It's a Twister! It's a Twister! The Tornado Tests

Uploaded for the anniversary of The Wizard of Oz since no other version of these available on the site have the correct speed or audio.

[@azuraluna8996]

Rest In Peace Angela Lansbury😢

[@coferryan90]

I just love Angela Lansbury she is the best narrator of all time 😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ShadowLinkxMaster]

The reason why these tests continue to hold up to this day is because they went through all the man-made hard work to recreate the destruction, wind, and appearance of an actual tornado using actual props. We rely on so much computer imagery that even the best works look very fake. Man-made efforts take a lot more time and money, but their payoff ultimately wins over CGI. This is why the original animatronic dinosaurs from Jurassic Park continue to be praised after all these years. It looks far more convincing for the effect to actually be present on set vs. having it added in post.

[@coferryan90]

I totally agree with you there's nothing like the old special facts is still fascinating me how realistic it looks now today if these new movies now stop using Cgi and go back to the basic then our movies will be more realistic

[@JosephScarbrough]

Exactly! And it's not just special and/or practical effects either, it's also sets and scenery! A painted cyclorama of scenery to serve as the backdrop for the set of your scene has so much more warmth, depth, and charm as opposed to CGI scenery that was matted onto a green/blue screen backdrop.

[@cannedlaughter2535]

Amazing! This twister could easily compete with modern CGI. Well, until the view through the window, anyway.

[@darthkurland]

Canned Laughter maybe they could use some of these shots for the film adaptation of “Wicked.”

[@coryjamieson3171]

I'm really wondering how the film producers made the storm clouds, it looks so much like a real storm. MGM really outdone themselves with this movie!

[@jacktayl]

(Angela Lansbury's narrations for each test and the opening) 0:04 Buddy Gillespie and his special effects crew outdid themselves when it came to creating the tornado that is so important to the story of Oz. Here, you'll see some of the raw footage they shot for the Kansas sequence of the picture. 0:19 These are the rays of sun that break through the clouds as Dorothy finishes singing Over the Rainbow. 0:34 This long-shot shows the tornado as it moves across the Kansas prairie. 1:41 Here are two takes of the funnel cloud as it moves in for its closeup. 4:04/4:05 They also printed two takes of the Kansas farmhouse rising and falling through the air. 4:55 This is the view through Dorothy's bedroom window during the storm. Not all of this footage was used in the final cut of the film. 6:59 This extraordinary take starts with the tornado in repose on the miniature set of the Gale farm, then all the mechanics are put into play and the storm envelopes the house. This shot was deleted from the rough cut of the film. It was planned as the first scene of Dorothy's delirium. (There you have it, everyone. That's how Mrs. Potts herself explained the tornado effects and the sun rays in Over the Rainbow)

[@gianithecoolgamer7064]

Wow! I never knew it was Angela Lansbury

[@travisdelafuente1150]

RIP Angela Lansbury

[@kekosunny6202]

omg it look so real better then any movie prop ever id run to my house screaming aunty em aunty em unlce Henry

[@wilshiregreen5746]

Try as they might with today's movie technology, nothing scares the Hell out of you more than the Wizard of Oz tornado.

[@MaxAndBengaming]

My favorite scene when the tornado moves across kansas prairie and the deleted scene when the twister sucked up the house its epic for 1939

[@John_The_Eeveechu]

Man, for the time that movie was made they sure did make that tornado... Horrifyingly accurate...

[@crusinclassicslucas6218]

0:35 that tornado looks so realistic

[@jeremiahcomer]

There was no video of a tornado in existence at that time. Which is even more astonishing.

[@bradhedgehog12]

There was a couple other different areas showing that. Like Where Auntie Em try to call Dorthy and her and the guys going in the cellar

[@americaelibertas2453]

It is absolutely extraordinary how incredibly realistic the tornado scene was in The Wizard of Oz. It's hard to believe that these special effects were done in 1939! That was before computer generated imagery was even considered an idea! And it was also at a time when our knowledge on the behavior and dynamics of tornadoes was very limited. Even today, this tornado scene still receives widespread acclaim for the realism the special effects crew put into creating this scene in the movie; in fact, many say that it matches or exceeds many CGI equivalents today.

[@georgehenderson7783]

Oh, it's absolutely better than anything filmed since. It puts CGI to shame.

[@taraedwards-white5189]

I don't know if I got picked up by the tornado in my house.🤔🤔

[@hidefromthetableyaymulan1595]

That looks to scary for me

[@Hydra2054]

the inside of the tornado gag was pretty clever and will still be clever throughout most movies that involve comedy and tornado's. and yes it was pretty funny to watch everyone in the tornado flying around in the view of Dorothy's window, except for this 6:24. god... mrs gulch coming towards the window just to slowly become the wicked witch of the east always scared the shit out of me. 7:01 oh thats worse... that is way worse then the original scene. I hate that so much. It looks alot scarier now that its real up close to the house. ahhh... AAAHHHHHHH OH I HATE IT. AAAAHHHHHHHH

[@bradhedgehog12]

I feel ya. When I first saw that I was scared beyond belief

[@seaworldman879]

For 1939 this iz epic

[@starplayz6091]

You’re not wrong

[@OhioGuy216]

For modern times it’s epic.

[@seaworldman879]

particular yr though

[@james68908]

the footage of the long shot tornado was also used in Cabin in the Sky(1943) and High Barbaree(1947)as those were also made by MGM. Edit: this tornado footage at 1:57 was also used on a trailer for the human tornado(1976).

[@user-vh2pk6bd3g]

I don't know if this part of the OZ twister scene, but it certainly showing a multi vortex tornado. Something we wouldn't even know about until the Super Out Break film footage from Parker IN, in 1974

[@user-vh2pk6bd3g]

Wow a sidewinder twister, that's even more effective

[@user-vh2pk6bd3g]

At least you can see the clear slot

[@bradhedgehog12]

Oh Lordy. Never gonna forget this.

[@user-vh2pk6bd3g]

To bad they couldn't show anti cyclonic tornados, you know twisters rotating in opposite directions

[@gregalbert4033]

Still some of the best.

[@yellinghayfire4935]

Well this is creepy

[@deoxys3869]

It’s creepy to me

[@IwshIcldstrtover]

I thought so, too. Scared me half to death as a little kid.

[@mikejohnson515]

That last scene would have been traumatic for any tornado survivor to see....glad they deleted it.

[@diontaedaughtry974]

Great video 👍👍

[@KIMMYSSONG]

Much LOVE Kimmyssong

[@gabrielsylvestre3708]

Is it real or did they create it?

[@IwshIcldstrtover]

They created it .

[@anthonyrodriguez2038]

It's made with muslin stocking

[@Jennifer-do1cu]

I wonder who did that 😅

[@reggiejayjr6930]

Hey cars fans Reggie Johnston here I just know tornadoes can be dangerous and have you guys watch the wizard of oz before ? If not then don't even worry you guys should buy the wizard of oz on DVD oh well gotta go go go go bye bye cars fans Reggie Johnston out

[@lordx9386]

What is the tornado made out of wind du

[@outtherelivinginthepub1973]

A muslin sock funnel thing

[@lordx9386]

@@outtherelivinginthepub1973 oh ok

[@outtherelivinginthepub1973]

@@lordx9386 it's amazing bcos from a distance it looks like a tornado 🌪️ then as it got close enough to the camera, then you could see the lines on the muslin sock.

[@lordx9386]

@@outtherelivinginthepub1973 Yeah same

[@user-vh2pk6bd3g]

Black Muslin wrapped around a 50ft high coil of wire

[@bethannekulig4168]

0:33

[@reggiejayjr6930]

WRRRRRR WRRRRRRRRRRRR WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR oh hi there I was pretending to be a twister using my imagination you guys can emagine to be anything I mean get a lotea this see ya know tornadoes like this one can be dangerous and strong then a erupting volcano speaking of tornadoes look D8 oh no IT'S A TORNADO :) just kidding

[@davidrooker1200]

wow

[@Editor5-r2z]

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