Behind The Scenes Secrets: The Wizard Of Oz

The Animals of Oz

There are multiple animals seen throughout the filmWizard of Ozand there are also some that are left out from the original novel. For the scenes showing the horses in the Emerald City, the filmmakers placed Jell-O crystals all over the horses’ bodies to give them their color. Of course, they had to shoot the scenes as fast as they could, because like any horse they would want to lick off the sugary concoction. Another interesting animal fact about the film is that a Cairn terrier named Terry played the role of the Toto the dog. Toto was also said to have made more money filming than the Munchkins did!

In theWizard of Oz, the winged monkeys are played by humans in costumes. In the film, the head winged monkey is called Nikko. Nikko is actually the name of a Japanese town, the town is famous for having a shrine that features the origin of the Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil monkeys.