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| − | Band at the center (or centre, since it's Australian) of ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075030/ Oz]'' (aka ''Oz: A Rock 'n' Roll Road Movie'' aka ''20th Century Oz''), a 1976 down under parody of/tribute to ''The Wizard of Oz.'' Rather than dirt farmers (that was what the Gales were farming, right? Dirt?), the real-world analogues of Dorothy's adventure were rock musicians. Dorothy, a groupie in this incarnation of the story, hits her head due to a car accident and has an adventure with a brainless surfer, a heartless mechanic, a cowardly biker, and (naturally) a [[The Wizard|Wizard]]. The film, whose musical score is by Ross Wilson (frontman of real Australian rock bands Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock), didn't do so well upon release, but has become a cult film. | + | Band at the center (or centre, since it's Australian) of ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075030/ Oz]'' (aka ''Oz: A Rock 'n' Roll Road Movie'' aka ''20th Century Oz''), a 1976 down under parody of/tribute to ''The Wizard of Oz.'' Rather than dirt farmers (that was what the Gales were farming, right? Dirt?), the real-world analogues of Dorothy's adventure were rock musicians. Dorothy, a groupie in this incarnation of the story, hits her head due to a car accident and has an adventure trying to see the Wizard's last concert while escaping an evil thug with the help of a brainless surfer, a heartless mechanic, a cowardly biker, and (naturally) a [[The Wizard|Wizard]]. |
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| + | The film, whose musical score is by Ross Wilson (frontman of real Australian rock bands Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock), didn't do so well upon release, but has become a cult film. | ||
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| + | The brainless surfer, heartless mechanic, and cowardly biker are all really members of [[Wally and the Falcons]], a band Dorothy follows. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[The Wizard]] | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJD8xFpvuiw | ||
| + | : {{#ev:youtube|KJD8xFpvuiw}} | ||
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[[Category:1976]] | [[Category:1976]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Films]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Rock]] | ||
[[Category:Oz]] | [[Category:Oz]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Podcast Ep. 46]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:51, 17 June 2025
Band at the center (or centre, since it's Australian) of Oz (aka Oz: A Rock 'n' Roll Road Movie aka 20th Century Oz), a 1976 down under parody of/tribute to The Wizard of Oz. Rather than dirt farmers (that was what the Gales were farming, right? Dirt?), the real-world analogues of Dorothy's adventure were rock musicians. Dorothy, a groupie in this incarnation of the story, hits her head due to a car accident and has an adventure trying to see the Wizard's last concert while escaping an evil thug with the help of a brainless surfer, a heartless mechanic, a cowardly biker, and (naturally) a Wizard.
The film, whose musical score is by Ross Wilson (frontman of real Australian rock bands Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock), didn't do so well upon release, but has become a cult film.
The brainless surfer, heartless mechanic, and cowardly biker are all really members of Wally and the Falcons, a band Dorothy follows.
