but not those scary disgusting flying monkeys!!!!)
Glad to know I was not the only one scared of these monkeys. To this day (I'm 40 now), I still have trouble watching these things.
But you made me think of two other great movie scenes, related to
The Wizard of Oz. It's actually from
The Dreamer of Oz, the story of L. Frank Baum, who wrote the original tale. John Ritter played the role of Baum (I loved John Ritter, may he rest in peace).
Anyway, in the movie, Frank tells the story to a bunch of kids (especially his niece, who inspired the character of Dorothy), and one of them asks what the land is called. Baum looks around, sees a file cabinet, with of course a drawer indicating o-z, and answers : Oz.
Got to love where writers find their inspiration. Sometimes, it's far less complicated then we think.
And then, there is the scene at the end, where Frank's wife (he is dead by now, it's at the 1939 movie opening) tells the journalists questioning her about the part she played in the making of the original story : "There was only one dreamer of Oz". :love:
As a writer myself, I love that ! And how I wish I could write a story that could stand the test of time like this classic tale. Oh well, it's really good to dream.