Line #19 WebVideo/NoPlaceLikeHome


1	'''''No Place Like Home''''' is a 2007 internet film VERY loosely adapting ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', directed and produced by [[WebVideo/GuaranteedVideo Ryan Murphy]] and Patrick Ryan, written by Murphy, Ryan, and Creator/NeilCicierega, and starring [[DirectedByCastMember Murphy]], [[WrittenByCastMember Ryan]], [[CastFullOfWriters Cicierega]], [[WebVideo/GuaranteedVideo Kevin James]], J.L. Carrozza, Sean Murphy, and Lauren Mack, with music by [[Music/LemonDemon Cicierega]] and Jake Quilty-Dunn.
2
3	[[TheTramp A vagrant drunkard]] named [[{{Expy}} Tom]] stops into a bar, gets hammered, and wakes up to find his shoes gone and the place empty, except for a pair of red sneakers on the ground. As soon as he puts them on and heads out the door, the bar vanishes, and he finds himself in a strange land... [[CrapsaccharineWorld that sucks]], so he seeks the help of a wizard to send him literally anywhere else. Along the way, Tom meets a few new friends who also seek various forms of aid from the wizard, but he also makes a powerful and mysterious enemy....
4
5	The cast:
6	* Patrick Ryan as Tom
7	* Creator/NeilCicierega as the Scarecrow[=/=]Drunk
8	* Kevin James as the [[TinMan Robot]][=/=]Bartender
9	* J.L. Carrozza as the [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Cowardly Lion]][=/=]Drunk
10	* Sean Murphy as the Wizard
11	* Lauren Mack as Glinda the Good Witch[=/=]Munchkin
12	* Jake Quilty-Dunn as Jake[=/=]Minion
13	* And "introducing" Ryan Murphy as the Wicked Witch
14
15	----
16	!!Features the following tropes:
17
18	* AbsoluteXenophobe: The Munchkins aren't fond of humans trespassing on their turf.
19	* AdaptedOut: Toto (unless you count [[CompanionCube Tom's flask]]), Uncle Henry, Auntie Em, Miss Gulch, the Witch of the East (Tom just finds the shoes on the ground), and Professor Marvel.
20	* AllJustADream: Per the movie.
21	* AnvilOnHead: [[spoiler:How Glinda sends Tom back from Oz after the shoes fail.]]
22	* BarbieDollAnatomy: Discussed in the Scarecrow's case.
23	* ButYouWereThereAndYouAndYou: Subverted. The actors playing Scarecrow, Robot, Lion, and the Witch's Minion all appear in the bar scenes, but Tom doesn't recognize any of them as their Oz-ian counterparts when he comes to at the end.
24	* DiegeticSwitch: "Yellow-Brick Road", the opening credits song, turns out to be played by Jake in the bar as Tom walks in.
25	* DirtyCoward: Nope, not the Lion. [[spoiler:It's the Wizard.]]
26	* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: The Cowardly Lion is actually a wandering {{Ronin}}.
27	* ExactWords[=/=]LiteralGenie: [[spoiler:"There's no place like home" kinda only works if you ''have'' a home.]]
28	* HongKongDub: Parodied with (almost) all of the Cowardly Lion's dialogue.
29	* InformedFlaw: The Lion's cowardice. [[TheSoCalledCoward He's incredibly brave & stoic throughout his entire screen time, being far more proactive than any other character in fighting the villains.]]
30	* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: Metaphysically speaking. Metaphorically speaking, too. It's all good. (Special mention to the Lion, though, who ''never'' at ''any'' point shows ''any'' signs whatsoever of cowardice.)
31	* IncrediblyLamePun: "You may call me the Cowardly ''Lion'', so named for the cowardice which ''lines'' my very heart."
32	* KillItWithWater: Subverted. Dousing the Witch with water appears to have no effect other than being annoying. [[spoiler:It does keep the Witch distracted long enough for the Lion to slice his head off, though.]]
33	* MagicFeather: To represent the Scarecrow's brains, a [[UsefulNotes/AmericanEducationalSystem General Equivalency Diploma]]. To upgrade the Robot's operating system so he can process emotions, a copy of Windows XP. To reward the Lion's courage, a bowling trophy. [[spoiler:And absolutely nothing at all for Tom, because this Wizard is even ''less'' magical than the original.]]
34	* MundaneMadeAwesome: "Joy! Rapture! I have a [=G.E.D.!"=]
35	* NoMoreForMe: Tom after he returns from Oz. [[spoiler:Too bad the barkeep doesn't have anything non-alcoholic.]]
36	* NonindicativeName: The Cowardly Lion is neither.
37	* OffToSeeTheWizard: Natch.
38	* PlayingWithFire: The Witch's henchmen's power.
39	* RealityWarper: Seemingly the Witch's power.
40	* RougeAnglesOfSatin: The end credits thank "[[Creator/LFrankBaum Frank L. Baum]]."
41	* ShoutOut:
42	** Tom is blatantly an {{Expy}} of Music/TomWaits.
43	** The score when Tom is first wandering through Oz is based on ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''.
44	** The Witch's song sequence is an homage to Tim Curry's number in ''Film/TheWorstWitch''.
45	** The Witch's song also borrows random clips from the Care Bears, ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'', and the Peanuts ''Flashbeagle'' special.
46	** When the Wizard is making up new tasks for the heroes, he mentions the [[Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple Shrine of the Silver Monkey]].
47	* SirSwearsALot: Tom has a filthy, filthy mouth.
48	* TheManBehindTheCurtain: Or, at least, under a blanket.
49	* TheresNoPlaceLikeHome: [[spoiler:...if you ''have'' one.]]
50	* VisualPun: The Wizard [[spoiler:leaves Tom holding the bag]].

Context WebVideo / NoPlaceLikeHome