This, in conjunction with the unfortunate practical circumstances that surrounded the cast, lent an aura of perceived credibility to the theory. The dead munchkin myth was folded into public consciousness during the heavy promotion and special video re-release of The Wizard of Oz on its 50th anniversary in 1989.
The Wizard of Oz was made in 1939 when CGI animals like the Jungle Book remake weren't a thing, but despite the confirmation of the dead munchkin in Wizard of Oz being a large bird, the myth still exists. The unusual movement of the bird in the background of the scene became a subject for speculation for those viewing the film on home video, as they were able to rewind and play the scene in slow-motion, birthing wild theories of an actor driven to despair over his unrequited love for a female munchkin. The figure wrongfully interpreted as a hanging body is, in fact, an emu or a crane. Another appearance of these borrowed birds is the live peacock outside the Tin Man’s shack while Dorothy and Scarecrow attempt to revive him. Several birds of varying sizes were borrowed from the Los Angeles Zoo and allowed to roam the indoor set in order to grant it a more outdoorsy feel, adding to the magic that cemented Oz as a staple of pop culture ( Loki's Wizard of Oz references being a prime example). The hanging munchkin in Wizard of Oz is actually a large bird. However, the Wizard of Oz munchkin hanging from the tree isn't a munchkin at all - the silhouette is of a bird in the studio, and it's not hanging.
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The dead munchkin urban legend stemmed from a specific scene that takes place around 45 minutes into the movie in which Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man walk off in the distance whilst singing “We’re Off to See the Wizard.” As the trio is seen walking away, the left side of the screen appears to feature a human form hanging from a tree. However, there is an explanation for where the myth came from, and the silhouette the Wizard of Oz hanging legend is based on does actually exist. There is no dead munchkin in The Wizard of Oz. However, the Wizard of Oz hanging myth is just that - a myth. An aura of darkness and mythmaking shrouds the production history of the movie, mainly due to the on-set accidents and substance abuse rife during the early years of Hollywood as well as the movie's place in culture (that The Wizard of Oz is the first color film is another misconception due to the movie's age). Despite how twee, colorful, and family-friendly The Wizard of Oz is, a myth about one of the actors committing suicide on-set - with the evidence left in the final cut - isn't too off-base given the behind-the-scenes context of its production.
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