The wonderful wizard of oz is a 2000 musical play based on the 1900 novel of the same title by l. A look at the the wonderful wizard of oz behind the scenes crew and production team. Frank baum that premiered at the toronto civic light opera company. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi and written by david lindsayabaire and mitchell kapner from a story by kapner. Frank baum filled in the gaps and recorded adventures in all of themexcept one. Sep 04, 2012 the wonderful wizard of oz has arrived, now in an exciting new, highoctane graphic novel rendition.
Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuityand even a bit of wizardryoscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful wizard of oz but into a better man as well. After the wizard is a heartfelt, often humorous and always entertaining story about a 12yearold girl named elizabeth who lives in an orphanage in kingman, kansas. After the wizard is a 2012 independent film as a modernday semisequel to the story. The library of congress has called the wonderful wizard of oz americas greatest and bestloved homegrown fairy tale. In baums the wonderful wizard of oz, dorothys magical shoes were silver. One thing the wonderful wizard of oz has over some of the other versions is its length it was able to be spread out over many episodes and not have to be crammed into a 2hr movie or something similar.
The wonderful wizard of oz is a 1900 childrens novel written by american author l. Match gems, break bricks and save your friends in this exciting spin on a classic story. This movie is completely different and better than wizard of oz. Dorothy gale may be the star of the wonderful wizard of oz, but the wizard himself. Top 10 fairy tale and fantasy movie adaptations with. After a rough day at school, dorothy gale runs home, attempting to tell her mother some news.
Mar 09, 2012 the wonderful wizard of oz is a childrens story unlike any other. There are surprises you dont see coming and it has such a great cast. Frank baums 1900 novel, made by the selig polyscope company without baums direct input. The wonderful wizard of oz feels like your first voyage, you only have a few personal items and the world is for your eyes a newborn. Is the cast of the original wizard of oz still alive. Oz the great and powerful official trailer 2012 sam raimi wizard of oz movie hd disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful.
According to the library of congress, the wizard of oz 1939 is the most watched film ever. The wonderful wizard of oz, childrens book written by l. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 is the earliest surviving film version of l. Dorothys return is a 20 americanindian 3d computeranimated musical fantasy film that is loosely based on the 1989 book dorothy of oz by l. The politics of the wonderful wizard of oz deb wax medium. When dorothy and her little dog toto are swept up by a tornado, they are magically transported to the land of oz an enchanted world were anything is possible. Copyright status of the wizard of oz and related works in the. A 12yearold kansas orphan turns to the scarecrow and the tin woodman for help during a difficult time. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west whereas the wizard of oz is based off of l. Baum had said he wanted to write a truly american fairy tale and the wonderful wizard of oz is that. Here is the original book that started the wonderful series and inspired the famous movie, in which dorothy gale is whisked from kansas to the magical land of oz wherewith a scarecrow, a tin woodman, and a cowardly lionshe sets off to find the illusive wizard. Oz movies, remake,casting, anouncement prior to 2012. Frank baums timeless childrens tale about a kansas girls journey over the rainbow, the wizard of oz opened at graumans chinese theat.
This video, and the other parts of this film can be enjoyed by people of any age. Disney owned the rights to adapt all of baums books except the wizard of oz, but this did not matter because by 1985 both the marvelous land of oz and ozma of oz were in the public domain. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi. Together with her strange new friends, she will free the people of oz from the rule of wicked witches and false wizards in her search for a way home. I dont know how popular the movie the wizard of oz is today 2012, but it is definitely a classic and i see it on tv a lot, usually around halloween. With jordan van vranken, orien richman, jermel nakia, helen richman. The lyrics are by james patrick doyle and joe cascone, the music is by doyle and the book is by cascone who also directed. Baum was 44 when the wonderful wizard of oz was published and by then hed tried his hand at a variety of jobs. The wonderful wizard of oz tv series 19861987 imdb. Best wizard of oz wizard quotes selected by thousands of our users.
Movie the wizard of oz 1939 song were off to see the wizard duo artist judy garland, ray bolger. Young kansas farm girl dorothy gale is taken by a tornado to the marvelous land of oz. In this brand new version, the limitations of live action film are transcended by fanciful full animation and whimsical narration. Jul 14, 2012 the wonderful wizard of oz is a 1910 silent fantasy film and the earliest surviving film version of l. Nov 24, 2017 the wonderful wizard of oz feels like your first voyage, you only have a few personal items and the world is for your eyes a newborn. See, way back in 1914, when the first map of oz was published as the endpapers of tiktok of oz, there were several countries that, at that point, had not been visited in the oz books. Dorothy and the witches of oz official trailer billy boyd. Well as of the 24 may, 2018 all of the principal cast members that is, each of the actors who received an on screen credit or spoke dialogue in the classic. Horrors from behindthescenes of filming the wizard of oz. Wicked the untold story of witches of oz before 2012 doing his nhs talent show with his. The wonderful wizard of oz bedtime stories for kids duration.
The story starts in kansas, with a girl called dorothy, that is taken away by a cyclone to the land of oz, a land that feels familiar because its magic is feed by the popular folklore from the u. It was created to fulfill a contractual obligation associated with baums personal bankruptcy caused by the fairylogue and radioplays, from which it was once thought to have. Nov 24, 2017 though there are some frightening moments in the movie the wizard of oz, the original story is much more dark and frightening. Zach braff and joey king in oz the great and powerful 20 donald faison at an event for oz.
Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the land of oz and its inhabitants, oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. With paulie rojas redding, eliza swenson, billy boyd, christopher lloyd. If there are postharry potter children who dont know or care about the wizard of oz, they might be at sea with this story about a. Since its first publication in 1900, it has been adapted many times. She imagines that things have not gone well in oz since the wizard left and that the scarecrow and the tin woodman must travel to kansas to find dorothy. In 2005, disney produced the tv movie the muppets wizard of oz which aired on its network abc. The wizard of oz the wonderful wizard of oz full movie. This 1990 documentary to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the magical 1939 film the wonderful wizard of oz is well worth a watch as its informative and tells the whole story about the behind the scenes making of the film from its money issues and casting changes to its release and how it became a national icon. Originally published in 1900, this little book spun a fascinating tale full of simple lessons bound up in great storytelling. The wonderful wizard of oz complete series, standard. But one day, the little girl and her dog find themselves spirited away from the fields of kansas, to the magical land of oz. This is due in part to its regular broadcast on network tv beginning in the 1950s. A modern fairy tale with a distinctly american setting, a delightfully levelheaded and assertive heroine, and engaging fantasy characters, the story was enormously popular and became a classic of childrens literature. Oz the great and powerful official trailer 20 sam raimi wizard.
The wonderful wizard of oz fairy tales and bedtime stories for kids duration. The scarecrow,the tin woodman and the lion have already been helped by the wizard of oz but little dorothy still needs to get back to kansas. While the movie is great, it is only a shadow of what the book is. Apr 09, 2012 dorothy and the witches of oz official trailer billy boyd movie 2012 hd. Visit the official site for oz the great and powerful to watch video, play games, browse photos and buy the movie on bluray combo pack, dvd and digital hd download.
Baums classic story about a girl and her friends traveling through the mystical land of oz. Frank baums classic fantasy looks fabulous in this vivid retelling. Apr 25, 2012 the wonderful wizard of oz was first published in 1900 but has since been reprinted many times and has become a major classic. The story chronicles the adventures of a young girl named dorothy gale in the land of oz after being swept away from her kansas farm home in a storm. That tale has not been wellserved by its latest adaptation.
The wonderful wizard of oz was originally published in 1900. Documentary about the making of the 1939 mgm classic film the wizard of oz. The films director john boorman last directed country of my skull and a tigers tale. Dorothy and her canine pal toto live a quiet life on a kansas farm with uncle henry and aunt em. The wonderful wizard of oz paperback april 25, 2012. Frank baums early 20th century oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel, the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film the wizard of oz. Its much darker than the wizard of oz with judy garland, but from what ive read of the books, its more faithful to the source material. Aug 14, 2015 the wonderful wizard of oz fairy tales and bedtime stories for kids duration. Oz the great and powerful official site disney movies. At the start of the film, oscar works with the circus company baum brothers circus, which is hosted by a man named frank.
In the wizard of oz, the story of dorothy who has been whisked away to a very strange world otherwise known as oz is told. The wonderful wizard of oz is an imaginative, featurelength animated film, faithfully adapted from the classic book by l. Why the wizard of oz is the most popular film of all. The wonderful wizard of oz anime dub s01e10 freedom. All ages when kansas farm girl dorothy flies away to the magical land of oz, she fatally flattens a wicked witch and is hailed by the munchkin people as a great sorceress. For the movie, however, the color was changed to take advantage of. Directed by jack haley jr with angela lansbury, mervyn leroy, ray bolger, jack haley. Dec 19, 2012 wicked is based off of the 1995 gregory mcguire novel wicked. Since the book was published more than 110 years ago, one might assume that anyone has the right to. Dorothy gale discovers that her best selling novels are actually based on suppressed childhood memories of her time in oz, and that she may be in danger of experiencing it all over again. Help the scarecrow get his brains, the tin woodman his heart, and the poor cowardly lion just a little bit of courage. A new wizard of oz could make its way down the hollywood. The wonderful wizard of oz by lyman frank baum free ebook. Frank baum first told the story in 1899 in his classic novel, the wonderful wizard of oz.
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