Turkey's bonkers Wizard of Oz ripoff with hammer-throwing cavemen and invisible radios.
A young girl named Aysecik lives on her parents' farm, when an animated tornado carries her and her dog Banju in their house to Rüyalar Ulkesinde (Dreamland). Seven Cüceler (dwarfs) (dressed like MGM Munchkin soldiers, only red and white) who assist the Good Witch of the North appear at various times to help. She meets a Scarecrow, an Iron Woodman, and a Cowardly Lion, and dances to music from what appears to be an invisible radio. They encounter fighting trees, a river, and a country of China dolls on their way to the Wizard, a ball of fire who sends them after the Wicked Witch who enslaves them. When the Wizard is unable to help Aysecik get home, they must journey again for help, encountering the China Country once more, and a legion of hammer-throwing cavemen.
Costume
MGM Munchkin cosplay in Turkish red-white, legally distinct probably.
Production
Invisible radio dance sequences, unexplained and unapologetic.
Director
Tunç Başaran
Zeynep Değirmencioğlu
Ayşecik
Süleyman Turan
Teneke Koruadam - Tin Woodman
Metin Serezli
Korkuluk - Scarecrow
Suna Selen
Kötü Cadi (Wicked Witch of the South)
Ali Şen
Korkak Aslan (Cowardly Lion)
Mine Sun
Melek
Cemal Konca
The Great Wizard Keskin Zeka
Sıtkı Sezgin
İlhan Hemşeri
Seyhan Gümüş
Misafir Sanatkâr (Guest Artist)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 1970s 'Turksploitation' wave where Turkish studios remade Hollywood hits with zero licensing, often shot in weeks with whatever costumes were available.
Zeynep Değirmencioğlu was Turkey's biggest child star; this was her eleventh film by age 14. She retired from acting entirely at 19.
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