The Wizard Of Oz Page #24

MCS -- Tin Man, Dorothy, Glinda, Scarecrow and Lion on platform -- they

speak -- Glinda points down to Dorothy's slippers --

GLINDA:

That's all it is!

SCARECROW:

But that's so easy! I should have thought

of it for you.

TIN MAN:

I should have felt it in my heart.

GLINDA:

No. She had to find it out for herself.

Now, those magic slippers will take you

home in two seconds!

DOROTHY:

Oh....

CS -- Dorothy and Glinda -- Scarecrow in b.g. -- Dorothy reacts, speaks --

turns about -- begins to cry as she realizes she will lose her three

friends -- CAMERA PANS her left to Tin Man -- she wipes his tears away --

gives him his oil can and then kisses him -- then CAMERA TRUCKS forward

slightly as she says goodbye to the Lion -- PANS right slightly as she

turns to the Scarecrow -- hugs him -- then steps back to Glinda as CAMERA

PANS slightly --

DOROTHY:

...Toto, too?

GLINDA:

Toto, too.

DOROTHY:

Oh, now?

GLINDA:

Whenever you wish.

DOROTHY:

Oh, dear -- that's too wonderful to be true!

Oh, it's -- it's going to be so hard to say

goodbye. I love you all, too. Goodbye, Tin

Man. Oh, don't cry. You'll rust so

dreadfully. Here -- here's your oil-can.

Goodbye.

TIN MAN:

Now I know I've got a heart -- 'cause it's

breaking.

DOROTHY:

Oh -- Goodbye, Lion. You know, I know it

isn't right, but I'm going to miss the way

you used to holler for help before you found

your courage.

LION:

Well -- I would never've found it if it

hadn't been for you.

DOROTHY:

I think I'll miss you most of all.

GLINDA:

Are you ready now?

DOROTHY:

Yes. Say goodbye, Toto.

MS -- Dorothy waves Toto's paw at the Tin Man, Lion and Scarecrow -- then

speaks to Glinda -- Glinda instructs her --

DOROTHY:

Yes, I'm ready now.

GLINDA:

Then close your eyes, and tap your heels

together three times.

MCU -- Dorothy's heels as she clicks them together three times --

MCU -- Dorothy and Glinda -- Glinda instructs her -- waves her wand --

Dorothy closes her eyes -- CAMERA TRUCKS in to a big CU of Dorothy -- she

speaks -- the scene darkens behind her --

GLINDA:

And think to yourself -- "There's no place

like home; there's no place like home;

there's no place like home."

DOROTHY:

There's no place like home. There's no

place like home. There's no place like

home. There's no place like home.

LAP DISSOLVE TO:

ELS - The Munchkins waving goodbye from the gates of the Munchkin Village -

DOROTHY o.s.

There's no place like...

CS - The Witch laughing -

DOROTHY o.s.

...home. There's no place....

MCS - The Wizard at the control panel in the Throne Room - he turns, looks

o.s. to f.g. - reacts - pulls the curtain -

DOROTHY o.s.

...like home. There's no place like home.

MS - Glinda leading the Munchkins in a dance - Munchkins in the b.g. -

DOROTHY o.s.

There's no place like home.

MCU - Lion growling -

MS - The Tin Man breaking in the door of the Witch's Tower Room -

DOROTHY o.s.

There's no place like home.

MS - Hickory's Wind Machine on the Gale farm -

DOROTHY o.s.

There's no place like home.

CS - Horse looking out from stall -

CS - Cow - CAMERA PANS slightly -

MCS - Chickens moving about -

CS - Auntie Em offers forward a plate of crullers -

LAP DISSOLVE TO:

CU -- Dorothy lying on pillow -- she mumbles -- Aunt Em's hands enter --

put cloth on Dorothy's head --

DOROTHY:

(mumbling)

-- there's no place like home -- there's no

place like home --

AUNT EM o.s.

Dorothy - Dorothy! It's me -- Aunt Em.

CS -- Dorothy lying on bed -- mumbling -- she opens her eyes -- looks

around room -- CAMERA TRUCKS back showing Aunt Em seated on edge of bed --

Uncle Henry standing by -- Professor Marvel enters at window -- speaks --

Dorothy reacts -- looks at him --

AUNT EM o.s.

Wake up, honey.

DOROTHY:

-- no place like home -- there's no place

like home -- no place --

AUNT EM:

Dorothy. Dorothy, dear. It's Aunt Em,

darling.

DOROTHY:

Oh, Auntie Em -- it's you!

AUNT EM:

Yes, darling.

PROFESSOR MARVEL

Hello, there! Anybody home? I -- I just

dropped by because I heard the little girl

got caught in the big -- Well....

MCU -- Dorothy -- Camera shooting down past Aunt Em at right --

PROFESSOR MARVEL o.s.

...she seems all right now.

UNCLE HENRY o.s.

Yeah.

MS -- Dorothy lying in bed -- Aunt Em seated by her -- Uncle Henry

standing by -- Professor at window -- Dorothy raises up on her elbow --

speaks -- Aunt Em puts her back on pillow -- then rises and exits -- Hunk

-- Hickory and Zeke enter -- kneel beside bed -- CAMERA TRUCKS forward --

they speak to Dorothy -- CAMERA PULLS back as Zeke and others exit right --

Aunt Em re-enters -- sits by Dorothy -- holds her head(hand) -- CAMERA

TRUCKS back -- Zeke and others standing at right --

UNCLE HENRY:

She got quite a bump on the head -- we kinda

thought there for a minute she was going to

leave us.

PROFESSOR:

Oh --

DOROTHY:

But I did leave you, Uncle Henry -- that's

just the trouble. And I tried to get back

for days and days.

AUNT EM:

There, there, lie quiet now. You just had

a bad dream.

DOROTHY:

No --

HUNK:

Sure -- remember me -- your old pal, Hunk?

HICKORY:

And me -- Hickory?

ZEKE:

You couldn't forget my face, could you?

DOROTHY:

No. But it wasn't a dream -- it was a place.

And you -- and you -- and you -- and you were

there.

PROFESSOR:

Oh --

(others laugh)

DOROTHY:

But you couldn't have been, could you?

AUNT EM:

Oh, we dream lots of silly things when we --

DOROTHY:

No, Aunt Em -- this was a real, truly live

place. And I remember that some of it

wasn't very nice....

MCU -- Dorothy -- Camera shooting down past Aunt Em --

DOROTHY:

...but most of it was beautiful. But just

the same, all I kept saying to everybody

was, I want to go home. And they sent me

home.

MLS -- Dorothy lying in bed -- Aunt Em sitting by her -- Professor at

window -- Uncle Henry -- Zeke -- Hunk and Hickory standing by -- they

laugh -- Toto jumps up on to bed -- Dorothy takes Toto in her arms --

DOROTHY:

Doesn't anybody believe me?

UNCLE HENRY:

Of course we believe you, Dorothy.

DOROTHY:

Oh, but anyway, Toto, we're home!

MCU -- Dorothy holding Toto in her arms -- Camera shooting past Aunt Em at

right f.g. -- Dorothy looks around room -- speaks -- tears come to her

eyes -- Aunt Em rises -- puts her arm around Dorothy -

DOROTHY:

Home! And this is my room -- and you're

all here! And I'm not going to leave here

ever, ever again, because I love you all!

And -- Oh, Auntie Em -- there's no place

like home!

FADE OUT:

FADE IN -- THE END -- FADE OUT

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