Wizard of Oz: Fun Facts

Facts compiled by YI-FENG HO

Fun Fact 1: The lion costume from the original movie was made of actual lion skin, bringing the costume’s total weight to around 100 pounds.

Fun Fact 2: The Tin Man’s oil was actually chocolate syrup because real oil did not show sufficiently in the movie.

Fun Fact 3: In the novel, the slippers worn by Dorothy are silver, but in the movie, the pair of slippers were changed to ruby.

Fun Fact 4: The actor of the Tin Man, Jack Haley, obtained many eye infections during the film from his make-up.

Fun Fact 5: The song “Over the Rainbow” was almost cut from the movie, because it made the movie too long.

Fun Fact 6: The first yellow brick road was painted in a color that was similar to green on film; then it was repainted to look yellow.