The Wizard of Oz REACTION!!

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[@Hexcaliblur83]

"Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking" .. truest statement ever 🤣💯

[@brendalockhart6322]

Absolutely

[@tarek-tj1gf]

The movie is supposedly being remade. I think it’s from the director of the show blackish. I hope the remake is good honestly. The original movie is hornbills. Such a classic gorgeous movie, I’m nervous for the new one

[@fynnthefox9078]

I'd rather see a reimagining myself. More following the book than the original MGM film.

[@fynnthefox9078]

It was actually a nightmare for everyone who was working on this movie. Whether it's asbestos snow, the aluminum dust from the Tin Man's makeup resulting in the original actor having to go to the hospital, or even the numerous accidents that happened on set.

[@musicstar693]

That is true Judy Garland was treated poorly on set. She was face slapped by the director and forced to be on a strict diet of coffee chicken soup and cigarettes. Margaret Hamilton was severely burned by the pyro fire when she finishes saying that iconic line. I'll get you my pretty and your little dog too Those that watch it should watch the KZbin videos about the mishaps of the wizard of oz on set Burt Lahr was in a real life lion skin custome. But the movie is still iconic

[@petersonchan9250]

As a kid, the one scene that actually scared me was that one when the ruby shoes disappeared and the legs rolled up under the house Lol😫🤣🤣.

[@a.g.demada5263]

When I saw the movie for the first time (last year) I was surprised because in the french version of the story, the shoes are silver

[@JohnRandomness105]

@@a.g.demada5263 They were silver in the book as well. The movie makers wanted to make them stand out with the technicolor.

[@a.g.demada5263]

@@JohnRandomness105 now you mentionned it, that's true because I read books of the original story and they were silver

[@P-M-869]

They had started filming before color film came out. They decided to switch to color film.

[@Perktube1]

Kim is cute. 😊

[@FlamesCagney]

None of you have seen it? Before?

[@joshuacampbell7493]

I'm still recommend Ghostbusters Afterlife with Mid&Post-credits scenes.

[@victorsixtythree]

It's nuts to me that both The Wizard of Oz and Gone With The Wind, two of the all-time great Hollywood movies (both are listed in the top ten of AFI's list of greatest movies), came out in 1939...AND both were directed by Victor Fleming.

[@AlexMR]

I mean ultimately there was 5 directors but Victor was the final one lol

[@fallenhero3130]

Multiple directors worked on both films. Fleming is the credited director for both, but WOZ had about 5 directors while GWTW had 4. And David O. Selznick was the real auteur of that film.

[@markmorningstar5374]

Even today (in 2023 dollars) Gone With The Wind is the top grossing film ever made!

[@bobmessier5215]

Margaret Hamilton deserved an Oscar.

[@DarthDimadome]

I think this movie laid the foundation for my interest in meteorology. Two decades and $120,000 later, I can say from a professional standpoint that this movie has the best tornado scene out of all of them.

[@KierrokCyclone]

Not really a "Fun fact", because it's a little sad, but Margaret Hamilton used to dress up as the witch and appeared on Sesame Street. However, her appearance scared children so badly, that parents would call the studio demanding they take the episode off air, and never show her again. She even had kids come up to her and ask why she was so mean to Dorthy. The even sadder part was she was actually one of the nicest people you would ever meet. It goes along with a age old thing in movies, usually the people who play the villains are the ones who are the nicest in real life.

[@a.g.demada5263]

Oh, it's sad

[@DoctorSciencetime]

Wow, I only knew she went on Mister Rogers to help explain to children that they shouldn't be scared

[@KierrokCyclone]

@@DoctorSciencetime This was exactly the reason, Fred did this, for her to tell kids it was pretend, and that she would never hurt them.

[@MegaWicked89]

Whenever Judy Garland would do the little dance on the yellow brick road, with Jack Healy, Bert Laher, and Ray Bolger, she actually struggled to keep up with them, so much that she was accidentally shut out. And the director, Victor Fleming, would yell "HOLD IT! YOU THREE DIRTY HAMS! LET THAT LITTLE GIRL IN THERE!"

[@Starlightclod]

Judy was actually treated very badly on set and she was told to eat little to none to keep her small petit body for the role. Times were very different back then and a lot more strict unfortunately.

[@richardbell-vf2st]

Being strict had nothing to do with it. They abused Judy. They weren't being strict, they were being monster and users.

[@matthewcostello3530]

it was revealed in book 7 that Toto could talk but preferred not to

[@DarthDimadome]

I don't think I properly appreciated this until just now that Scarecrow always had his brains, Tin Man always had a heart, and Lion always had his courage, and that several instances in the movie show that for each character. Not to mention that Dorothy was always home, both thematically in her own heart and also literally, since it was all just a dream.

[@randallmcdougall]

A couple of points of trivia: • the actor originally cast as Tin Woodsman was Buddy Ebsen (who years later [in the ‘60s] played the patriarch of the Beverley Hillbillies) had such a horrible allergic reaction to the metallic make-up that he has to drop out of the movie. • also in the ‘60s Margaret Hamilton had a recurring guest/tribute role on the original Addams Family show as Gramma Frump (Morticia’s mother - a witch!).

[@markmorningstar5374]

So fun watching the three of you and your reactions! The amazing backstory of "The Wizard of Oz" movie. - When the wardrobe department got the script, they said Professor Marvel (and The Wizard) required a long coat for the part. Every coat on MGM's lot didn't seem acceptable for the actor Frank Morgan's part, so they sent several assistants out to the thrift stores in the Los Angeles area to search for long coats. After returning with many coats, Mr. Morgan went through them and chose one tattered, old wool coat. He looked at the label, and it was marked with the previous owner's name. L. Frank Baum. They saw the manufacturer's name, as it was made by hand at a fine clothing shop in England, and contacted the shop, which was still in business, to search their records to verify the owner's having placed an order for this coat in the late 1800's. It was true! How it made it's way to Los Angeles is a mystery. And an even larger mystery was how it was selected by the actor who played The Wizard of Oz, from hunddreds of pieces of clothing on the MGM studio lot. After filming concluded, the MGM studio presented the coat to L. Frank Baum's family as a souvenir of the film. You see, the author of the original children's book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" from which this movie was based, was L. Frank Baum! - Buddy Ebsen (from The Beverly Hillbillies TV show) originally got the part of The Tin Man, but was allergic to the silver face paint, so he had to turn the part down. - The Ruby Slippers Dorothy wore are considered "The Holy Grail of Hollywood Collectibles" - "Today in 2001, Judy Garland's "Over The Rainbow" was voted Song Of The Century in a poll conducted by the Recording Industry Association of America, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Scholastic Inc. The song was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and became Garland's signature song."* * www.thecurrent.org/feature/2021/03/02/today-in-music-history-over-the-rainbow-was-song-of-the-century

[@ShinMommi]

The conditions that many of the actors went through while making this movie is interesting and crazy to see. Still great movie

[@fynnthefox9078]

We need a movie on the making of the Wizard of Oz.

[@movies798]

I hope one day you guys will react to both Oz The Great and Powerful and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. Both are great films based from The Wizard of Oz.

[@carlboyer3527]

Fun fact: The voice during the song if I only had a heart who says "wherefore art thou Romeo"? Is Adriana Caselotti who was the voice of Snow White in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

[@thunderstruck5484]

All time favorite, been watching since the 60s, me and my Sister sitting in front of the tv as it came on once a year around Thanksgiving I think, thanks y’all!

[@doctorteethomega]

5:36 Let's hear it for all of us who remember when color tv was still new!

[@vdjoyner1]

Happy Valentine’s Day.😇

[@markcruz359]

Your mother never watched this when she was younger? Or showed it to you guys when you were both kids?

[@thomasbaron5367]

From what I hear the behind-the-scenes shooting of this film was more in line with a horror story than a family film Margaret Hamilton who plays the witch was supposed to disappear thru a trap door as the pyrotechnics were shot off around her when she leaves Munchkin Land and as they started shooting they got their timing mixed up and she was basically set on fire as she was dropped thru the trap door She spent time in the hospital recovering and when she came back the first scene they wanted her to shoot was the "Surrender Dorothy" smoking broom scene and she refused So the director had her stunt double do it instead and the broom exploded That's just one of many stories behind the production that made this film a nightmare to shoot

[@hairltabbjr94]

Somewhere over the rainbow 🌈

[@PrinceTamar5.1913]

13:02

[@carlboyer3527]

The dog who played Toto was a female Cairn Terrier named Terry.

[@joshuacampbell7493]

There's no place like home 💙.

[@elliottbullockii3282]

Shirley Temple was originally gonna play Dorothy but didn't get the part because she was under 20th Fox Century contract back then. I really can't picture Shirley in the role because Judy seemed liked the perfect choice to play Dorothy but I really did feel bad for her and how she was treated on set when making the film. She was even harrassed by one of the dwarf actors who played one of The Munchkins.

[@emichels]

Nine-year-old me: I hope everyone's Ok. 50 year old me: I hope Toto is Ok.

[@williamjones6031]

1. If you start playing side one of the album "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd when the MGM lion roars the third time it syncs up with what's happening in the movie until shortly after 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 a lifetime contract with MGM they eventually offered him "The Beverly Hillbillies" and the rest is history. 3. Sadly, Judy Garland died in 1969 from barbiturate overdose. 4. GOOF: The Nebraska State Fair has always been in Lincoln, not Omaha. 5. In 1979 they made "The Wiz" featuring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson among others. 6. If you want to know about the hanging body the story is in IMDB trivia. It's reliable. 7. Speaking of Pink Floyd and this movie before the times, but how much acid was used to come up with this?😏

[@gaze6957]

#4 incorrect - from Wikipedia "The first Nebraska "State" Fair occurred while Nebraska was still a U.S. territory, from September 21-23, 1859 in Nebraska City. Another event wasn't held until October 7-9, 1868, by which time Nebraska had become a state. The fair was again held in Nebraska City in 1869, before moving to Brownville in 1870 and 1871. For the next 20 years, the fair rotated between Lincoln and Omaha. Omaha hosted the event at the Omaha Driving Park in North Omaha. In 1901, the Nebraska Legislature named the Lancaster County Fairgrounds in Lincoln as the permanent home of the Nebraska State Fair." In 2008 the Nebraska State Fair moved permanently to Grand Island.

[@DoctorSciencetime]

It's funny, but the "hokum" boons from the Wizard were really just external validation of qualities the companions already had.

[@djgrant8761]

Buddy Ebsen who played Jed Clampett in the Beverly Hillbillies was originally set to play the Scarecrow but his role was changed to the Tin Man but the aluminum dust in the make up was toxic and he was hospitalised and he pulled out of production. Margaret Hamilton who played the wicked witch had to wear green makeup that was copper based which again was toxic. Once she was in costume she wasn’t able to eat solid food so she consumed her food through a straw. The poppy scene where the snow falls was asbestos flakes. Frank Morgan played six characters in this film. (Professor Marvel, the Gatekeeper, the Coachman, the Guard who at first denied Dorothy and her friends access, the Wizard’s scary face projection and he was the Wizard himself.) W.C. Fields was first chosen to play the Wizard but he was dropped by the studio when his haggling over his wage was prolonged.

[@centurycountess4949]

now that you've seen this film may I recommend the 1985 " Return to Oz" a sequel overdue

[@jarrelldickey3486]

Poor lady in the middle is totally drowned out in the discussion. She only gets to mumble "yeah" or gently laugh as the other two talk nonstop over each other. She chatters away in her own world, but her voice is so soft and is barely heard. Take a breath, outer ladies - let her speak!!! Tsk, tsk!

[@melissapena5001]

Storm Akima did you send me a notice to text you about a surprise? Let me know. I got two messages and wanted to make sure not a scam. Thanks. Gonna watch your TWD now.

[@melissapena5001]

This was such a great movie. I watched it every year with my family and brings back memories. The Wizard of Oz Park in NC was fun to go to. It's opened once or twice a year. You go in the house and it's fine then go through the tornado 🌪. It's great! Judy Garland and the other actors where so good.

[@joshhunt4146]

I really find it almost impossible for anyone to go through their life and not have seen the wizard of oz!

[@jordanparker5949]

A lot of people under 30 have not seen it. That age has an aversion to watching black and white movies or old movies. There are a number of reactors on here that have never seen or know anything about it. Check them out, it's incredible to see people react for the first time to things we saw 50 years ago.

[@joshhunt4146]

@@jordanparker5949 tbf I’m 32 but it was just something that I assumed everyone had seen haha

[@nalalala7584]

It is a shame, as someone born in 2001 It’s one of the movies my mother showed me and my siblings, as it was one of her favourites growing up😄

[@djgrant8761]

Thank you Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen.

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

In the scene when Dorothy slaps the Cowardly Lion, you can see Judy Garland bury her chin and mouth in Toto's fur. That's because she was trying to keep a straight face, because the producers would slap her because she couldn't stop laughing at Bert Lahr (the actor who played Zeke/Cowardly Lion) when he started blubbering.

[@williamcarr7347]

Such a beautiful song, and story.

[@liamphibia]

I find this a nice *re-watch.*

[@lauce3998]

Masterpiece. Best year of cinema.

[@edmundandlucy]

There is so many myths about the film (some true and some not), I remember there was one about a hanging body of one of the munchkin actors that could still be seen in the background in the scene where dorothy, scarecrow and tin man set off walking into the forest before they meet Lion, but then they replaced it with a bird in later releases (not sure if this was fake or not but something I remember seeing talked about online) the trivia behind the film is sad but interesting at the same time, shows how times have changed

[@blancadsalazar]

Return of Oz is another wizard of oz movie it inspired by the books by L frank baum , but this one came out in the mid 80s, I enjoy this one also, I hope you guys could react to it one day. ❤❤❤

[@justinlee7860]

Buddy ebson was the original tin man same actor who went on to play on Beverly hillbillies tv show...anyway yes he got so sick and almost died from the makeup. So he was replaced

[@musicstar693]

By the way. Does anyone know what the wicked witch of the West name was in the wizard of oz?? We know the other 2 Glinda is the north and Almira Glutch was the east. But what is the wicked witch of the West name. Or r they the same character

[@ChromeOfTheFuture]

Y’all should react to the prequel “Oz the great and powerful”

[@QuasarYGO]

This movie is beautiful every time I watched it

[@matthewcostello3530]

the tinman purposely unties the balloon

[@EdenLeeRay]

You guys should watch ‘Return to Oz’ next.

[@kevinerose]

The only movie more scary than this one was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang movie from 1968.

[@0LadyV0]

Never found either movie scary. Love Dick Van Dyke.

[@thedisneybroentertainment5547]

# the child catcher lol 😂

[@kevinerose]

@@thedisneybroentertainment5547 Yes! I was having nightmares about that child catcher when I was young. I didn't have a big enough jack-in-the-box to hide in either.

[@michaelkelly1757]

Now you guys got to watch Oz The Great And Powerful it’s a Disney version and it was amazing and James Franco was in it and he did awesome in it

[@QuasarYGO]

14:04 is the hanging munchkin but this isn’t the rare VHS tape

[@robertc.1958]

@QuasarYGO: Debunked! See various videos here on You Tube debunking the FAKE adding of "the hanging Munchkin" to the scene where "Dorothy" ( Judy Garland, ) "The Scarecrow" ( Ray Bolger, ) and "The Tin Woodman" ( Jack Haley ) go dancing down the Yellow Brick Road singing "We're off to see the Wizard / The Wonderful Wizard of Ozzzzzz." Since, as usual, scenes in movies are NOT filmed in order - NO "Munchkin" actors were even at the studio at the time that scene was being filmed.

[@Malcolmbatts]

Watch “The Wiz”

[@CloudyFuture]

Ah Wizard of Oz You really want to get freaked out people should watch Return to Oz Used to give me bad dreams as a kid Liked it though Heh

[@vetarlittorf1807]

So will Toto still get euthanized once Ms. Gulch comes back to retrieve him?

[@paulkalogeros5813]

Can you guys watch despicable Me 2