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You have just entered the Flying Monkeys Homepage. In case you do not know what Flying Monkeys are, they are the monkeys with wings found on "The Wizard of Oz" that assist the evil witch in her demotic plots. These flying monkeys are the most sinister creatures around. Reports have come in that these flying monkeys have been released into captivity and have been wreaking some major havok. Already, thousands of people have lost their lives, and you could be next. If you ever run into these things, run for your life, for they are more dangerous than what you may think. Remember what these flying monkeys did to the tin man, stipping him limb from limb, imagine what they would do to you. If you are to spot the flying monkeys, call 9-1-1 immediately. You will probably die trying to call, as they will chase you down and tear you apart, but at least you tried. A photographer tried to get a picture of the flying monkies but he was killed. He graciously sacraficed himself to take the picture. He was killed moments later after one of these flying monkeys snapped his neck. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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You could be killed by the Flying Monkeys! They may crush your skull and tear your arms and legs off, and beat you with them until you die! The winged monkeys were the servants of the Wicked Witch of the West. While they didn't have much screen time in the film, they made quite an impact on viewers. As Dorothy and her friends approached the Haunted Forest on their way to the Witches Castle, the Wicked Witch of the West summoned Nikko, the head winged monkey, to take his army and bring back Dorothy and Toto. This role of the head winged monkey, by the way, was played by Pat Walshe. In a memorable scene, the Wicked Witch stands by the window in her castle, silhouetted against the sky with her batlike army passing by. As the winged monkeys are flying past the window screaming and chattering, the Wicked Witch of the West shouts, "Now fly--fly! Fly! Fly! Fly!" The scene in which this army of winged monkeys is seen flying through the air was achieved by using simple special effects. Many of them were small models cast of rubber; only about six inches in height. The models were hoisted up onto a steel gantry with music wire one thousandth of an inch in diameter. As the gantry moved across the stage, the monkeys appeared to be flying. However, there were about a dozen live stuntmen who played winged monkeys. They were only paid $20.00 to hang from a wire no thicker than the lead in a No.2 pencil while in full costume. They had small battery-propelled engines fixed underneath their costumes to make their wings flap. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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You may want to end it now before the flying monkeys come after you! |
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