Publication

2006-06-30 - W. W. Norton

Language

English

Word Count

28,000 words, Guess

Page Count

112 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • LibraryThing1093590
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006015473
  • OCLC Control Number68712198
  • Better World Books9780393329865

Classifications

  • LCCPR6073.E47 B33 2006
  • LCCPR6073.E47B33 2006

Description

"If you put four dwarfs in a room with enough opium and alcohol, it's bound to end in tears. In 1935, MGM studios embarked on a movie adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. The production called for the casting of many dwarfs to play the Munchkins of the mythical Land of Oz, and the studio began recruiting 'small persons' from all over the world. During production, rumors spread around Hollywood of wild Munchkin sex orgies, drunken behavior and general dwarf debauchery. More sinisterly, a Munchkin is said to have committed suicide by hanging himself on the set during filming--what appears to be a small human body is clearly visible hanging from a tree in the Tin Man scene. It is a claim that has passed into Hollywood legend. Set in a hotel room in Culver City, California, Babylon Heights is Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh's scabrous and hilarious imaging of what could, very possibly, have led to the dwarf suicide."--Publisher's website.

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Other Editions

  • Babylon Heights: A PlayW. W. Norton2006-06-30

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