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Ericgjovaag: /* What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs? */

2019-08-30T00:28:44Z

What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?

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	==What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?==		==What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?==

	I get asked this often enough that, if I could, I would include lyrics in this FAQ or elsewhere on WWOOW. However, The Movie, including the song lyrics, is still under copyright, and I cannot legally put the lyrics in this document without permission. But they can be found, if you're willing to do a little work. First, the lyrics are available in the published editions of the screenplay (see the previous question). Second, not only the words, but the music as well, are available in a song folio from your local music store (if they don't have it, they should be able to special order it), or (TMOHH) in my online Oz bookshop, http://thewizardofoz.info/~~aisle7.html~~. Third, you can find them on the WWW at http://www.stlyrics.com/t/thewizardofoz.htm or other lyrics websites.		I get asked this often enough that, if I could, I would include lyrics in this FAQ or elsewhere on WWOOW. However, The Movie, including the song lyrics, is still under copyright, and I cannot legally put the lyrics in this document without permission. But they can be found, if you're willing to do a little work. First, the lyrics are available in the published editions of the screenplay (see the previous question). Second, not only the words, but the music as well, are available in a song folio from your local music store (if they don't have it, they should be able to special order it), or (TMOHH) in my online Oz bookshop, http://thewizardofoz.info/wiki/Aisle_7. Third, you can find them on the WWW at http://www.stlyrics.com/t/thewizardofoz.htm or other lyrics websites.

	==How much did it cost to make The Movie?==		==How much did it cost to make The Movie?==

Ericgjovaag: /* Where can I find a copy of the script? */

2019-08-30T00:27:27Z

Where can I find a copy of the script?

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	==Where can I find a copy of the script?==		==Where can I find a copy of the script?==

	In 1989, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of The Movie, the screenplay was published by Delta Books, edited by Michael Patrick Hearn. This book includes a number of scenes not in the finished film, several notes, and complete lyrics. Although it's now out of print in America, the book can be found at many libraries, or [https://shop.ozclub.org/product/the-wizard-of-oz-the-screenplay/ bought from IWOC]. It is also still available in Great Britain. At least two other editions of the script have been published, and one was also included in the 1993 collector's set, ''The Ultimate Oz'', and the gift set edition of the 1999 video and DVD releases. It can also be read on the WWW at ~~ftp~~://~~ftp~~.~~sunet~~.se/~~pub/pictures/tv.film/Wizard_of_Oz/ms_wizoz~~.~~html~~.		In 1989, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of The Movie, the screenplay was published by Delta Books, edited by Michael Patrick Hearn. This book includes a number of scenes not in the finished film, several notes, and complete lyrics. Although it's now out of print in America, the book can be found at many libraries, or [https://shop.ozclub.org/product/the-wizard-of-oz-the-screenplay/ bought from IWOC]. It is also still available in Great Britain. At least two other editions of the script have been published, and one was also included in the 1993 collector's set, ''The Ultimate Oz'', and the gift set edition of the 1999 video and DVD releases. It can also be read on the WWW at http://www.wendyswizardofoz.com/printablescript.htm.

	==What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?==		==What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?==

Ericgjovaag: /* Where can I find a copy of the script? */

2019-08-30T00:25:53Z

Where can I find a copy of the script?

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	==Where can I find a copy of the script?==		==Where can I find a copy of the script?==

	In 1989, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of The Movie, the screenplay was published by Delta Books, edited by Michael Patrick Hearn. This book includes a number of scenes not in the finished film, several notes, and complete lyrics. Although it's now out of print in America, the book can be found at many libraries, or bought from IWOC. It is also still available in Great Britain. At least two other editions of the script have been published, and one was also included in the 1993 collector's set, ''The Ultimate Oz'', and the gift set edition of the 1999 video and DVD releases. It can also be read on the WWW at ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pictures/tv.film/Wizard_of_Oz/ms_wizoz.html.		In 1989, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of The Movie, the screenplay was published by Delta Books, edited by Michael Patrick Hearn. This book includes a number of scenes not in the finished film, several notes, and complete lyrics. Although it's now out of print in America, the book can be found at many libraries, or [https://shop.ozclub.org/product/the-wizard-of-oz-the-screenplay/ bought from IWOC]. It is also still available in Great Britain. At least two other editions of the script have been published, and one was also included in the 1993 collector's set, ''The Ultimate Oz'', and the gift set edition of the 1999 video and DVD releases. It can also be read on the WWW at ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pictures/tv.film/Wizard_of_Oz/ms_wizoz.html.

	==What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?==		==What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?==

Ericgjovaag: /* Was there any hidden meaning to the film? */

2019-08-30T00:20:03Z

Was there any hidden meaning to the film?

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	==Was there any hidden meaning to the film?==		==Was there any hidden meaning to the film?==

	Some folks, looking back with decades of hindsight, seem to think that there was some deeper or hidden meaning to The Movie, such as a call for American isolationism in light of the troubles going on in Europe at the time, or a parable on the benefits of President Roosevelt's New Deal policies. (The latter is extremely unlikely, as Louis B. Mayer, the head of MGM, was a staunch Republican.) But like the book (see the question [[About_the_Oz_Books#Is_it_true_that_The_Wizard_of_Oz_was_written_as_a_political_tract.3F\|Is it true that ''The Wizard of Oz'' was written as a political tract?]] elsewhere in this FAQ), any message is there if you look hard enough, but it is extremely doubtful that any one particular message was ever intended. The film was made merely to entertain. (In an amusing scene in the mystery novel ''Murder on the Yellow Brick Road'', a studio executive reels off about half a dozen different interpretations of The Movie during one course of dinner.) It's possible that some people, erroneously hearing that there is some special meaning to the story, have created a meaning for The Movie, not realizing that this theory applies to the book.		Some folks, looking back with decades of hindsight, seem to think that there was some deeper or hidden meaning to The Movie, such as a call for American isolationism in light of the troubles going on in Europe at the time, or a parable on the benefits of President Roosevelt's New Deal policies. (The latter is extremely unlikely, as Louis B. Mayer, the head of MGM, was a staunch Republican, and definitely ''not'' a fan of the New Deal.) But like the book (see the question [[About_the_Oz_Books#Is_it_true_that_The_Wizard_of_Oz_was_written_as_a_political_tract.3F\|Is it true that ''The Wizard of Oz'' was written as a political tract?]] elsewhere in this FAQ), any message is there if you look hard enough, but it is extremely doubtful that any one particular message was ever intended. The film was made merely to entertain. (In an amusing scene in the mystery novel ''Murder on the Yellow Brick Road'', a studio executive reels off about half a dozen different interpretations of The Movie during one course of dinner.) It's possible that some people, erroneously hearing that there is some special meaning to the story, have created a meaning for The Movie, not realizing that this theory applies to the book.

	==Who wrote the screenplay?==		==Who wrote the screenplay?==

Ericgjovaag: /* How much did it cost to make The Movie? */

2010-11-16T16:09:17Z

How much did it cost to make The Movie?

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	For it's time, ''The Wizard of Oz'' was an expensive movie. The final tally came to around $2.77 million. Most major feature movies, by comparison, cost around $1 million at the time. ''The Wizard of Oz'', however, was not the costliest movie of the year — ''Gone with the Wind'' cost a whopping $4 million to make.		For it's time, ''The Wizard of Oz'' was an expensive movie. The final tally came to around $2.77 million. Most major feature movies, by comparison, cost around $1 million at the time. ''The Wizard of Oz'', however, was not the costliest movie of the year — ''Gone with the Wind'' cost a whopping $4 million to make.

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	<div style="text-align:center;">[http://thewizardofoz.info/wiki/Oz_FAQ Oz FAQ Index Page] • [http://thewizardofoz.info/index.html "There's no place like the home page."]</div>		<div style="text-align:center;">[http://thewizardofoz.info/wiki/Oz_FAQ Oz FAQ Index Page] • [http://thewizardofoz.info/index.html "There's no place like the home page."]</div>

Ericgjovaag: /* Why is The Movie so different from the book? */

2010-10-10T05:36:04Z

Why is The Movie so different from the book?

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	==Why is The Movie so different from the book?==		==Why is The Movie so different from the book?==

	That's Hollywood! Baum's book contained a number of scenes that just couldn't be done by the special effects of the time, or they would have made The Movie too long, or cost more than even MGM could afford, so they were not included in the script. Other changes were made (combining the unnamed Good Witch of the North and Glinda, the Good Witch of the South into one character, for instance) to simplify the story for the screen, the Wicked Witch of the West was brought in much earlier as a unifying thread for an otherwise episodic plot, and the whole story was made into Dorothy's dream because it was felt that audiences wouldn't believe the story any other way. The book's silver shoes became ruby slippers because The Movie was one of the few films made at the time in color, and MGM wanted to show off ~~the color process~~. Considering how many odd ideas were proposed at one point or another (see the next question), it could be seen as a triumph that the final results are as close to the book as they are!		That's Hollywood! Baum's book contained a number of scenes that just couldn't be done by the special effects of the time, or they would have made The Movie too long, or cost more than even MGM could afford, so they were not included in the script. Other changes were made (combining the unnamed Good Witch of the North and Glinda, the Good Witch of the South into one character, for instance) to simplify the story for the screen, the Wicked Witch of the West was brought in much earlier as a unifying thread for an otherwise episodic plot, and the whole story was made into Dorothy's dream because it was felt that audiences wouldn't believe the story any other way. The book's silver shoes became ruby slippers because The Movie was one of the few films made at the time in color, and MGM wanted to show it off. Considering how many odd ideas were proposed at one point or another (see the next question), and how very different previous versions had been, it could be seen as a triumph that the final results are as close to the book as they are!

	==How did the screenplay change as different scripts were written?==		==How did the screenplay change as different scripts were written?==

Ericgjovaag: /* How much did it cost to make The Movie? */

2010-09-06T03:43:50Z

How much did it cost to make The Movie?

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	For it's time, ''The Wizard of Oz'' was an expensive movie. The final tally came to around $2.77 million. Most major feature movies, by comparison, cost around $1 million at the time. ''The Wizard of Oz'', however, was not the costliest movie of the year — ''Gone with the Wind'' cost a whopping $4 million to make.		For it's time, ''The Wizard of Oz'' was an expensive movie. The final tally came to around $2.77 million. Most major feature movies, by comparison, cost around $1 million at the time. ''The Wizard of Oz'', however, was not the costliest movie of the year — ''Gone with the Wind'' cost a whopping $4 million to make.

	<div style="text-align:center;">[http://thewizardofoz.info/index.html "There's no place like the home page."]</div>		<div style="text-align:center;">[http://thewizardofoz.info/wiki/Oz_FAQ Oz FAQ Index Page] • [http://thewizardofoz.info/index.html "There's no place like the home page."]</div>

Ericgjovaag: /* How much did it cost to make The Movie? */

2010-09-05T22:52:02Z

How much did it cost to make The Movie?

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	For it's time, ''The Wizard of Oz'' was an expensive movie. The final tally came to around $2.77 million. Most major feature movies, by comparison, cost around $1 million at the time. ''The Wizard of Oz'', however, was not the costliest movie of the year — ''Gone with the Wind'' cost a whopping $4 million to make.		For it's time, ''The Wizard of Oz'' was an expensive movie. The final tally came to around $2.77 million. Most major feature movies, by comparison, cost around $1 million at the time. ''The Wizard of Oz'', however, was not the costliest movie of the year — ''Gone with the Wind'' cost a whopping $4 million to make.

			<div style="text-align:center;">[http://thewizardofoz.info/index.html "There's no place like the home page."]</div>

Ericgjovaag: /* What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs? */

2010-07-28T04:14:01Z

What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?

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	==What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?==		==What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?==

	I get asked this often enough that, if I could, I would include lyrics in this FAQ or elsewhere on WWOOW. However, The Movie, including the song lyrics, is still under copyright, and I cannot legally put the lyrics in this document without permission. But they can be found, if you're willing to do a little work. First, the lyrics are available in the published editions of the screenplay (see the previous question). Second, not only the words, but the music as well, are available in a song folio from your local music store (if they don't have it, they should be able to special order it), or (TMOHH) in my online Oz bookshop, http://thewizardofoz.info/aisle7.html. Third, you can find them on the WWW ~~at the official website of The Movie at http://thewizardofoz.warnerbros.com/movie/cmp/r-lyrics.html, and also~~ at http://www.~~angelfire~~.com/pa/~~maryanne/lyric~~.~~html~~.		I get asked this often enough that, if I could, I would include lyrics in this FAQ or elsewhere on WWOOW. However, The Movie, including the song lyrics, is still under copyright, and I cannot legally put the lyrics in this document without permission. But they can be found, if you're willing to do a little work. First, the lyrics are available in the published editions of the screenplay (see the previous question). Second, not only the words, but the music as well, are available in a song folio from your local music store (if they don't have it, they should be able to special order it), or (TMOHH) in my online Oz bookshop, http://thewizardofoz.info/aisle7.html. Third, you can find them on the WWW at http://www.stlyrics.com/t/thewizardofoz.htm or other lyrics websites.

	==How much did it cost to make The Movie?==		==How much did it cost to make The Movie?==

	For it's time, ''The Wizard of Oz'' was an expensive movie. The final tally came to around $2.77 million. Most major feature movies, by comparison, cost around $1 million at the time. ''The Wizard of Oz'', however, was not the costliest movie of the year — ''Gone with the Wind'' cost a whopping $4 million to make.		For it's time, ''The Wizard of Oz'' was an expensive movie. The final tally came to around $2.77 million. Most major feature movies, by comparison, cost around $1 million at the time. ''The Wizard of Oz'', however, was not the costliest movie of the year — ''Gone with the Wind'' cost a whopping $4 million to make.

Ericgjovaag: /* Where can I find a copy of the script? */

2010-07-28T04:10:21Z

Where can I find a copy of the script?

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	==Where can I find a copy of the script?==		==Where can I find a copy of the script?==

	In 1989, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of The Movie, the screenplay was published by Delta Books, edited by Michael Patrick Hearn. This book includes a number of scenes not in the finished film, several notes, and complete lyrics. Although it's now out of print in America, the book can be found at many libraries, or bought from IWOC. It is also still available in Great Britain. At least two other editions of the script have been published, and one was also included in the 1993 collector's set, ''The Ultimate Oz'', and the gift set edition of the 1999 video and DVD releases. It can also be read on the WWW at ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pictures/tv.film/Wizard_of_Oz/ms_wizoz.html ~~or http://www.un-official.com/The_Daily_Script/ms_wizoz.htm~~.		In 1989, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of The Movie, the screenplay was published by Delta Books, edited by Michael Patrick Hearn. This book includes a number of scenes not in the finished film, several notes, and complete lyrics. Although it's now out of print in America, the book can be found at many libraries, or bought from IWOC. It is also still available in Great Britain. At least two other editions of the script have been published, and one was also included in the 1993 collector's set, ''The Ultimate Oz'', and the gift set edition of the 1999 video and DVD releases. It can also be read on the WWW at ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pictures/tv.film/Wizard_of_Oz/ms_wizoz.html.

	==What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?==		==What are the words to "Over the Rainbow," or any of the other songs?==