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25 whimsical things you didn't know about the 'The Wizard of Oz'

'Over the Rainbow' was almost nixed entirely

25 whimsical things you didn't know about the 'The Wizard of Oz'

'Over the Rainbow' was almost nixed entirely

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25 whimsical things you didn't know about the 'The Wizard of Oz'

'Over the Rainbow' was almost nixed entirely

Nearly 8 decades ago, a twister uprooted a Kansas farm girl and her little dog from her sepia-toned rural life and dropped her smack-dab in the middle of a candy-colored fantasy land populated with and munchkins, oh my. "," MGM바카라 게임 웹사이트™s enduring musical comedy film helmed by a handful of directors (including Victor Fleming) and , was released on Aug. 25, 1939. And though it was met with a modest run at the box office, it picked up popularity steam when it was released in Technicolor on television 바카라 게임 웹사이트” it바카라 게임 웹사이트™s poppies popping off the screen in 1956.

A classic that is still broadcast several times a year on network television, "The Wizard of Oz" is a movie its fans can quote from opening to closing credits, and yet there are factoids and tidbits that managed to stay discreet. Here, we are celebrating the beloved film바카라 게임 웹사이트™s 80th anniversary by pulling back the curtain on the Land of Oz. We바카라 게임 웹사이트™re revealing the wizardry of the special effects, what set life was like behind the scenes and just what that sticky goo was in the Tin Man바카라 게임 웹사이트™s oil can. So join us, we바카라 게임 웹사이트™re off to see the truths behind the Wonderful Wizard of Oz!

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Those adored slippers weren바카라 게임 웹사이트™t originally ruby red.

Dorothy바카라 게임 웹사이트™s slippers were . At least, that how novelist L. Frank Baum wrote them in his 1900 fantasy, "." Film producers favored a glittering bright red, however, for that Technicolor wow.

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And that wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트™t a real spark.

It was juice. To achieve the desired effect of sparks or fire bursting from Dorothy바카라 게임 웹사이트™s coveted rubies when the Wicked Witch gets too close, the crew used a juice and sped it up on film.

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Judy Garland wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트™t the first choice.

Judy Garland wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트™t a shoo-in. , then 11, was the front-runner destined for a trip to Oz. Alas, the filmmakers decided she didn바카라 게임 웹사이트™t have the vocals necessary to carry the film바카라 게임 웹사이트™s interludes.

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Age was nothing but a number.

Written as a , Dorothy was played by a 16-year-old Judy Garland. The Wicked Witch of the West, depicted as old and mean, was played by Margaret Hamilton, 34 at the time. And Glinda the Good, young and beautiful, was played by Billie Burke at age 54.

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"The Wizard of Oz" is the most-watched movie of all time.

But not only by our account. The backs us up. And now, thanks to the film being regularly broadcast on network television 바카라 게임 웹사이트” usually each year around Easter and Christmas 바카라 게임 웹사이트” and its , the classic is available for generations to come.

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The Cowardly Lion바카라 게임 웹사이트™s costume weighed a ton.

Or, actually, nearly . But that바카라 게임 웹사이트™s still some heavy-duty costuming, as Bert Lahr바카라 게임 웹사이트™s Cowardly Lion costume was made with real lion pelts. Bonus fact: The facial prosthetic he wore was crafted from this highly technical fabric known as the brown .

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The Queen Mother cried during 'Over the Rainbow.'

the Queen Mother told Judy Garland years later that "Over the Rainbow" brought a tear to her eye whenever she heard it. 바카라 게임 웹사이트œMa바카라 게임 웹사이트™am,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Garland replied, 바카라 게임 웹사이트œthat song has plagued me all my life.바카라 게임 웹사이트

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Dorothy바카라 게임 웹사이트™s friends didn바카라 게임 웹사이트™t really make friends on set.

The intricate makeup jobs of the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion . So the guys each ate their meals in their dressing rooms, rather than the MGM cafΓ©.

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MGM spent a chunk for movie rights.

Reports quote MGM securing the movie rights from L. Frank Baum for . Now, that바카라 게임 웹사이트™s big money during those times.

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Hollywood바카라 게임 웹사이트™s MGM lion mascot almost won the part.

Forgive us for not fully believing this one, but the real-life MGM lion was the for the role of the Cowardly Lion. They were going to dub in his lines by an actor. Good thing Bert Lahr actually got the part and kept to solely roaring for the bumper of the film 바카라 게임 웹사이트” for the rest of the cast바카라 게임 웹사이트™s sake at least.

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The Good Witch바카라 게임 웹사이트™s dress was already famous.

Glinda the Good Witch of the South바카라 게임 웹사이트™s poofy pink was indeed a hand-me-down. , who played Mary Blake in the 1936 film "San Francisco," donned the tulle garment first.

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The Wicked Witch was too scary.

The Wicked Witch of the West was for little ones. The majority of the green witch바카라 게임 웹사이트™s scenes were either edited or cut due to the fact that she would no doubt haunt the dreams of onlookers.

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There바카라 게임 웹사이트™s a surprise vocal in 바카라 게임 웹사이트œIf I Only Had a Heart.바카라 게임 웹사이트

The female vocal you hear singing 바카라 게임 웹사이트œWhere for art thou Romeo바카라 게임 웹사이트 in the Tin Man바카라 게임 웹사이트™s solo, 바카라 게임 웹사이트œIf I Only Had a Heart,바카라 게임 웹사이트 belongs to Snow White. More specifically, Adriana Caselotti, who voiced Disney바카라 게임 웹사이트™s very first animated princess. Listen .

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The Emerald City odyssey snagged them a trip to the Oscars.

"The Wizard of Oz" was nominated for a grand total of , including Best Picture and Best Cinematography. It won two, but alas, it lost the top prize to the Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable바카라 게임 웹사이트™s antebellum wartime romance, "Gone with the Wind."

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The Scarecrow wasn't a math whiz.

No one said scoring a doctorate in thinkology would make one a mathmetician. When he , the Scarecrow recites a mangled version of the Pythagorean Theorem: 바카라 게임 웹사이트œThe sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.바카라 게임 웹사이트 the actor, Ray Bolger, couldn바카라 게임 웹사이트™t get the rule down, so the filmmakers went with their best take.

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Someone stole Dorothy 바카라 게임 웹사이트™s ruby red slippers.

A pair of authenticated ruby slippers were stolen years after the film was released. There were four pairs used in the film. Three pairs have known whereabouts 바카라 게임 웹사이트” the Smithsonian Institute, the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences, and a private collector. The fourth? Not even a could bring them back 바카라 게임 웹사이트” .

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That wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트™t oil in that squirt can.

We now know what was really in the oil can: It was chocolate sauce! In "" Jack Haley said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트œthe oil Ray Bolger squirted at me to loosen up my joints was not oil but chocolate syrup. They squirted chocolate in my face, because the oil wouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트™t photograph right, but chocolate will.바카라 게임 웹사이트

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The Tin Man wasn't actually made of tin.

This one probably comes as a no-brainer. Because how can the Tin Man dance and frolick if he바카라 게임 웹사이트™s actually made of one of nature바카라 게임 웹사이트™s most unweildy substances? But as the film treads along, one can plainly see that the Tin Man바카라 게임 웹사이트™s trousers continue to wrinkle and crease. Dedicated Oz die-hards have noted this fabric flub and forgiven it nonetheless. .

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'Over the Rainbow' almost never existed.

바카라 게임 웹사이트œOver the Rainbow바카라 게임 웹사이트 was almost over on the cutting room floor. The execs said it made the movie too long, was too sad, and Garland had no business singing in a barnyard. They but kept it in thanks to rightful protests.

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Judy Garland is related to the Tin Man.

Or rather the actor who played him. Stick with us as we climb this family tree: Judy Garland바카라 게임 웹사이트™s daughter, , who바카라 게임 웹사이트™s the son of Jack Haley, who바카라 게임 웹사이트™s the vaudeville actor in the pseudo-metal suit in the beloved film.

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'The Wizard of Oz' had an '80s resurrgence.

"The Wizard of Oz" hit the : by becoming available on VHS. Meaning the had some stiff competition in keeping folks entertained.

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The 'Times' said critics of the film should be 'spanked.'

Frank S. Nugent of had a few choice words for those critical of the film. 바카라 게임 웹사이트œIt is all so well-intentioned, so genial and so gay that any reviewer who would look down his nose at the fun-making should be spanked and sent off, supperless, to bed.바카라 게임 웹사이트 Today, it바카라 게임 웹사이트™s rating on Rotten Tomatoes resides at a super-fresh 98 percent.

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That바카라 게임 웹사이트™s not blue and white you바카라 게임 웹사이트™re seeing.

in that signature gingham print was actually checkered blue and pink. Classic white and Technicolor didn바카라 게임 웹사이트™t play nice, but pink really popped. It has also been said that Judy Garland had to under that number to achieve the shape of the 12-year-old farm girl she was portraying.

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That's not yellow. It바카라 게임 웹사이트™s Jell-O.

The Horse of a Different Color in Emerald City was actually done with . Don바카라 게임 웹사이트™t try this at home, but each horse was covered in a vibrant hue of Jell-O gelatin powder to achieve the colors of the rainbow.

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Toto was actually a good girl.

Dorothy바카라 게임 웹사이트™s good boy Toto was actually a female Cairn terrier named Terry. And she really raked in a fortune. Even banking a , which was more than some of the munchkins. She died in 1945 and is under what is now a Los Angeles freeway.