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The book simply names them 'Winged Monkeys.' The Witch called them through a crown that allowed her to command them. She could only use the crown three times and when she used it to capture Dorothy, it was the last time she was able to call them to her bidding. In the movie, the leader of the Winged Monkeys was called Nikko by the Wicked Witch of the West.
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∙ 14y agoIt was done with trick Photography, like Bat sequences in Tarzan films- a flying ape with Bat-like characteristics ( Darwin Run amuck!) would be , if handled realistically, horrifying to a kiddie audience.
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∙ 13y agoNo. Real monkeys would have never been cooperative and patient enough to endure being dressed up in suits with hats. Flying would have really pushed them over the edge. I can't imagine what kind of a coup the film makers would have had on their hands then!
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∙ 10y agoIt is a trick queston. they were not played by actors but remotely controlled from overhead- like Bats in Vampire films. As they were not animate to begin with- they don't have life dates. There was a very similar devil bat sequence in one of the Tarzan films where Tarzan and his female friend were assaulted by Bats with huge wingspans and accurately up-scaled. this was intended to possibly cause a Number-One magnitude tidal wave in some theaters- monster or Horror characters.
Actually, the information above is rubbish, as far as I can tell. I can't imagine where the author would have obtained these falsehoods. For shame! The monkeys were people. Living, breathing little people. Scroll through the cast list. Google 'Danny Windsor'.
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∙ 9y agoThe flying monkeys in the "Wizard of Oz" were never given a specific name. They were simply referred to as flying monkeys or winged monkeys.
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∙ 14y agoyes. there is no such thing as flying monkeys...
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∙ 12y agoMany literary scholars believe that they represent the Native-Americans.
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∙ 6y agoBoth, Close ups were actors in costumes & when you see them flying in the background from the witch's window, those are puppets on strings.
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∙ 11y agoYes, there are 3.
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What were the Wicked Witch's flying bats called in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
There was no name for flying bats in either the original 1900 book or the beloved 1939 film versions of 'The Wizard of Oz'. Instead, the Wicked Witch of the West had control over flying monkeys. The monkeys were called Winged Monkeys.
Were the flying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz played by full size actors?
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What are facts about flying monkeys?
Flying monkeys exist in fantasy. Frank Baum, the author of "The Wizard of Oz," explained that he was writing fantasy. Flying monkeys only exist in imagination. But in the Wizard of Oz flying monkeys existed in the creepy forest hollow and the wicked witch of the west's castle.
Who is Nikko in The Wizard of Oz?
The leader of the winged monkeys. The name isn't mentioned within the book, the 1939 film, or the 1902-1903 stage versions of The Wizard of Oz. But the name does appear at the end of the 1939 film, in the credits, as the leader of the flying monkeys.
What kind of pets did the wicked witch of wizard of oz have?
She had those flying monkeys that went and snatched Dorothy and her friends and dog out of the forest...
Where do you find flying monkeys?
Flying (or winged) monkeys are fictional - they appear in the Wizard of Oz.
What animals does the wicked witch have in the Wizard of Oz?
Flying monkeys
Are flying monkies real?
No. Flying monkeys aren't real. The term flying monkeys were popularized by the movie and book-- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
What were the Wicked Witch's flying bats called in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
There was no name for flying bats in either the original 1900 book or the beloved 1939 film versions of 'The Wizard of Oz'. Instead, the Wicked Witch of the West had control over flying monkeys. The monkeys were called Winged Monkeys.
Were the flying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz played by full size actors?
Urs
What are facts about flying monkeys?
Flying monkeys exist in fantasy. Frank Baum, the author of "The Wizard of Oz," explained that he was writing fantasy. Flying monkeys only exist in imagination. But in the Wizard of Oz flying monkeys existed in the creepy forest hollow and the wicked witch of the west's castle.
Who is Nikko in The Wizard of Oz?
The leader of the winged monkeys. The name isn't mentioned within the book, the 1939 film, or the 1902-1903 stage versions of The Wizard of Oz. But the name does appear at the end of the 1939 film, in the credits, as the leader of the flying monkeys.
What is a flying monkey called?
Flying monkey or winged monkey. In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the only flying monkey that L. Frank Baum (the author of the Oz series) shows his name is a flying monkey that can talk who is the King Flying Monkeys named Chistery.
What kind of pets did the wicked witch of wizard of oz have?
She had those flying monkeys that went and snatched Dorothy and her friends and dog out of the forest...
What mystical creature is half-man half-monkey with wings?
The flying monkeys, servants to the wicked witch of the west from the wizard of Oz.
Who is Niko in the Wizard of Oz?
Niko is the name that appears in the credits of the movie (but isn't mentioned in the book or the film) as the leader of the Flying Monkeys.
In the original film did one of the flying monkeys accidentally die?
I assume you are talking about Wizard Of Oz. Maybe, the flying monkeys were monsters- and bad-guy monsters at that. if one of them died accidentally ( as part of the plot) this would be no big deal. The idea of flying apes can be used to be quite frightening- if one mixed the chimpanzee and bat angles of presentationk, and monkeys are arboreal in nature ( Tree dwelling) I never cared much for Wizard of Oz, so... it might have happened.
