There are a couple nods to the mgm musical and a few more to the original oz books, but i dont see this satisfying fans of either. The wicked witch of the wests death 1939 dvd capture. Maragaret hamilton in the wizard of oz 193922 thehorrorfreak. The witches of oz follows the exploits of the grown dorothy gale, now a successful childrens book author, as she moves from kansas to present day new york city.
Still, on the 80th anniversary of the movie that made the wicked witch famous, i find myself more drawn to her pastel counterpart, glinda the good. Honestly, i would have a difficult time recommending dorothy and the witches of oz to anyone. The good witch of the north was not named in the wonderful wizard of oz. Glinda, the witch of the north, is dorothys ambassador to oz, asking her if shes a good witch or a bad witch. Interestingly, oz the great and powerful seems to inadvertently nod to this reading a bit, in that in the new film the wicked witch of the east initially presents herself as a good witch, and. There are surprises you dont see coming and it has such a great cast. However, he was actually a carnival performer accidentally transported to oz in a hot air balloon. The wizard of oz does not resort to anywhere near as much. Meet the many wonderful wizards of oz the glindas and. Dorothy and the witches of oz 2012 rotten tomatoes.
What was the bad witchs name in the wizard of oz answers. Maragaret hamiltion as the wicked witch of the westmiss gultch in the wizard of oz cant you believe. This movie is completely different and better than wizard of oz. Margaret brainard hamilton december 9, 1902 may 16, 1985 was an american film character actress best known for her portrayal of miss almira gulch and the wicked witch of the west in metrogoldwynmayer s classic film the wizard of oz 1939. What was the guard chant from the wizard of oz answers. How many witches are there in the wizard of oz answers. Dorothy and the witches of oz official trailer billy. They have no names in either the original 1900 book edition. The 1910 silent film the wonderful wizard of oz features a character similar to the wicked witch of the west, identified in intertitles as. Maragaret hamilton in the wizard of oz193912 youtube. Theodora wicked witch of the west magic oz the great and powerful. Almira gulch, just because you own half the county doesnt mean that you have the power to run the rest of us. Maragaret hamilton in the wizard of oz193922 youtube. The film stars paulie redding, billy boyd, eliza swenson, mia sara, lance henriksen, and christopher lloyd.
The land of oz is the setting of the book and movie the wizard of oz. This is a movie i really wanted to like, so i wish i had more positive things to say about it. However, in the 1910 silent film, the wonderful wizard of oz, this witch is named momba in the intertitles or title cards. In the movie this character is conflated with that of glinda. The new movie asks us to believe that the wizard himself had a rich adventure before he even got to oz, doing battle with two evil witches one the famed green ladyand the help of one good. Dorothy quickly learns that her popular books are based on repressed childhood memories, and that the wonders of oz are very, very real. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actress in films.
The wicked witch instructs her army of flying monkeys to kidnap dorothy in order to reclaim the ruby slippers. The bad witches are called the wicked witches of the east and of the west. The first witch dorothy meets in oz in the book is the good witch of. The wicked witch of the east is not named in baums books. You may or may not know this, but the wizard of oz actually wasnt the smash hit that you might think it was when it debuted more on that later. In the movie, glinda is the good witch of the north.
When the wicked witch margaret hamilton sets the scarecrow ray bolger on fire, dorothy judy garland accidentally kills the witch with water. What are the names of the witches in the wizard of oz. The wicked witch of the east and the wicked witch of the west have no names in the movie version of the wizard of oz. Basically a fairy godmother, she wakes the gang up from the. There were two witches who were presented as bad in the 1900 book edition, and the 1939 film version, of the wizard of oz. While the 1939 version of the film is certainly the best known, it wasnt the first attempt at bringing frank baums. Dorothy and the witches of oz official trailer billy boyd movie 2012 hd. I thought this would never end, worst movie this year. Dorothy and the witches of oz is a 2012 film directed by leigh scott, based on the novels the wonderful wizard of oz, ozma of oz, the road to oz and the magic of oz by l. The wicked witch of the west, her sister the wicked witch of the east and glinda, the good witch of the south. One of the two sets of witches in the wizard of oz is bad. Author and oz series originator lyman frank baum may 15, 1856may 5, 1919 identified four main witches who are active in his story.