1939. Hunk (the Kansan counterpart to the Scarecrow) is leaving for an agricultural college, and extracts a promise from Dorothy to write to him. The first take ran well, but on the second take, the burst of fire came too soon. In 1989, there were two releases for the 50th anniversary, one from Turner and one from The Criterion Collection, with a commentary track. The American Film Institute (AFI) has compiled various lists which include this film or its elements. The Wicked Witch of the West has green skin in the film and dresses in black, while the book describes her as having one eye and has Boq explain that "only witches and sorceresses wear white" and "white is the witch color", but combining it with Munchkin blue indicates that Dorothy is a "friendly witch". Instead, another contract player, Frank Morgan, was cast on September 22. [63] It has also been released multiple times outside of the North American and European markets, in Asia, in the Video CD format. The production faced the challenge of creating the Tin Man's costume. The original version was considered lost until a copy was discovered in 2009.[46]. MGM composer Herbert Stothart, a well-known Hollywood composer and songwriter, won the Academy Award for Best Original Score. One of the two DVD releases was a "Two-Disc Special Edition", featuring production documentaries, trailers, outtakes, newsreels, radio shows and still galleries. On October 19, 1999, Oz was re-released by Warner Bros to celebrate the picture's 60th anniversary, with its soundtrack presented in a new 5.1 surround sound mix. [61] All current home video releases are by Warner Home Video (via current rights holder Turner Entertainment). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, children’s book written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1900. Today, the film of this scene is also lost, and only a few stills survive, along with a few seconds of footage used on several reissue trailers. The song ranks first in the AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs and the Recording Industry Association of America's "365 Songs of the Century". [31] Ten days into the shoot, Ebsen suffered a reaction to the aluminum powder makeup he wore, though he did recall taking a breath one night without suffering any immediate effects. She wakes up with On her journey, Dorothy meets a Scarecrow, who wants a brain; a Tin Woodman, who seeks a heart; and a Cowardly Lion, who desires courage. [32] The makeup used for Haley was quietly changed to an aluminum paste, with a layer of clown white greasepaint underneath, in order to protect his skin. [25] Ebsen did not object; after going over the basics of the Scarecrow's distinctive gait with Bolger (as a professional dancer, Ebsen had been cast because the studio was confident he would be up to the task of replicating the famous "wobbly-walk" of Stone's Scarecrow), he recorded all of his songs, went through all the rehearsals as the Tin Man and began filming with the rest of the cast.[26]. [115], In 2013, Walt Disney Pictures released a spiritual prequel titled Oz the Great and Powerful. The film was released on the CED format once, in 1982, by MGM/UA Home Video. Principal photography concluded with the Kansas sequences on March 16, 1939. 99, 1989: The film was one of the inaugural group of 25 films added to the, "Did these stories really happen?" "[94] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film received the maximum score of 100 out of 100, based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim",[95] which, as of March 2020, is matched only by eight other films. In 1939, the average film ran for about 90 minutes. Wizard of Oz Slots is the only FREE Vegas style casino slot machine game from The Emerald City! Some musical pieces were filmed and deleted later, in the editing process. [77] This re-release grossed $5.6 million at the North American box office. For this edition, Warner Bros. commissioned a new transfer from the original negatives at 8K resolution. But nevertheless, he put his influence on the thing.[21]. It was also shown as a special presentation at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Dorothy is knocked out by a chair when the tornado hits their farmhouse. [41] The Cowardly Lion's costume was made from real lion skin and fur. Production on the film began when Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) showed that films adapted from popular children's stories and fairytale folklore could still be successful. "[92] His first short story, written at the age of 10, was titled "Over the Rainbow".[92]. After the preview in San Luis Obispo in early July, the film was officially released in August 1939 at its current 101-minute running time. He can be heard in the group vocals of "We're Off to See the Wizard". The MGM "Children's Matinees" series re-released the film twice, in both 1970 and 1971. An animated film called Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz was released in 2011 by Warner Home Video, incorporating Tom and Jerry into the story as Dorothy's "protectors". Glinda tells Dorothy to follow the Yellow Brick Road to Emerald City, where she can ask the Wizard of Oz to help her return home. Obviously this did not lend itself to the brilliant palette that was the hallmark of Technicolor films at the time. Outtakes, the deleted "Jitterbug" musical number, clips of pre-1939 Oz adaptations, trailers, newsreels, and a portrait gallery were also included, as well as two radio programs of the era publicizing the film. Not far from the farm, she runs into Professor Marvel, a fortune-teller who uses his crystal ball to make Dorothy believe that Aunt Em is heartbroken. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. [53] The film was previewed in three test markets: in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Dennis, Massachusetts on August 11, 1939,[54][55] and at the Strand Theatre in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on August 12.[56]. Haley spoke with a distinct Boston accent and did not pronounce the R in "wizard". It was the second film based on Baum's Oz series to be produced by Disney, after Return to Oz. "[23], Much attention was given to the use of color in the production, with the MGM production crew favoring some hues over others. However, producer Arthur Freed was unhappy with their work and reassigned it to Langley. ", Another musical number cut before release came right after the Wicked Witch of the West was melted and before Dorothy and her friends returned to the Wizard. Wikipedia: Wizard of Oz experiment. Nor can they, without a few betraying jolts and split-screen overlappings, bring down from the sky the great soap bubble in which Glinda rides and roll it smoothly into place. Garland extended her appearance for two more weeks, partnered with Rooney for a second week and with Oz co-stars Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr for the third and final week. Extensive edits in the film's final cut removed vocals from the last portion of the film. Not since Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has anything quite so fantastic succeeded half so well. The songs were recorded in the studio's scoring stage before filming. In a 2009 retrospective article about the film, San Francisco Chronicle film critic and author Mick LaSalle declared: “...the entire Munchkinland sequence, from Dorothy's arrival in Oz to her departure on the yellow brick road, has to be one of the greatest in cinema history – a masterpiece of set design, costuming, choreography, music, lyrics, storytelling, and sheer imagination."[93]. Explains the background. The song went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and came to be identified so strongly with Garland herself that she made it her signature song. She spent three months recuperating before returning to work. [28] Hamilton played a role remarkably similar to the Wicked Witch in the Judy Garland film Babes in Arms (1939). [18] Cannon's vision was similar to Larry Semon's 1925 film adaptation of the story, in which the magical elements are absent. A reference to "The Jitterbug" remains in the film: The Witch tells her flying monkeys that they should have no trouble apprehending Dorothy and her friends because "I've sent a little insect on ahead to take the fight out of them. It has since seen several reprints, most often under the title The Wizard of Oz, which is the title of the popular 1902 Broadway musical adaptation as well as the iconic 1939 live-action film. And he – there was eleven screenwriters on that – and he pulled the whole thing together, wrote his own lines and gave the thing a coherence and unity which made it a work of art. She says she will never run away again and declares: "There's no place like home! As director, Fleming chose not to shift the film from Cukor's creative realignment, as producer LeRoy had already expressed his satisfaction with the film's new course. Despite the Witch's attempts to stop them with sleeping spells and other magic, they reach the city and see the Wizard, who appears as a giant ghostly head. De gehele film draait om Dorothy Gale. Relive the classic movie and win HUGE PAYOUTS with FREE SPINS and MEGA WILDS in all-new casino slot machines. De film is een productie van Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This also meant that the reshoots provided the first proper shot of Munchkinland. Cukor changed Garland's and Hamilton's makeup and costumes, and told Garland to "be herself". The princess challenged Dorothy to a singing contest, in which Dorothy's swing style enchanted listeners and won the grand prize. When the "Over the Rainbow" reprise was revived after subsequent test screenings in early June, Garland had to be brought back to reshoot the "Auntie Em, I'm frightened!" [3] It did not show what MGM considered a profit until a 1949 re-release earned an additional $1.5 million (about $13 million in 2019). From 1992: The author writes about his “very first literary influence,” the 1939 M-G-M film “The Wizard of Oz,” starring Judy Garland. Several of the recordings were completed while Ebsen was still with the cast. LeRoy, uncredited associate producer Arthur Freed and director Fleming fought to keep it in, and they eventually won. ", This page was last edited on 11 May 2021, at 16:16. Cukor also suggested the studio cast Jack Haley, on loan from Fox, as the Tin Man.[33]. The book describes the good witch and two Munchkins who greet her as all about as tall as a well-grown child like Dorothy, and the illustrations generally depict denizens of Oz as Dorothy's height; it was the film that made short stature a trait of Munchkins in particular. [68][69], Many special editions were released in celebration of the film's 75th anniversary in 2013, including one exclusively by Best Buy (a SteelBook of the 3D Blu-ray) and another by Target stores that came with a keepsake lunch bag. Play new slot games with Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion as they travel the Yellow Brick Road to see the Wizard of Oz. It took the studio's art department almost a week to settle on the shade of yellow used for the Yellow Brick Road.[24]. But after they harm her, she realizes that the slippers will only be removed after Dorothy's life ends. It did win in two other categories: Best Original Song for "Over the Rainbow" and Best Original Score by Herbert Stothart. [127][128], "The Wizard of Oz (film)" redirects here. [85], Not all reviews were positive. [60] It became an annual television tradition. Production on the bulk of the Technicolor sequences was a long and exhausting process that ran for over six months, from October 1938 to March 1939. Toto leaps from Dorothy's arms. Initially, the studio had made Garland wear a blond wig and heavy "baby-doll" makeup, and she played Dorothy in an exaggerated fashion. The Wizard of Oz received widespread acclaim upon its release. Veteran vaudeville performer, Pat Walshe was best known for his performance as various monkeys in many theatre productions and circus shows. and dissolved to a huge celebration by the citizens of the Emerald City, who sang the song as they accompanied Dorothy and her friends to the Wizard. This torture softened him into somebody gentler and kinder. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (/ ɒ z /) is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. 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