Gives "Talking Head" a New Meaning

Rating: Null/10 (12 April 2002)

POSSIBLE SPOILERS. Actually, I suppose the Wizard's manifestation could be called the ORIGINAL TALKING HEAD! Many things could be said about this movie, but for lack of time, one of the most impressive scenes in the movie when I saw it as a kid was the twister. It was the 1st non-cartoon tornado I'd ever seen. Seeing how the periferal winds were already giving the folks a hard time, I even at that young age figured the winds in that ominous vortex in the background must be REALLY INTENSE to contrast so conspicuously against the surrounding tempest. Was surprised in later years to learn the twister was NOT a dubbed in video of an actual tornado, but a very complex(for the time)stage "prop". I think it involved a large windsock. Said to be the most sophisticated & expensive Special effect in the whole feature-& in the B&W portion no less! Very seldom, if ever, b/n WOO & Twister have tornadoes been so realistically been simulated on the silver screen.