Editing Ruby slippers (section)

==Reproductions==
===''Return to Oz''===
The ruby slippers play an integral role in the 1985 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] film ''[[Return to Oz]]'', for which Disney had to obtain rights from MGM to use reproductions in the film.<ref name="ruby">{{Cite web|url=http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/Ruby.htm|title=Ruby Slipper production notes from ''Return to Oz''|publisher=Walt Disney|access-date=2008-03-13}}</ref> Unlike the originals, the hand-made British French-heeled shoes for ''Return to Oz'' were covered in hundreds of dark red crystals.<ref name="ruby"/> The stones were soaked in [[sulfuric acid]] to remove the silver backing,<ref name="ruby"/> and two types of glue were used to affix them to the shoes (a spray glue and an optical glue). No matter what was tried, the stones kept falling off during filming.<ref name="ruby"/> Stagehands were specifically hired to sweep up loose "rubies" that fell off the slippers after a scene was shot. Being little girls, actresses [[Fairuza Balk]] (who played Dorothy) and Emma Ridley (who played [[Princess Ozma]]), could not keep from playing, skipping, and tapping their heels, so eventually, they were required to take off the slippers between takes. Effects were later added in post-production to give the slippers their magical glow. A simple red grosgrain ribbon, with additional stones, was used for the bows. Seven pairs were made for the filming: two pairs, size three for Ridley, three pairs (size unknown) for Balk, and two men's size 11 for the [[Nome King]], played by [[Nicol Williamson]].<ref name="ruby"/>

In 1985, [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Productions]] gave away a pair of slippers to promote the film.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} They were won by a British family, who sold them to prominent Oz collector [[Willard Carroll]] in a 2001 eBay auction.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}

===Western Costume Company===
The Western Costume Company in Hollywood claims to have made Garland's original slippers. While it is likely that Western would have been contracted to make some of ''The Wizard of Oz'''s many costumes, no records of the original slippers exist to either validate or disprove their claim. Western produced the only authorized reproductions in 1989 to commemorate the movie's 50th anniversary. Hand-cast on Judy Garland's original foot mold and completely sequined and jeweled, the reproduction slippers were nearly identical to the originals. Western planned a limited edition of 500 pairs at $5000 each, but halted the project after selling only 16 pairs. One of these pairs fetched $35,000 (including buyer's premium) at a November 25, 2013, auction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21427/##MR0_page=5&MR0_length=10&MR0_category=list&MR0_currency=CAD&m0=0 |title=Lot 44: A Pair of Western Costume Replica Ruby Slippers |publisher=[[Bonhams]] |access-date=December 4, 2013}}</ref>

===Other film reproductions===
''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' is a 1993 science-fiction/adventure homage to ''The Wizard of Oz'' featuring red-accented 'Thwomp "Air" Stompers' that allow the wearer to fly upon clicking the heels together. An imitation pair of ruby slippers appeared in the 2002 movie ''[[The Master of Disguise]]''. Another pair appeared in an Oz sequence in the cult comedy ''[[Kentucky Fried Movie]]''.  Reproductions were also featured in ''[[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]'', in which character Kahmunrah tosses them away after discovering the rubies are fake.