Talk:The Wizard of Oz

About cleaning up

I'm just an anonymous contributor and admirer of the Wikipedia. I strongly believe that the "Errors" section belong to the film and should remain here in this article, with a title of its own. But let's be realistic about the trivia section: how many movies / stories have influenced that much our world cultures as a whole? And I mean plural because I'm Brazilian, and the impact is huge in any place I've ever been to. So, "The Wizard of Oz_(influence)" or something down that line (I honestly don't like my own idea for the name) should be moved to a whole new entry, with a link from this article and a small section saying exactly that: impact was and continues to be immense, so there's a whole entry dealing only with that. And it's been huge indeed. The moving is completely justifiable in many fields, and let's face it, the amount of items in that section won't get cleaned - they will grow larger than it is now. And it should, as Wikipedia should inform us about all possible (and meaningful) influences of the film everywhere else for our reference.

related works

This Australian adaptation may be an interesting addition, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075030/ for the related works section

Among the top ten best movies of all-time?

Apart from the (I think deservered) [citation needed] tag, why does the fourth paragraph even link to Films_considered_the_greatest_ever? This movie isn't even mentioned on that page. 82.75.71.241 (talk) 02:44, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

This really happened!

Okay people, this really happened, young people believe this. but i have no proof except "eye witness accounts" the extended version of the ending, where Dorothy finds her shoes. Older people know what I am talking about, the movie was cut at the ending after 1969 or maybe the 1970s, my mother and grandmother distinctly remember this. Does anyone have this remaining video!? i would love to see it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.8.113.169 (talk) 21:44, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

I dont think your talking about the 1939 film,however I do remember it in a Wizard of Oz show.I cant remember the name however Im pretty sure it wasnt this particular film.--208.100.226.89 (talk) 01:16, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

That was definitely a 60's TV version - not sure which one. I remember seeing it as well. It was never a part of the 1939 film. The only part that was cut from the ending was an extended sequence of clips while Dorothy is repeating "There's No Place Like Home" and clicking her heels, right before she wakes up in Kansas. The soundtrack for this sequence is included in the extented 2-CD Rhino Records edition of the soundtrack. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.181.127.189 (talk) 20:30, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Do we know the orchestrator for "Over the Rainbow"?

Given that this is such a famous song (voted No. 1 by Recording Industry for 20th century), can someone please verify who was the orchestrator of the film version? It might be on the liner notes for the various CD deluxe editions that have come out or perhaps in Fordin's book on the Freed unit. Imdb.com lists about 3 other orchestrators apart from the musical director.GBS2 (talk) 17:13, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

The log sheets for the pre-recording sessions (as shown in the booklet to the Rhino Records 2-CD set of the soundtrack) show that the song was composed and arranged by Harold Arlen, and the orchestra was conducted that day by Murray Cutter. Conrad Salinger and Murray Cutter took turns conducting the orchestra for the various song pre-recordings, with Cutter conducting for most. The orchestrations were actually composed and arranged by both Harold Arlen (who wrote the music for the songs) and Herbert Stothart (who composed the bulk of the background scoring). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.181.127.189 (talk) 20:40, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't think that the Wikipedia article The Making of The Wizard of Oz should be merged here. That article is not about the making of the film; it is an article that deals with a book written about the making of the film. As such, it is a completely different topic. AlbertSM (talk) 19:42, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Didn't someone commit suicide in one of the scenes?

I heard somewhere that you can see an actor committing suicide at the end of the scene where they find the tin man. When the camera points up, you will see it, man. I think that this should be added to the article, or something. Beanmaster13 (talk) 18:01, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Untrue. Here's a video from TV Land's Myths and Legends. It was a bird.

Live! On Stage!

You'd think that a production starring Elton John, Bill Cosby, Jay Leno, James Earl Jones, and Julia Roberts would have more references on the Internet, or at least a citation.Pete Ashdown (talk)

68.32.9.140 (talk) 22:57, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Removed contributory copyright infringement: please do not link to pirated hostings. Durova^Charge! 06:57, 10 May 2009 (UTC)