I'm just saying they could have just pressed a fucking burlap sack to the face instead of beating him with it.
Asked by: Anonymous
According to commentary on the Oz dvd by John Fricke Ray Bolger was left with the lines imprinted on his face for over a year. They must have pressed very hard then for it to stay that long.
It seems a litle far fetched that scarecrow would be hit in the face with a sack of potatoes.
Asked by: Anonymous
Have you seen Ray Bolger’s face…
FACT: Laurence Olivier & Maggie Smith were competitive actors when working together. During rehearsals for a play Olivier was suffering from gout. Whenever the opportunity would arise Maggie would take to sitting on the gouty leg during rehearsals making the pain worse knowing he would be stabbed by her boney bottom in the process.
— Michael Coveney, “Maggie Smith: A Bright Particular Star”.
FACT: during filming of Sleuth Laurence Olivier felt Michael Caine lacked training & discipline & took the young actor under his wing by adopting him legally against his will. During down time Larry would coerce Caine into a room locking them in & would force Caine to recite shakespeare until he passed out.
Eventually Caine grew to love his new father and to this day he continues to use Olivier’s name for personal matters. — Michael Caine, “The Elephant to Hollywood
where are you getting these fake wizard of oz facts from?
Asked by: Anonymous
“Judy Garland: World’s Greatest Entertainer”, “Judy Garland: A Portrait in Art & Anecdote” by John Fricke, “Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland” by Gerald Clarke, and Judy Garland’s own mouth on Jack Paar. These Oz facts are common knowledge among the fans tbh. Perhaps you should try reading one of these books.
FACT: the vaudeville vets in The Wizard of Oz had a habit of playing pranks on set. Tinman was said to have used his funnel hat along with the scarecrow to fill bottles of urine to quench the munchkins thirst causing the cast to vomit for hours after and bringing filming to a halt. When they returned days later Judy Garland presented them with chocolates laced with hallucinogenics.
At some point during lunch most of the munchkins wandered off the lot checking into a motel for an orgy. The studio handlers spent hours chasing the naked little people and giving them downers to calm them.
FACT: locked into a contract at MGM for the role of the Cowardly Lion, Bert Lahr was still expected to play the role after suffering from a heart attack. The costume was thick & heavy under the lights. Lahr died halfway through filming & was replaced by his 12yr old daughter Beatrice whom was called Bertie.
Sharing the same name as her father Bertie received no screen credit for her contribution to the film. As for Bert, MGM felt it fair Lahr be buried in the first lion suit to be immortalized as the character he’d forever be known as & to boost publicity for the studios mascot. It was later revealed the zipper was stuck on the fur & couldn’t be removed leaving Lahr in the sweltering hot suit several hours after his death until filming for the day had finished. It was ruined and it was best not to remove the body from the real lion skin suit.
You should throw in true facts once in a while just to really fuck with people. All the people.
Asked by: Anonymous
FACT: All of these facts are true…most of them.
All of them.
