<P> 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 . Unlike the originals, the hand - made British spool - heeled shoes for Return to Oz were covered in hundreds of dark red crystals . The stones were soaked in sulfuric acid to remove the silver backing, and two types of glue were used to affix them to the shoes (a spray glue and an optical glue). No matter what was done, the stones kept falling off during filming . Stagehands were specifically hired to sweep up loose "rubies" that would fall off the slippers after a scene was shot . Being little girls, actresses Fairuza Balk who played Dorothy and Emma Ridley who played Princess Ozma, simply 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 . Simple, red grosgrain ribbon with additional stones were used for the bows . Seven pairs were made for the filming: two pairs, size one, for Ridley, three size twos for Balk and two men's size 11 for the Nome King played by actor Nicol Williamson . </P> <P> In 1985, Walt Disney Productions gave away a pair of slippers to promote the film . They were won by a British family, who sold them to prominent Oz collector Willard Carroll in a 2001 eBay auction . </P> <P> 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 . In 1989, to commemorate the movie's 50th anniversary, Western produced the only authorized reproductions . Hand - lasted 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 . </P> <P> 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 this film, Kahmunrah tosses them away after discovering that the rubies are fake . </P>

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