The Making of The Wizard of Oz was a Sh*t Show

Creating the Land of Oz is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Wizard of Oz, from the dozen of on set injuries to the infamously poor treatment of Judy Garland. 💸 | Support us! https://www.patreon.com/itwasashtshow 🔗 | Follow us! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow 👕 | Buy our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/itwasashtshow In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - L. Frank Baum’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz 01:38 - Early Attempts at Adapting 03:13 - Producer Mervyn LeRoy’s Vision 04:30 - Directors Norman Taurog & Richard Thorpe 05:18 - The Many, Many, Many Writers on Oz 08:13 - Casting and Make-up Challenges 09:36 - Judy Garland for Dorothy Gale 10:38 - Garland’s Troublesome Early Years 11:41 - Garland’s Torturous Time on Oz 12:59 - The Lasting Legacy of Judy Garland 14:55 - Myths & Thorpe’s Abandoned Version 16:23 - George Cukor Revamps Oz 17:15 - Director Victor Fleming’s Gauntlet 19:26 - The Wicked Witch’s Woes 21:20 - King Vidor Replaces Victor Fleming 22:35 - Cutting Oz Down 23:37 - The Wizard of Oz Releases in August 1939 24:33 - Oz’s Revival via Television 25:42 - The Wizard of Oz’s Stamp on History Sources: American Heritage Center: https://bit.ly/3VPsAaf American Weekly: https://bit.ly/40e0Qi7 Biography: https://bit.ly/4gRvdQH Independent: https://bit.ly/4gwcevu LA Times: https://bit.ly/3DBoNXG Judy Garland: https://bit.ly/4gTezQI The Making of the Wizard of Oz: https://bit.ly/4gAXc7B The Road to Oz: The Evolution, Creation, and Legacy of a Motion Picture Masterpiece: https://amzn.to/4ftuPXv The Wizard of Oz : The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History: https://bit.ly/3VWDV8n Featured Footage: Alice in Wonderland (1933) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Wicked (2024) The Wizard of Oz (1925) The Wizard of Oz (1939) and special features The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910) The Making of 'the Wizard of Oz' (1979) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) Music: Jonathan Larson - 30/90 Diana Ross & Michael Jackson - Ease on Down the Road Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Herbert Stothart, Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg - The Wizard of Oz OST Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme Stephen Schwartz - Defying Gravity #itwasashtshow #wizardofoz #judygarland