The Wizard Of Oz Page #22

OZ'S VOICE

... -- Oz -- has spoken!

DOROTHY:

Who are you?

OZ'S VOICE

Well, I -- I -- I am the Great and Powerful

-- Wizard of Oz.

DOROTHY:

You are?

WIZARD:

Uhhhh -- yes...

DOROTHY:

I don't believe you!

WIZARD:

No, I'm afraid it's true. There's no other

Wizard except me.

MCS -- Dorothy and her three friends react -- Camera shooting past the

Wizard at left -- the Scarecrow and Lion speak angrily --

SCARECROW:

You humbug!

LION:

Yeah!

CS -- Wizard -- shooting past Dorothy, the Lion and Scarecrow -- the

Wizard speaks --

WIZARD:

Yes-s-s -- that...that's exactly so. I'm

a humbug!

DOROTHY:

Oh ....

MCU -- Dorothy -- Tin Man and Scarecrow behind her --

DOROTHY:

...you're a very bad man!

MCU -- The Wizard reacts, speaks humbly --

WIZARD:

Oh, no, my dear -- I'm -- I'm a very good

man. I'm just a very bad Wizard.

MCU - Scarecrow and Dorothy - Scarecrow threatens the Wizard o.s. -

SCARECROW:

You'd better be good enough to send Dorothy

back to Kansas!

CS - Wizard - shooting past Lion, Dorothy and Scarecrow in f.g. -

WIZARD:

Uh - now, please don't be angry with me.

I'll - I'll do anything you say, only...

only if you don't shout at me. It makes me

nervous!

SCARECROW:

It makes you nervous?

WIZARD:

Yes.

MCS -- Tin Man, Scarecrow, Dorothy and Lion -- shooting past the Wizard in

left f.g.

SCARECROW:

What about us?

WIZARD:

Well, I --

SCARECROW:

What about the heart that you promised Tin

Man --?

WIZARD:

Well, I --

SCARECROW:

-- And the courage that you promised

Cowardly Lion?

WIZARD:

Well, I --

TIN MAN AND LION

And Scarecrow's brain?

CS - Wizard - shooting past Lion, Dorothy and Scarecrow in f.g. -

WIZARD:

Well, I-- but you've got them. You've had

them all the...

MCS- Tin Man, Scarecrow, Dorothy and Lion - shooting past the Wizard in

left f.g. - the four react, speak together - the Scarecrow moves around to

the Wizard -

WIZARD:

...time!

ALL TOGETHER:

Oh, no we haven't!

TIN MAN:

You don't get around us that easy!

LION:

Not nohow!

WIZARD:

Well --

SCARECROW:

You promised us real things -- a real...

CS - Wizard - shooting past the Scarecrow at right - the Wizard reacts to

their demands - starts to speak -

SCARECROW:

...brain!

TIN MAN o.s.

A real heart!

LION:

Real courage. That's what we want.

WIZARD:

You do? boys, you're aiming low. You not

only surprise, but you grieve me.

MS -- The Wizard speaks to Tin Man, Dorothy, Lion and the Scarecrow -- the

Wizard becomes eloquent -- steps closer to the Scarecrow --

WIZARD:

Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a

very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous

creature that crawls on the earth -- or

slinks through slimy seas has a brain!

MCU -- Wizard -- shooting past the Scarecrow at right --

WIZARD:

From the rock-bound coast of Maine to the

Sun.... oh - oh, no -- -- ah - Well, be

that as it may. Back where I come from we

have universities, seats of great learning

-- where men go to become great thinkers.

And when they come out, they think deep

thoughts -- and with no more brains than

you have.... But! They have one thing you

haven't got! A diploma!

MS -- The Wizard reaches back and obtains several diplomas -- selecting

one and presents it to the Scarecrow as Dorothy, Tin Man and the Lion look

on --

WIZARD:

Therefore, by virtue of the authority

vested in me by the Universitatus

Committeeatum e plurbis unum, I hereby

confer upon you the honorary degree of Th.D.

SCARECROW:

Th.D.?

MCU -- Wizard -- shooting past the Scarecrow at right --

WIZARD:

Yeah -- that...that's Dr. of Thinkology!

CU -- The Scarecrow recites the Pythagoras Theorem -- reacts with joy --

SCARECROW:

The sum of the square roots of any two

sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to

the square root of the remaining side. Oh

joy, rapture! I've got a brain!

MCS -- Wizard, Scarecrow, Dorothy, Tin Man and Lion -- the Scarecrow

thanks the Wizard -- Wizard takes the Lion and leads him forward -- CAMERA

TRUCKS back and PANS right -- the others follow -- the Wizard pauses on

the throne steps -- opens a door and takes out a black bag -- takes a

medal from the bag --

SCARECROW:

How can I ever thank you enough?

WIZARD:

Well, you can't. As for you, my fine

friend -- you're a victim of disorganized

thinking. You are under the unfortunate

delusion that simply because you run away

from danger, you have no courage. You're

confusing courage with wisdom. Back where

I come from, we have men who are called

heroes. Once a year, they take their

fortitude out of mothballs and parade it

down the main street of the city. And they

have no more courage than you have. But!

They have one thing that you haven't got!

A medal! Therefore -- for meritorious....

MCU -- Lion -- shooting past the Wizard in the f.g. as he presents the

medal to the beaming Lion --

WIZARD:

...conduct, extraordinary valor, conspicuous

bravery against wicked witches, I award you

the Triple Cross.

MS -- Scarecrow, Tin Man and Dorothy watching as the Wizard presents the

medal to the Lion --

WIZARD:

You are now a member of the Legion of

Courage!

MCU -- The Wizard leans forward and kisses the Lion -- the Lion reacts,

speaks --

LION:

Oh -- Oh -- shucks, folks, I'm speechless!

MS -- Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow watch the Lion as he beams with joy over

his new medal -- the Wizard turns to the Tin Man -- speaks to him --

WIZARD:

As for you, my galvanized friend, you want

a heart! You don't know how lucky you are

not to have one. Hearts will never be

practical until they can be made

unbreakable. I could have been a world

figure, a power among men, a - a successful

wizard, had I not been obstructed by a heart.

TIN MAN:

But I still want one.

WIZARD:

Yes -- ....

MCU -- Wizard -- shooting past the Tin Man in left f.g.

WIZARD:

...back where I come from there are men who

do nothing all day but good deeds. They

are called phil...er -- er -- phil -- er,

yes...good-deed-doers. And their hearts

are no bigger than yours. But! They have

one thing you haven't got! A testimonial!

MCS -- The Tin Man waits as the Wizard bends down and gets a heart-shaped

watch from his black bag -- CAMERA TRUCKS forward slightly as he presents

it to the Tin Man as Dorothy, Lion and Scarecrow look on --

WIZARD:

Therefore, in consideration of your

kindness, I take pleasure at this time in

presenting you with a small token of our

esteem and affection. And remember, my

sentimental friend....

MCU -- Wizard -- shooting past the Tin Man in left f.g.

WIZARD:

...that a heart is not judged by how much

you love, but by how much you are loved by

others.

CS -- Tin Man -- shooting past the Wizard in right -- Dorothy standing at

left -- the Tin Man listens to his watch, then holds it up to Dorothy's

ear --

TIN MAN:

Ahh --- Oh, it ticks! Listen!

DOROTHY:

Yes...!

MS -- Scarecrow, Lion, Dorothy react as the Tin Man shows them the watch --

the Wizard smiles as he watches them -- Lion points to his medal --

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