However, the unexpected inspiration came from the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz." Anderson had a photo of the film's main characters, Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow and the Lion in his workshop.
The two steal the lion cub, run away — stashing him in a bike basket very reminiscent of Toto's main form of transport in "The Wizard of Oz" — and set him free in the woods, ensuring his ...