Amazing Facts You Should Know about The Wizard of Oz

You're about to discover 10 AMAZING behind the scenes facts about The Wizard of Oz, such as: the secret behind the tornado effect, two crazy ideas the filmmakers had to portray the Cowardly Lion and more! Enjoy!

Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro teaser
00:10 - The tornado was a stocking
00:38 - How they did the color transition when Dorothy enters Oz
01:00 - Some munchkins weren’t really munchkins
01:37 - They almost cast a real lion
01:41 - Ray Bolger almost was the Tin Man
02:17 - The strange jitterbug deleted scene
02:37 - Oops! Dorothy forgot her ruby red slippers
02:53 - Makeup tricks for the Horse of a Different Color
03:10 - The Scarecrow’s brain didn’t actually work
03:26 - “Over the Rainbow” was almost cut from the movie

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[rutheliz]

I remember being scared by the tornado scene as a child and I am still impressed by that scene today !

[stevejarrettnc]

Over the Rainbow IS the greatest movie musical number ever produced.

Thank you, Judy Garland.

[vgovger]

That tornado looked more real then the ones in the movie "Twister"...lol

[lc]

Agree. Over the Rainbow is by far the greatest song ever written for a film. And Judy Garland singing it so plaintively and with such beauty, warmth and longing, is forever stamped in our hearts and souls.

[djmoch]

I still can't get over how realistic that tornado looks, even to this day. The first time I watched the movie as a kid, it really freaked me out. And the fact it was created using manual effects over 80 years ago (and probably looks even more realistic than most CGI-created objects) just shows how much of an achievement it truly was.

[johnherlihy]

That tornado scene was and still is incredible! 👍

[scottie]

That wasn't the only reason why the Jitterbug number was cut from the final film. The other reason was that the filmmakers thought if they had left it in, it would've dated the movie, as the Jitterbug was a popular dance around that time. They wanted the movie to be timeless, so they removed the scene from the final cut.

[QuakerLady]

My brother is a film major and he explained the iconic "opening the door" scene to me years ago. Painting the room and providing a double with a sepia-toned outfit was brilliant.

[Dethmeister]

1:41 Also Buddy Ebsen was allergic to the silver paint used for the tin man and so he lost that part too.

[inaciosthirdstudio]

The special effects here can be impressive.

[koroba]

As a kid, watching that tornado was terrifying, that was a insane effect for that time period.

[tobyfinney]

If you look closely, Dorothy's hair changes in almost every shot.

[mayartist]

This was my favorite movie growing up. When I was in the hospital my Dad read me the script and then I asked for the Movie for my 5 year old birthday. I got it and watched it that day alongside my dad who explained the scary parts😂🥰 I alternated between being Dorothy and a witch for like 5 consecutive Halloween’s after that!!🌪🧙🏽‍♀️👠 I still love the movie very much- it has a very special place in my heart. It also introduced me to Judy Garland as a singer so I really got into her music and now that I’m sort of a singer she is very much an inspiration to me:)

[MJK]

Over the rainbow became Judy's theme song forever after.

[shawnhumphreys]

I love this musical...always will, it’s a classic. I grew up watching this. My mom had me watch this when I was like 6. I try not to miss it when Christmas comes around.

[ryanjackson]

this film encapsulates all that is cinema - you have the child star, the signing, the b+w to color. A true gem

[Nurichiri]

This is the first time I've seen time stamps along the bottom of the video. I wish more people did that.

[OldWorldNY]

It’s amazing to see how each individual helped make or could have broken such an amazing, and iconic film!

[justi]

Seeing this movie when it first came out was probably like seeing Jurassic park when it came out. It amazed so many people

[jennycampbell]

The Wizard of Oz is my most fave movie today...and you can see it's influence on many popular ensemble movies of today. Star Wars is an example...