A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz

Jan 1, 1999

0h 30m

★ 4.0

Overview

A tribute to the characters and makeup artists from the Wizard of Oz, as performed and created by some of the top makeup people in Hollywood. On September 12, 1998, a group of top makeup artists gathered in Studio City, CA, to pay tribute to Jack Dawn and his team from the seminal 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Visionary Cinema

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Cast

Himself

Rick Baker

Dorothy

Jeanne Castagnaro

Scarecrow

Ken DeShan

Flying Monkey

Joseph S. Griffo

Lion

Jess Harnell

Himself

Jerry Maren

Wicked Witch

Denise Moses

Tin Man

Robert Stilwell

Himself

Ron Underwood

Winkie Guard

Robert James Ashe

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