#Scarecrow with a gun in wizard of oz movie#
#Scarecrow with a gun in wizard of oz tv#

'Well sir, that's the scarecrow's piece.' Why? Why a gun? Why why why?Īnd why would Ray Bolger go through with it? A stagehand hands him a revolver. I'm assuming some genius on the production followed this same train of thought and decided Scarecrow needed a weapon. He's made of straw and easy to literally beat the stuffing out of. Not only that, it's only logical that the rest of the group we be protecting her (hey, she was supposed to be like a twelve year old girl and this was way before women's lib). The tin woodsman has that axe so he's covered. He's a lion for crying out loud! Cowardly though he might be he's got claws and teeth - if needed he could be taking care of business. They all needed to be able to defend themselves. In the scene our heroes are heading off to confront the witch. First up why did the filmmakers feel the need to give the scarecrow a shooting iron.

#Scarecrow with a gun in wizard of oz movie#

I just have to wonder what the heck was that gun doing in that scene, both in terms of the making of the movie and in terms of the movie's reality. is that a gun? Ooops they cut to a different shot. I was in the middle of taking in the cleaned up print, my eyes lingering on every element in the frame when suddenly. I first noticed old slug thrower when I went and saw the restored version on the big screen.

#Scarecrow with a gun in wizard of oz tv#

The other reason I think is because for the longest time we have been watching The Wizard Of Oz on TV where it is harder to notice. I think people haven't noticed this because, for one thing, there is so much else going on. They are heading into the scary forest and in a number of shots Scarecrow is clearly carrying a gun - a rod, a pistol, a heater, death in a tube, a rapid bullet delivery system. Check out the scene immediately after Dorothy and company leave the wizard to go after the witch. You're thinking, 'Huh? What are you talking about? The Scarecrow didn't have a gun?' Oh contraire. The movie in question is The Wizard Of Oz and the question is why does the Scarecrow have a gun? A question regarding an oddity about a movie classic that millions have seen over and over and yet have not looked at closely enough. Where do those mysterious crop circles come from? Who built Stone Henge? What's the deal with Doug Henning?īut there is one question that has slipped under the radar of most observers. There are many unexplainable things in this world of ours, unanswerable questions. Everybody Run, The Scarecrow Of Oz Has A Gun!!!