*She is ADORABLE!* "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (1939) FIRST TIME WATCH! | Musical movie REACTION

[@lisathuban8969]

Judy Garland had an amazing singing voice and a huge movie career. Yes, that's her singing, she was one in a million.

[@TheHulk2008]

The color scene is one of the best movie moments in cinematic history

[@magicviking8844]

Yes indeed. Its still hard to believe that this movie is this old and so well done. Thank you for the support. Next musical will be Mary Poppins. Stay tuned and subscribe for more!

[@reptomicus]

Before the digital restoration, the tv print messed up the color transition. The black and white scenes were supposed to have a slight sepia tint so the transition to color would be seamless. The old tv prints had the old scenes in true black and white where the door opening scene in sepia color gave away the trick.

[@jonathansmith8672]

The color transition in which Dorothy opens the door and reveals the colorful land of Oz. This was done on hand. The interior of the house was toned in sepia. The actress who opened the door was actually a stunt-double wearing a sepia-toned dress. As she opened the door and the camera slowly dollied forward, she handed Toto over to Judy Garland, and then Garland would step out into the camera's frame, wearing her color-toned dress. Very impressive, huh? :)

[@brentleybobby4522]

i dont mean to be so offtopic but does someone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow forgot the login password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me

[@annaallen6335]

Another old masterpiece....The Ten Comamdments. With Charton Hesten....

[@nickmanzo8459]

81 years old and this movie is still amazing. In the original books, the story is more like a traditional fantasy story, darker, and a bit more edgy, but still suitable for kids. The events that took place in Oz weren’t a dream, they did actually happen, though her aunt and uncle believed she simply dreamed it (until the later books). She eventually returns to Oz many times.

[@magicviking8844]

WOW, that was nice to know...I might give a try on the books one day! Hope you enjoyed my video and don't forget to subscribe for more movie reactions!

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

This is literally where the phrase "The man behind the curtain" came from.

[@janedoe5229]

And the phrase "flying monkeys".

[@sandrastorer5628]

She won Golden Globe awards for acting, Grammys for her singing, and a Tony for Broadway performance.

[@dalilnahouza1828]

And an Academy Juvenile Award for her performance in The Wizard of Oz and an other movie

[@fxbear]

“Only bad witches are ugly”. Then why did you ask me if I’m a bad witch?

[@beatleschick1000]

LOLOL!I watch this movie every year since I was probably six, I’m 59, and never thought of that! Ha ha ha ha! Boy to remember this being on once a year and the thrill of looking forward to it. Nothing like being able to read or watch any movies you want today! Same with the Christmas stories Charlie Brown’s Christmas and Rudolph. And for me Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella with Leslie Ann Warren. I’ll looked for that every every year. Oh,

[@katec8796]

Judy Garland - she melts you every time. There's such a lovely whimsical warmth to this film that few if any other can match - great reaction :)

[@magicviking8844]

Yes true, she is lovely! Stay tuned and subscribe for more content!

[@IsaacLikesGames]

It’s amazing that this movie is 83 years old now and people still watch it and enjoy it to this day. The Wizard of Oz is such an amazing, magical movie

[@slashdisco]

Your reaction at 7:59 is perfect and echoes that of the literally hundreds of millions of children who've watched this movie since 1939 - still now, kids watching it for the first time are mesmerised from this point. Even adults will agree it's one of the most magical moments since the birth of cinema.

[@195511SM]

Back in the early 1960s.....when I was still a little kid...... every year 'The Wizard of Oz' would air on television. But only ONCE a year. It was a very special event. I think it happened sometime around Easter. The early 1960s were the first time most folks could afford to buy color television sets too. Maybe that's why the network decided to start airing it......because it was so colorful. The tradition continued for a long time. I'm not sure when people were able to buy the movie on videotape, so they could own their own copies. Probably sometime in the 1980s. There might still be one surviving cast member......one of the 'little people' who played a munchkin.

[@CaptainNice]

There was a 1980 VHS release, not sure if that was the first. In the 1960s, it was available in Super 8 format.

[@magicviking8844]

Hi there. Thank you for watching one of my movie reactions again. I made a research on the internet and the last actor who played a munchkin died in 2018, he was 99, so all the cast members are dead. I will put the link showing it below! Yes its crazy to think how things were back then. But I don't think they were worst or better. Every era has their own magic. Maybe having the opportunity to watch this movie once a year, would make it even more magical! Next monday The Terminator reaction will be shown on my channel, with a special guest, my landlord. Stay tuned and subscribe for more! -www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/movies/last-surviving-wizard-oz-munchkin-jerry-maren-dies-n880746

[@195511SM]

@@magicviking8844 A nice article. Thanks for sharing it.

[@joshuayeager3686]

The last of the “munchkins” passed away last year actually. I was a 7-8 in the mid-eighties when I discovered The Wizard Of Oz on the yearly telecast. I think they changed it up sometime in the early 90’s when everyone was able to own it on VHS and the beginning of DVD. If you’re interested in a movie that takes lots of inspiration from The Wizard Of Oz, I would highly recommend “Australia” by Baz Laurman if you haven’t seen it yet. It’s truly amazing.

[@mikell5087]

I very well remember those annual broadcasts in the '60's when I was a child. They were indeed a special event, the one night when we could rewatch this classic movie. I also remember hiding behind the couch when the witch came on screen.

[@TheJudyRoomVideos]

It's so wonderful to see people's first reactions to this film. It still casts its magic spell after all these years! It's especially great on the big screen. If you ever get a chance to see it on the big screen, go! You'll notice so much more in those huge sets. All of it was filmed on MGM's soundstages. Nothing was done outside. They spared no expense. For example, all of those poppies in the poppy field (aside from the backdrop) we all hand-made and hand affixed to the soundstage floor! I, too, grew up in an era when it was only shown on TV once a year. That was a big deal for kids, and probably the biggest event of the "kid year" outside of the holidays. We would anticipate it for weeks and then at school the next day, it's all we talked about. Families would gather around the TV and share the experience together. It was wonderful. Side note: Judy Garland went on to become the queen of the MGM Musical during their golden age (see "Meet Me In St. Louis" or "Easter Parade"). She then became a legendary concert performer among other great accomplishments. She also had a TV series in the early 60s that is wonderful. A great, one of a kind talent for sure!

[@suepall5425]

Judy Garland was an iconic film actress, singer, dancer and performer. No one sang like her!

[@wfly81]

You bet your ass Judy Garland was really singing "Over the Rainbow"!!

[@edwardimhoff3106]

Judy Garland was known in the 1930s as the little girl with the great big voice. She was 15 when they filmed the Wizard of OZ. Judy only lived to the age of 45. Very sad. Billie Burk, The Good witch of the North was 54 when she landed the part of Glinda the Good Witch. The Movie was filmed in 1937 & 38. Color film was just coming out. The Wizard of Oz was the first production ever to use Colored film. Gone with the wind came out the same year but it was filmed in Black & White and Painted Frame by frame.. The Wizard of Oz is an epoch. Good watching it with you.

[@GuukanKitsune]

You know the funniest part? All of them had what they wanted all along. The Scarecrow wanted some brains, but he was the most clever of the entire group, tricking the trees into throwing their apples at them so Dorothy could eat them and coming up with the scheme to sneak into the Witch's castle by dressing up as her guards. The Tin Woodsman wanted a heart, because he couldn't love without one. Yet his every choice and action were driven by how much he cared about his friends and his empathy for others, heart or no heart. The Cowardly Lion only felt he was cowardly because he was scared of everything. But he never noticed that, for his friends, he was willing to go through danger after danger and face those fears head on... which is the very DEFINITION of courage. He was scared but went to bat for Dorothy and his friends all the same, even if once in a while he needed a bit of encouragement. The Wizard didn't give them any of those things, he gave them reminders that they HAD those things already!

[@magicviking8844]

Hi there. Great point of view, was a joy reading it. Subscribe and stay tuned for more!

[@ckobo84]

Although the Scarecrow does completely butcher the "Pythagorean Theorem" 😂

[@johnnehrich9601]

@@ckobo84 Thank you. You seem to be one of the people who gets that. Although when the movie first came out, most school kids had suffered through basic trigonometry, so they would have gotten the joke.

[@johnnehrich9601]

Yes, that is the message that came from the original book. And part of it was that the Wizard was held up all along as some great authority to fix everything, and here he was just a fake. The line "ignore that little man behind the curtain" is quoted so many times for similar situations.

[@victorsixtythree]

Fun fact - in 2018 actor Jerry Maren passed away at age 98 - he was the last surviving Munchkin (he was one of the "Lollipop Guild"). (Actually, he was the last surviving ADULT munchikin. A few of the munchkins were played by young children and a few of them are still living today.)

[@magicviking8844]

Hi victor. Yes I did a research on that. The last cast member died on 2018. Stay tuned and subscribe for more!

[@annaallen6335]

@@magicviking8844 imagine being a kid nd watching this. ....

[@joepike1972]

The Tin Woodsman story in the book in more tragic than in the movie. In the book he was a munchkin who fell in love with a girl who lived with a witch. The munchkin wanted to make his fortune to marry the beautiful girl but the witch was determined to stop him. The witch caused the munchkin to suffer various injuries in which he lost his arm, legs, and eventually body. Each time he would get into an injury a tin smith would make a tin replacement. In the end though he did not get a heart and could no longer feel the love he had for the girl he was struggling so hard to get with.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

For 1939, the effects in this movie still are impressive. That tornado! And the colors in the movie are so incredible, larger than life. Two other great family movies that stand the test of time are "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (the one from 1971: Still the best) and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".

[@magicviking8844]

Hi again. I will react in the future to "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" on my channel, 100%. Stay tuned and subscribe for more!

[@jonathansmith8672]

@@magicviking8844 Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory are two of my 7 ALL-TIME favorite movies!! :)

[@johnnehrich9601]

At the time of the movie, there were no movie clips of actual tornados they could have used to project on the background.

[@majkus]

The book was adapted to a stage musical 'extravaganza' in 1902, soon after the book's very successful publication. It had little in common with this film (and, to be honest, with the book), but was very well remembered. Ray Bolger's rubber-limbed portrayal of the Scarecrow was probably inspired by the original Scarecrow, Fred Stone (who was still alive in 1939); and the defeat of the deadly poppies by the good witch bringing snow is an element not in the book, but was the show-stopping finale of the first act of the musical and probably a vivid memory for everyone who had seen it (even critics who hated the stage musical loved the snow scene).

[@ifeelpretty5790]

Your face when the color first appeared and when you realized the farmhands were also the Scarecrow, Tin-Man and Lion :) Also the same actor played the Wizard and Professor Marvel as well as the Gatekeeper, Carriage Driver and Guard in the Emerald City! Also, the voice saying, "Wherefore art thou, Romeo?" during the Tin-Man's song was also the voice of Snow White from the Disney animated movie of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

[@bookwoman53]

I love your reaction especially when Dorothy opened the door and and saw OZ for the first time. The movie has a lot of good stories about how it was made. There were mistakes, injuries and so on. During a dress rehearsal Margaret Hamilton exited the Munchkinland in a ball of fire. Her green makeup contained copper and she got third degree burns on her face and one hand.

[@magicviking8844]

Hi there. Thank you so much for your kind words. Have a look on my other movie reactions. Subscribe and stay tuned for more!

[@annaallen6335]

@@magicviking8844 no thos came out in 1939..not in orlando

[@Schornforce]

One of my favorite tidbits about this movie is the fortune teller (Professor Marvel)'s jacket was owned by the author of the Wizard of Oz and it was complete coincidence it was chosen to be bought and used in the movie.

[@magicviking8844]

WOW, thats actually a nice fact to know. Hope you enjoyed my video and don't forget to subscribe for more movie reactions!

[@johnnehrich9601]

Actually, while that tale was told by the MGM publicity department, who claimed they checked with the Baum family to make sure, they made the whole thing up, out of whole cloth (pardon the pun). Hollywood was extremely adept at lying to get the right type of publicity and to squash the wrong type. All the sleeping around, including with members of the same sex, and things like too much partying was glossed over, even with sham marriages some actors and actresses were forced into.

[@thunderstruck5484]

I’m 60 and that witch gave me nightmares when I was boy but what a fun movie thanks for reacting, the end when she tells scarecrow she will miss him most of all still gets me !

[@Bigandrewm]

If you haven't seen this in live theater - an absolute blast. One of the joys of my musical career has been to play in the pit orchestra for a production of this in a local theater. Great stuff.

[@magicviking8844]

I will do when this pandemic goes out. Subscribe and stay tuned for more!

[@minnesotajones261]

It truly was one of (if not solely) the greatest movie of all time. It's right up there with Casablanca for me. I remember as a child, hiding in my kitchen one year every time the witch came onto the TV, just peaking around the kitchen counter until she was gone. Until her next appearance... Love this movie!

[@magicviking8844]

ahah funny story behind this movie you have. Was funny to read it. Thank you for the support. Stay tuned and don't forget to subscribe to get to see the next movie reaction!

[@HannibalFan52]

Frank Morgan, who played Professor Marvel, also played the Doorkeeper, the Cabby, the Guard, and the Wizard himself. The Cabby's 'horse of a different color' was actually several white horses colored with flavored gelatin/Jell-O. The stagehands had to keep the horses separated from each other, because they tended to lick the sweet stuff off each other. I'm so glad you enjoyed this film so much.

[@frankmount8407]

In those days before DVDs and downloads, that single yearly presentation - starting on Nov. 3, 1956 - was a day to anticipate, dream about, count down to. For weeks in advance, TV commercials heralded the arrival of Dorothy, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, The Cowardly Lion. On the big day itself - usually a Sunday night - all plans had to end abruptly at sundown, as we hurried home to prepare for The Big Event.

[@johnnehrich9601]

Yes, and for many of us back, we didn't have color tv's so some of the magic was missing.

[@brt5273]

Such a treat to enjoy this with you for your first time seeing . You are definitely correct, this is so much a stage production that has been filmed. The special effects were state of the art for the time, and incredible that it is done with stagecraft on a set. The tornado is particularly fascinating to me, that it had to be physically created on a stage, and has such incredible realism and character. Still more impressive to me than any cgi tornado i have seen in other films. There is something special about this, the actors, the dialogue, the skill of the production, etc... that touches somewhere on a deep psychological level.

[@frankmount8407]

It’s so fun to see somebody react to a movie that I first saw in the mid fifties !! It became a big deal for us kids in school when we were told that it would be coming on TV !! Colored TV's had just come out and were becoming popular !! Judy Garland, the little girl star, became one of the most famous singers ever !!! She performed right up until her death !! Thanks so much !! Very fun !!! I’d like to suggest "Forbidden Planet" !! Great special effects and very innovative !!! Good luck with your upcoming projects !! Thanks !!!

[@darr12100]

Fun fact: the slippers maybe ruby in the film, but they were silver in the novel by L. Frank Baum. A lot more stuff happens in the book as well.

[@johnnehrich9601]

MGM changed them because they felt they would show up better in color.

[@thevideovaultofoz4895]

Loved watching this, it's so nice to see someone experience the emotions of the movie for the first time, wondering and guessing what'll happen next. Like watching it for the first time again myself.

[@MontagZoso]

Your comparison of this to Lord of the Rings was so right on point (like the Witch's Castle/Mordor, etc. Lots of similarities and in 1939 when Oz came out in theaters, it WAS that time period's equivalent of movies like LOTR with a wow factor for audiences. Nice review of an epic classic!

[@DiscoMatty79]

I love your reaction at 8:19. Everytime I watch this, I get teary eyed. Imagine what people thought back in 1939. There were plenty of color movies before this, but people were expecting it to go from sepia to amazing colors.

[@SeyaDiakite7]

Fun facts about the production: Judy Garland was indeed young. But as she grew up with Hollywood, she drugged herself so much she had a depressing adulthood. She died in 1969. Sadly.... The song somewhere over the rainbow was almost cut from the film. Lucky it stayed and it became a american national treasure. For the tornado, they made it with a 35-foot-long muslin stocking that they wrapped around chicken wire to give it a conical appearance. With dust and smoke blown all over the place. Also, Margaret Hamilton, the wicked witch, was burned in 3rd degree on her face and hand when she teleported in munchkins land. Buddy ebsen was almost the tin man but almost died because he was allergic to the makeup, poisoned with aluminum in it. The snow in the poppy field was asbestos. The lion costume was made with real lion fur. They almost wanted leon the lion from the MGM studios logo to play the lion but it would be so damn dangerous to have a actual lion on set. The scarecrow's mask scarred his face for a year The witch's makeup was toxic so it was hard to come off The wicked witch had a stunt double for one scene because she never wanted to deal with fire again. Her stunt was named Betty danko for one scene where she writes "surrender dorothy" on the sky with smoke while flying on her broom. But the smoking pipe she was in exploded and danko was injured. But she recovered. One piano wire used to make flying monkeys fly broke off and one monkey actor fell down and injured himself One actor of the witch's guards accidentally stepped on Terry (toto the dog)'s paw, breaking it by accident. Behr lart's lion costume made dorothy's actress Judy Garland laugh non-stop. So the director Victor Fleming took her aside and slapped her so she can focus. But he apologized later and she forgave him and she kissed his nose. Everyone in the movie in kansad has counterparts in oz Auntie em: obviously Glinda the good witch. Hunk: the scarecrow Hickory: the tin man Zeke: the lion (he saved dorothy from the pig pen) Miss gulch (the bike lady): obviously the wicked witch of the west Professor marvel: the wizard Terry (Toto actress, yup she was a female and she had a male role.) Was the most well paid in the whole cast. Margaret Hamilton was the nicest on set according to Judy Garland. So it was hard for her to act threatening towards her. Dorothy was almost blonde when Richard Thorpe was originally the movie producer, but it later became victor Fleming, who made it more like the movie we know today, but he left because he had to directs the movie Gone with the wind.

[@suepall5425]

If you'd like to see more of Judy Garland when she was a young woman, I recommend "Meet Me in St. Louis", also a classic!

[@lia53233]

Just Garland's life was sad. Back in the 30's and 40's actors were just studio employees. They worked her day and night, giving her drugs to stay awake and more drugs to fall asleep. When she decided she'd had enough they threw her out like garbage. She battled addiction the rest of her life.

[@magicviking8844]

WOW thats hard to listen, she is lovely. Stay tuned and subscribe for more!

[@malcolmdrake6137]

Don't dumb down her life because you've only heard rumors. Judy Garland became addicted to drugs all on her own, and she had a long career. No one threw her out like "garbage".

[@kfordgal]

She was made to take tablets whilst filming Wizard of oz to keep her weight down because they didn't want a fat dorothy 😡 that's how she got addicted to drugs not her own doing and she was pushed out and treated like garbage.

[@williamclarke5658]

@@malcolmdrake6137 Yes she you are right ((in a way) that Judy did become addicted from a very early age. It is well documented that her own mother and the MGM syudios gave her stuff to keep her going. By the time Judy was old enough to realise what was going on it was far too late and she was addicted and despite her many brave attempts to stop she was destined not to win the battle. Her talent (if not her life) has risen beyond that. I for one find much more enjoyment in her talent than any scandal written about her any day of the week.

[@garylee3685]

Musical AND Fantasy film. It was a children's book first. There were silent versions in the twenties... Judy Garland had great movie roles before and after this movie.

[@jeffmartin1026]

1939 was a classic year in American filmmaking - Gone With The WInd, Stagecoach, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Ninotchka were among the movies that came out that year.

[@magicviking8844]

If that so, you absolutely right. I will react to Gone with the wind in about a month and an half. Stay tuned and subscribe for more!

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

This is one of the most iconic movies ever, and known for being one of he first in colour. It might even be the first live action movie I ever saw. By the way, Judy Garland was sixteen when she played Dorothy. She was in a lot of movies before that, but this was her most well known role ever. Shirley Temple was considered for the part as well. She didn't get the part because the director felt the role was too demanding for a little girl her age. She didn't seem too sad about it. She said she had fun going up to the studio, but she was quite happy to stay home.

[@magicviking8844]

Hi Hanna. Thank you for taking some of your time to telling me all that. Well written and nice facts, it was a joy to read. Subscribe and stay tuned for more!

[@Glittersword]

Um, actually it was designed to showcase Shirley Temple but they couldn't use her because they could not come to an agreement with the studio that held Shirley's contract.

[@jonathansmith8672]

@@Glittersword Also because Shirley Temple's singing voice wasn't right for the role of Dorothy.

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

I only just realized the dedication at the start was talking about the book, which was very different to this. For one thing, the story structure was different, a lot of stuff was left out or had a different spin on. However, i would have never noticed if not knowing that the book was published in 1900 and this came out in 1939. I know, I'm not very observant.

[@gmunden1]

Judy Garland was a famous actress. She died in the late 60's. Her oldest daughter is actress and singer Liza Minelli

[@Diovanlestat]

You made this magical, singing along and allowing yourself to enjoy like a child. Thank you for making an old movie new again.

[@magicviking8844]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Yes I really got into this movie...I keep watching once a day my reaction, because I just love the musicals on this movie. Hope you enjoyed my video and don't forget to subscribe for more movie reactions!

[@TheHulk2008]

Oh gosh yes your first comment Judy Garland was a legend on Broadway

[@coasterpimp2]

Judy Garland was never on Broadway. She and her sistersBroadway

[@coasterpimp2]

She and her sisters did Vaudeville, not Broadway

[@steve7858]

Judy was never on Broadway

[@gmunden1]

The Broadway stage play "Wicked" is based on the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch. "Wicked" is on Broadway in NYC and also in London's West End theater district.. There are separate L. Frank Baum books based on the witches of Oz and other characters.

[@tonytune4342]

W OF OZ first broadcast on TV Nov. 3 , 1956 , when I first saw the movie at the age of five years . The tornado and the wicked witch scared me to death . It wasn't on TV again until 1959 , when I again watched it . It became an annual event on TV , being broadcast between Thanksgiving and Christmas the first few years . As time progressed , it was slowly broadcast earlier in the year , until settling in around close to the time of Easter. The showing became a huge family event on broadcast TV for many years , missing only a few years , here and there , until Ted Turner bought the rights to the movie. I have viewed the movie at every opportunity , that I have been able , since first seeing it. I don't think I shall ever get tired of watching the movie. I saw the movie several times before I figured out that the farmhands were the Scarecrow , the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion , and that Professor Marvel was the gatekeeper, the carriage driver , the guard and the Wizard. Is that dumb , or what ? Of course , Miss Gulch and the Wicked Witch was an easier call , that only took me a couple of years.Well , if she hadn't been green.

[@magicviking8844]

Hi Tony. Thank you for telling me your story with this movie. It looks like this movie is specially on people's heart...Which is great. I fell in love with this movie since I reacted to it. Subscribe and stay tuned for more!

[@paulamoya7956]

Judy Garlands daughter Liza Minnelli was an actress also. She had a voice just like her mom.

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

Fun fact: None of those munchkins were actually singing. They were dubbed over, apart from the two that had the "We thank you very sweetly" part. Those were the only parts not dubbed. Weirdly, a lot of the munchkins look like children, although most of them were adults. They mostly hired over one hundred "midgets", but added a few child actors to make up the numbers.

[@magicviking8844]

Hi Hannah. Thank you for providing me all those facts. I made a research online after watching the movie and realised that from the cast there were one munchkin still alive until 2018, Incredible. Subscribe my channel and stay tuned!

[@jonathansmith8672]

@@magicviking8844 Most of those midgets were from Europe and couldn't speak English. However, one Munchkin, Mickey Carroll, who played the Munchkin town crier, was from St. Louis. So he dubbed most of the voices of all the Munchkins. He even dubbed Auntie Em's voice when she calls out for Dorothy during the tornado sequence, because the actress' voice couldn't be heard over the wind machine.

[@ifeelpretty5790]

@@magicviking8844 That munchkin, Jerry Maren, who died in 2018, happened to be the munchkin who gave Dorothy the lollipop! He was only about 18 or 19 when he appeared in the movie.

[@johnnehrich9601]

Not only were the voices dubbed but they speed the recordings up to make them higher pitched. They did the same with the witch's guards at her castle, only slowing it down to lower the pitch.

[@bigbow62]

This set was built on a Hollywood studio in the 30's You knew every word for every song & you have never watched this before ? Hmmmm If you take a close look the people on the farm do double duty in this movie ! She knows the lion,scarecrow & tin man from the farm 😉 ( her uncle's)

[@BarnicleBillable]

Lollipop Guild. Them is my Bro's.

[@magicviking8844]

ahah I just love this movie. Lollipop guild and lullaby league is still on my head. Stay tuned and subscribe for more!

[@paulamoya7956]

This was on every year in tv growing up my entire life . I am 53 now . A Masterpiece

[@magicviking8844]

Hi Paula. Yes I loved the movie. Singing in the rain and Rosemary Baby next. Subscribe and stay tuned for more!

[@flubblert]

This movie came out over 70 years ago. All the songs and choreography was written for the movie. I doubt very seriously that there's some big production of it playing anywhere live.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

There have been numerous live productions of it over the years (of varying quality), including one featuring Mickey Rooney as the Wizard, and many featuring Margaret Hamilton re-creating her role as the Witch.

[@lizmil]

Yes on the live theater background . Judy Garland and her sisters made a name in Vaudeville before she got into, movies ( their real last name was Gooch). Judy’s incredible voice, sounding so mature for her age, as well as her wonderful acting, made her a huge star at a young age. But she was horribly exploited by the movie industry, fed amphetamines to keep her working, forced into terrible diets when she get a little heavier as a teenager. She was a huge talent but led a rather tragic life.

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

It's hard to believe this movie is 82 years old - what a classic!! ❤ I thoroughly enjoyed (re)watching it with you. Very nostalgic - a timeless, childhood favorite. The tin man's dance is my favorite - toot toot!

[@tbwkn]

The snow was actually asbestos

[@BostonMarcus]

Watching your reaction was like seeing it for the first time. I was waiting for you to realize the scarecrow, tin man and lion were the three dudes from the farm.

[@magicviking8844]

Hi Boston, thank you for your kind words. Yes I was chocked when I got to know they were the same. Hilarious. Every week I will put a poll with 5 movies for you guys to vote, so have a look on the "community" section. The one with more votes will be the one I will react to. Don't forget to subscribe and stay tuned for more!

[@williamjones6031]

1. If you start playing side one of the album "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd when the MGM lion roars it syncs up with what's happening in the movie until the color kicks in. 2. Buddy Ebsen was supposed to play the tin man but he was allergic to the dust they used on his face, so since he was under contract with MGM they offered him "The Beverly Hillbillies" and the rest is history. 3. Sadly Judy Garland died in 1969 from barbiturate overdose. 3. In the 1980s they made The Wiz. Featuring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson among others.

[@magicviking8844]

Hi William. Sorry for the delay on response. But thank you so much to let me know these crazy facts, was great to know. Subscribe and stay tuned for more!

[@ryanje8147]

Dude, I just discovered your channel. Love your accent. Good luck with your channel.

[@beckyneufeld5531]

Little girl with big voice Judy garland.daughters are liza minnelli an lorna luft

[@arthurestrada2682]

I was so impressed with your English. This to me shows just how much effort you put into your channel. Great job.

[@magicviking8844]

Thank Arthur. Next movies, Singing in the Rain and Rosemary Baby. Stay tuned for more!

[@robertc.1958]

@MagicViking: Duh! "She can sing."? ALL the people who had to sing a song in the movie were ACTUAL TRAINED SINGERS. None of that autotune crap ( autotune was not developed until 1997, anyway. ) Judy Garland ( who played "Dorothy" ) had come up through vaudeville*. So she was already a trained singer-dancer. Garland went on to do many movies [ including other movie musicals, such as: 'Meet Me in St. Louis' ( 1944, ) and the classic, 1954 remake of 'A Star is Born' ( originally done in 1937, re- remade in 1976, then in 2018. ) ] Tragically Judy Garland died of a drug overdose in 1969, at age 47 ( often attributed to movie studio abuse - back then they controlled the stars' lives - they said Garland was too fat and made her take pills to lose weight; which led to her drug dependancy; which, unfortunately, became a lifetime thing with her. ) Yes, this movie is also a musical [ besides being a children's movie / fantasy / comedy / ( with some dramatic moments. ) ] Because - besides being based on the classic, published-in-1900, children's book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by extremely brilliant children's book author L. ( Lyman ) Frank Baum ( born - 1856, died - 1919; ) the movie also had roots in musical theater. There had already been a musical theater adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz," ( 1902, ) produced by Baum himself. *see: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaudeville .

[@jonathansmith8672]

She also had to be on a strict diet of black coffee, soup, and CIGARETTES just to lose weight!

[@SilvanaDil]

Yes, Judy Garland was known for singing. ;-)

[@jimairey6170]

Yes, she was a wonderful actress. Her name Judy Garland. Google her. She had an amazing career, but unfortunately a sad end. And a bit of Oz trivia: the snow used in the poppies scene was asbestos. Who new in 1939, right?

[@gmunden1]

The film is based on the series of books by author L. Frank Baum in the turn of the century

[@johnnehrich9601]

The first one was published in 1900. These have all passed into the public domain so you can find copies on line for free, including ones with the original engravings showing what Baum thought the characters should look like. (The first book is actually "The WONDERFUL Wizard of Oz.)

[@onyxman8]

You would like the Musical Comedy The Producers. Produced and written by Mel Brooks.

[@magicviking8844]

I will have a look. I might put on my list, check it out my other movies. Subscribe for more and stay tuned!

[@phillywhateverguy]

Lullaby league Nita Krebs. My favorite

[@JamieS1992]

the actress from this died young at like 47 from an overdose

[@magicviking8844]

Yes i did a quick research after watching the movie and got to know about that, pretty sad. Stay tuned and subscribe for more content!

[@maceomaceo11]

I'm well into my 50's, and still that transformation of the mean old lady into the witch during the 🌪 gives me the willy's.

[@michaelzeale2630]

I’m crying here 💕

[@phillywhateverguy]

What you said about if its in your mind god knows. Might as well say it. So right. Never thought it that way.

[@chrislawson1988]

Really good movie though gets me interested in the books and prequels to this. Such a rich world too bad wasn't more movies but heard they're remaking this lol. See how that turns out lol.

[@c.w.r.794]

Yes. Glinda is the Queen of Space!

[@toodlescae]

Back then you acted, sang and danced or a combo of the 3 or you didn't get roles.

[@magicviking8844]

Yes before was more live theatre so you had to know all 3. Subscribe and stay tuned for more!

[@annaallen6335]

Yes there r no words 2 describe this masterpiece......

[@billolsen4360]

6:00 Aunt Em saying to Miss Gulch that her faith prohibits her from telling her exactly what she thinks about her has more effect. Now Miss Gulch will be fuming about what Aunt Em was tempted to say about her, every time Miss Gulch sees Aunt Em. It's an inspired line. 11:14 Always thought the Munchkins were pretty ungrateful to Dorothy, just sending her and her little dog too, down the yellow brick road all alone. They HAD soldiers there, couldn't they have sent some of them with her to the Emerald City? But, then, we wouldn't have the story as it is.

[@johnnehrich9601]

I think the funniest insight was that one of the Munchkin guards could just have shot the second witch, after seeing the first one was not immortal, but was crushed by the house.

[@artsysabs]

I've always loved this movie it's just so fun! Scarecrow is a sweetie and I love the horse of a different color! When I was a kid, for like 7 years straight I always dressed up as Dorothy and had a tiny doll Toto 🤣 Meanwhile where I work with young kids, they were playing this movie and all the kids were like ughhhh this is so boring. How dare they disrespect this movie! 🤣

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

Homer Simpson (rehearsing in the public bathroom mirror): The sum of the square root of any two sides of an isoscelese triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side. Random guy in one of the stalls: *THAT'S A RIGHT TRIANGLE, YOU IDIOT!* Homer: *D'oh!*

[@jonathansmith8672]

The formula that Homer and the Scarecrow spurt out is actually supposed to reference the Pythagorean Theorem. :)

[@johnnehrich9601]

@@jonathansmith8672 Yes, but the actual theorem uses the square, not the square root. The easiest one is a right triangle with one side 3 units (squared = 9) and the other 4 (squared =16) and the diagonal - the hypotenuse, 5 (squared = 25).

[@farmj002]

I love "Snowman" also haha

[@brandonharris5826]

And watch the movies there's a lot of movies and watch the plays

[@beckyneufeld5531]

This was very movie virtually went from black an white to color right before your eyes.there also was not color film at this time.its a musical

[@zedwpd]

Sure there was color. Gone With The Wind was also color made the same year in 1939.

[@GAZMAN2002]

You should watch Me and My Shadows to find out more about Judy Garland. She definitely sang the songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6qYh4qVlLmHmbc

[@oneironaut420]

The original Oz books by L. Frank Baum are very different from the movie. They are much weirder and darker. There was a GREAT sequel called Return to Oz from 1984 which is based on the next two books in the series. It's not a musical, it's a dark fantasy like The Neverending Story, and is much closer to the original books. I recommend it highly.

[@johnnehrich9601]

Literally the first book I ever read was the third book in the series, Ozma of Oz. I love how Return to Oz is so close to this third book and the second, The Land of Oz. (Also, this was a Disney film who purchased the rights to all the Oz books except the first, which MGM owned, so it was fascinating how they worked around the beloved movie where it was a dream and the books themselves, where it was a real place.)

[@brandonharris5826]

Yes she did sing notice was not based on the vanity fantasy world it was based a book which had movie that came out which was based on the book had another movie that came out when she was based on the book which was based on the movie which was based on the book which was also based on the other movie was based on the book and this was the best version of all of them

[@magicviking8844]

wow, that was nice to know...I might give a try on the books one day! Hope you enjoyed my video and don't forget to subscribe for more movie reactions!

[@СергейМотченко-ь9к]

Please make a reaction to the movie-Oz: Great and powerful-this is an interesting prequel of this movie.

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

Yes she was the one singing she is Judy Garland who grew up to be a music and movie icon and Legend if we're going to have Shirley Temple but Shirley Temple couldn't sing the high notes

[@tbwkn]

It is to bad Judy never had a chance at life. Her mother gave her drugs throughout the whole filming process and her life was riddled with drugs until her untimely passing

[@Lucas-Stl]

Hay M. Viking, would you mind if I recommend an AMV or two of mine for a Reaction?

[@magicviking8844]

Hi Lucas. The way I do in my channel is I react to every week a different genre of movie. So you can mention nice movies, and I will put on my list. Stay tuned and subscribe for more!

[@Lucas-Stl]

@@magicviking8844 Fair enough... but what, if I may ask, is your stance on anime? and music videos made from them?

[@beckyneufeld5531]

They did tie pets up in this time period

[@zedwpd]

Not in the middle of Kansas with miles between farms.

[@needlefingers58]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

For shame! What kind of an upbringing did you have where you NEVER saw The Wizard of Oz, for crying out loud??!!! Sheesh! But seriously, probably the greatest family movie of all time. Hard to believe that they were originally going to cut "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" because the studio felt that it unnecessarily slowed the movie down and added too much time. But the director fought for it and it stayed. Good thing, too, because more than once it has been voted the greatest movie song of all time. I wish I could go back in time and be in that first showing when the movie goes from black and white to color and listen to their stunned gasps...

[@magicviking8844]

Hi there. I'm a huge fan of movies. This movie is really old so that might be the reason why. Should I blame my parents or grandparents to not have showed me this movie as a kid? Stay tuned and subscribe for more!

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@magicviking8844 Sorry, I didn't realize you were not from America when I made that comment. If you were then you should blame both of them! LOL. Glad you enjoyed it though.

[@scoobysnacks]

If they made this movie today for the first time it would be total crap and no one would want to see it. The fact that it is sill such a favorite of so many after 80 years is a testament to everyone who worked on it, to bring us one of the most beloved films. I want to see little kid react to it for the first time.

[@marezesim8119]

great review.. it always amazes me people who have never seen it and I really enjoy sharing your first reaction.. looked forward to this on tv every year .. was a really big deal when we got our first color tv and saw that transition scene.. so well done and yes it is like a live stage show on screen.. and love that it is a musical.. have you ever seen Jesus Christ Superstar

[@DR-mq1vn]

May I ask about your accent? What country do you live in?

[@magicviking8844]

Hi there. I'm half Portuguese half Dutch. Currently i'm living in UK. Subscribe my channel and stay tuned!

[@DR-mq1vn]

@@magicviking8844 Thanks for answering. Yes, I have subscribed and I enjoy watching your videos.

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

They never mentioned what happened with the lady on the bike, and if she ever came back to get the dog.

[@magicviking8844]

Yes. The artist might have done that so we can talk and wonder about it. Subscribe for more and stay tuned!

[@ifeelpretty5790]

In the stage musical, they mention at the end that a telegraph pole fell on Miss Gulch during the twister.

[@SOCCERNUT32]

Harry Potter , Lord of the Rings, all are influenced by this movie. If you even look at oLord of the Rings, fellowship of the ring, compared and Dorothy and her friends to the wizard to the Wicked Witch of the West's gate and Castle.. are were influenced to Tolkiens' movies' wether he knows it or not.

[@magicviking8844]

yes I mention on my reaction at that part ;) Subscribe and stay tuned for more!

[@BarnicleBillable]

Seen the EMU yet?

[@magicviking8844]

EMU, what you mean?

[@michellemurphy992]

Can you watch captain January 1936

[@magicviking8844]

Hi Michelle. I will have a look. I have lots of movie I want to react to, is not easy to react to all. Stay tuned and subscribe for more!

[@darr12100]

After this, you should watch The Wiz if you haven't seen it. It's an all African American version of the wizard of oz with Michael Jackson as the scarecrow.

[@magicviking8844]

It looks sick if that so. I will definitely give a try on the movie then. Stay tuned and subscribe for more!

[@tonymatrisin4328]

Return to Oz was a pretty good movie

[@magicviking8844]

Wow, I didn't knew about there was another one. Will have deffo a look. Stay tuned and subscribe for more content!

[@tltatt]

@@magicviking8844 The Wizard of Oz is a true classic. I love Return to Oz (1985) also but it's not as well known even though it is a Disney film. When Return to Oz was released, many movie critics felt it was too scary and dark for children so that might have kept some families from going to see it in theaters. It has become something of a cult classic since. Return to Oz is not a musical and is more of a sequel to the first book of the Oz series from 1900 rather than the movie of 1939 (except Disney paid MGM for permission to use the ruby slippers from the film instead of the silver ones of the book).The actress playing Dorothy in Return to Oz was only 11, while Judy Garland was 16 at the time of filming The Wizard of Oz.

[@johnnehrich9601]

@@tltatt I love Return to Oz because it is probably the most faithful to the books themselves, being a composite of the next two in the series, Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz. The characters are direct copies of the pictures in the original books.

[@onyxman8]

There is a great musical Wicked that is the story of Glinda and the witch when they were young and college roommates. The book it is based on by Gregory Maguire is awesome too. In that she is not really wicked, she just has bad PR.

[@magicviking8844]

Thank you to let me know. Nice info. Stay tuned and subscribe for more!

[@chrislawson1988]

O like hoe it ends like was that a dream or was that real. That's only in original cause once you do sequels and prequels theN it has to be real. I like the prequel they did to this. The sequel not so much. Still want to look into the books there's a bunch of them especially wicked that's a Prequel lol.