Wild West Wizard of Oz

s-rosse

Disney has retold (again) the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, this time with a male protagonist, Paul Bunyan as the Cowardly Lion, John Henry as the Tin Woodman, and Pecos Bill as the Scarecrow.  I saw this movie for the first time today with my 8-year-old son, and as cheesy as this sounds, I know we will both remember this day forever.  If you aren't the father of a small boy, take a hike.  You don't have a clue.  But if you are the father of a small boy, go to the public library's children's room and get this movie pronto.  And if, like me, you're an old movie propman, get ready to enjoy some of the nicest set dressing and model work you've seen for a long, long time.  I wish I had that train on my resume.

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s-rosse 25 April 2003

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw0350884/