ROAD TRIP! Loglines and one-sheets at the ready, Dave Galler and John Wisniewski hit the road for fun and games at The 13th Annual Great American Scriptfest / Pitchfest! http://scriptfest.com/home/
FEBRUARY 06, 2016 :
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ
Just when you thought the ride was over, the Grindley Omnibus chugs and wheezes to its final stop on the Yellow Brick Tour of our featured film classic – the 1939 MGM production of The Wizard of Oz!
L. Frank Baum’s novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz inspired numerous sequels and adaptations: for film, television, theater, books, comics, games and electronic media. The 1939 MGM production still reigns supreme among them, but noteworthy efforts to capture the same magic include:
The Wizard of Oz - the first musical version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, produced by L. Frank Baum and W. W. Denslow (with music by composer Paul Tietjens) in Chicago in 1902 and then New York in 1903.
Wizard of Oz - a 1925 film, directed by Larry Semon in collaboration with Frank Joslyn Baum and featuring a young Oliver Hardy.
The Wiz - a 1978 movie directed by Sidney Lumet starring Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow, based on the Broadway musical of the same name.
The Wizard of A.I.D.S. - a 1987 adaptation of the Oz story which serves as an AIDS education tool.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, a revisionist novel featuring the land and characters of Oz, was published in 1995 by Gregory Maguire. It was adapted into a 2003 stage musical.
The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz (2005) – starring Ashanti, Queen Latifah and The Muppets.
Apocalypse Oz (2006) - a short mash-up parody of The Wizard of Oz and Apocalypse Now.
And FINALLY, there is the wonderful German remake of the 1939 classic itself, a portion of which is featured below:
And that, Ladies and Gents, concludes this week’s featured excursion on the Grindley Omnibus. All passengers off the bus, please!
No lingering, Sir - OFF! No, Madam, this is NOT a ‘round trip’! Another bus will come along eventually. I do not know, Sir. Then I guess you’ll have to walk. It’s very simple, folks – just turn around and follow the Yellow Brick Road back
