People Are Saying That “The Wizard Of OZ” Has Changed And That The Scarecrow Is Now Carrying A Gun In The Movie — All Due To The Mandela Effect
2 min readAug 24, 2023
The original script, countless reproductions, and millions of people worldwide don’t remember the Scarecrow having ever carried a gun as he walked down the yellow brick road.
But now, if you go back and watch the famous movie, you will see the scarecrow packing heat. I even provided a clip of it below.
- The original script (by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf) does not mention a gun.
- Where did the Scarecrow acquire the firearm? Is there a gun store next to the yellow brick road? Why not shoot the flying monkeys rather than hide from them?
- Many things were “toned down” from the screenplay to make the movie more kid-friendly. For instance, the skywriting done by the Witch originally spelled “Surrender Dorothy or Die” and was removed so children wouldn’t be scared. Yet nobody considered giving a pistol to a man made of straw with no brain an issue.
- Due to the iconic status of “Oz,” the film has been dissected and analyzed ad nauseam. There have been countless behind-the-scenes books and documentaries. Yet, there is no conversation on why or how the Scarecrow has a pistol.
- And why did we all miss it until just a few years ago? Why did we all suddenly start noticing it around the same time?