Wizard of Oz Fan Fic

I’ve chosen to keep a theme with my fan fiction based on the movie The Wizard of Oz. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was a movie made in 1939, based on the the book written by L. Frank Baum in 1900. In my fan fiction I also came across references to the Disney sequel Return to Oz which is not as well known about, but a really great (slightly creepy) movie. I chose to read about Oz because it is my favorite movie and I was really interested to see what fan fic had been created about it. If you haven’t seen the movie some of the stories and my synopsis may be a little odd, so you should really see it.


The Wizard of Oz was mainly filmed in Technicolor (although there are periods of sepia and black and white) which meant that the colour of the slippers Dorothy wears were changed from the books colour of silver to ruby for greater results. Carried and Sent is the tale of how the shoes were changed from dull silver to vibrant ruby. Carried accidently falls out of the sleigh and stains her slippers red (and herself) on all of the poppies on the ground. The fan fic creates a reason for the change and relates it back to the movie (with the poppies). It makes the change more exciting the fact it was by an accident rather than just for technological advancements.

The slippers were changed from silver to ruby but why not lime? The Lime Green Slippers explores the life of Ruby’s relative Lime as they are written into the story. For some reason the ruby slippers malfunctioned at the crucial time and Dorothy is left returning to the Wizard to get a replacement pair. This fan fic adds to the end of the movie and changes one of the key points without altering the true outcome too much.

Toto is Dorothy’s trusty sidekick in Toto the True Hero of Oz it tells the tale of how the duo got together in the first place. This fills in the gaps for what happens before the story and expands it in greater detail. It also explains how Toto feels about their fateful meeting and how it changed his little life.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz takes us to the colourful Munchkin Land in the time of an election for a leader. This was written in the time of the most recent US elections and incorporates current events of that time into the fan fic in a way that relates to the characters of the movie. It was done in a really humorous way and is almost like an article with direct quotes and point of views on the topic by particular characters.

The Wicked Witch in the movie uses the flying monkeys to do all of her nasty bidding, however once she is murdered who was to look after the monkeys? The Witch is Dead the Monkeys are Unemployed explores and expands on this idea. It takes a small minority character in the movie and explores their after movie life. It also moves the monkeys from their environment to New York to face everyday problems that people face.

No Good Deed explores the idea that the Wicked Witch really just sacrificed herself for Dorothy as her actions would mean she was able to leave Oz and return to Kansas. This is an addition to the movie and could be used to explain what happens following the fan fic. The fan fic almost changes the personality of the Wicked Witch to the polar opposite and explores what happens if this was really the case.

The idea of love between Dorothy and the Tin man, Scarecrow and Lion in the movie isn’t developed. However throughout the fan fic there is a great following of the idea that these characters had a romantic link. The next three fan fics are relating to this idea but all in quite different ways.

Wicked Cupid of Oz is a risqué love story of Dorothy’s three (men) helpers having a crack at Dorothy after being shot with cupid’s arrows but the pesky Wicked Witch. This adds to the original movies story line and adds a slightly creepy twist on the characters within the story and humanizes them with feelings and needs despite being a Tin man, Scarecrow and Lion.

The Scarecrow shares his story of his love for Dorothy, in Fire and Tears, and how he feels once she has left Oz. This gives perspectives of how the Tin man felt which is not seen in the movie. Although it isn’t obvious that he is in love with Dorothy in the movie it is definitely possible and this explores the ideas of his feelings for her.

So Long is the heartfelt poem from Tin man to Dorothy on her leaving Oz. Much like Fire and Tears it explores the deeper relationship which the characters may have truly had. The medium of a poem was really clever and the use of onomatopoeia in it really connected well with writing it from the hollow noisy Tin man’s point of view.

Tick Tock is from Return to Oz and Keep Her Safe is his tale of how he feels in his roll to keep Dorothy safe at any cost. This fan fic personifies Tick Tock and his realization of his own human emotions and feelings. This is fully written and split up into syl-a-bles. This is how Tick Tock talks in the movie and really gives you a sense that you can hear him reading this fan fic out because of the style in which it is written in.

Hope this isn't too all over the place. I have tried to put it in some order!!!