Production Hell - The Wizard Of Oz
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The Brutal Production Hell Behind The Wizard of Oz
Discover the shocking hidden history of the 1939 classic, revealing brutal working conditions, deadly accidents, and severe actor exploitation hidden beneath the Technicolor surface.
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- Identify severe actor mistreatment including drug dependency encouragement and physical abuse.
- Detail multiple near-fatal production incidents involving burns, toxic paint exposure, and environmental hazards.
- Understand why this infamous shoot is widely labeled "production hell" despite resulting in a cultural masterpiece. This review documents the extreme human cost taken to create one of Hollywood's most beloved but punishing films, using accounts of directorial cruelty and studio indifference leading to burnout and lasting trauma.
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Top Comments (10)
Judy's performance was very convincing for a reason. She truly needed to go home.
The Wizard of AsbestOz
Mr. Rogers had Margaret Hamilton on his show years later to help children not be afraid of her. The Wicked Witch character was so terrifying that whole generations of kids were ready to run screaming at the sight of her. She brought her costume to the show and they walked through how it’s just clothing that anyone can wear and change, and they talked about how actors play pretend and aren’t really like the characters they portray. Hamilton was an incredibly sweet lady.
Not telling the guy who came in to play tin man what happened to the guy he's replacing is such a diabolical move
Had to click straight on this, there is normal production hell and whatever black abyss of the dammed Oz was forged in.
The fact that Margret Hamilton came out of this as not only an excellent actress but as a decent human being is nothing short of a miracle...
Almost dying on the hospital bed... Work: So uhhh ... You good?
The reason they needed so much light was because the Technicolor process required a special camera that recorded on three strips of film simultaneously. Light would pass through the lens and be split by a prism before passing through three colored filters onto three strips of film which would later be combined together to make a full color picture. Splitting the light three ways meant each strip got a third of the light, so they needed three times as much light on set to compensate, and the carbon arc lamps they were using at the time were extremely hot.
Margaret Hamilton was apparently the sweetest and kindest person IRL at a time when kindness and empathy was in short supply.
7:34 well at least that asbestos wouldn't catch on fire
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Top Comments (10)
Judy's performance was very convincing for a reason. She truly needed to go home.
The Wizard of AsbestOz
Mr. Rogers had Margaret Hamilton on his show years later to help children not be afraid of her. The Wicked Witch character was so terrifying that whole generations of kids were ready to run screaming at the sight of her. She brought her costume to the show and they walked through how it’s just clothing that anyone can wear and change, and they talked about how actors play pretend and aren’t really like the characters they portray. Hamilton was an incredibly sweet lady.
Not telling the guy who came in to play tin man what happened to the guy he's replacing is such a diabolical move
Had to click straight on this, there is normal production hell and whatever black abyss of the dammed Oz was forged in.
The fact that Margret Hamilton came out of this as not only an excellent actress but as a decent human being is nothing short of a miracle...
Almost dying on the hospital bed... Work: So uhhh ... You good?
The reason they needed so much light was because the Technicolor process required a special camera that recorded on three strips of film simultaneously. Light would pass through the lens and be split by a prism before passing through three colored filters onto three strips of film which would later be combined together to make a full color picture. Splitting the light three ways meant each strip got a third of the light, so they needed three times as much light on set to compensate, and the carbon arc lamps they were using at the time were extremely hot.
Margaret Hamilton was apparently the sweetest and kindest person IRL at a time when kindness and empathy was in short supply.
7:34 well at least that asbestos wouldn't catch on fire