“The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!”
The Wiz
6.2
312 votes·1978
·2h 14m
·MovieFantasyFamilyAdventure
Overview
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Commercial Verdict
Flop
Revenue vs Budget0.9x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Lost money at the box office
Keywords
new york citydreamsmelancholymusicalbased on play or musicaldogdiscobased on moviewizardharlem, new york cityfunkafrican american
Cast
Diana Ross
Dorothy
Michael Jackson
Scarecrow
Nipsey Russell
Tinman
Ted Ross
Lion
Mabel King
Evillene
Theresa Merritt
Aunt Em
Thelma Carpenter
Miss One
Lena Horne
Glinda the Good
Richard Pryor
The Wiz
Stanley Greene
Uncle Henry
Clyde J. Barrett
Subway Peddler
Derrick Bell
Crow
Roderick-Spencer Sibert
Crow
Kashka Banjoko
Crow
Ronald "Smokey" Stevens
Crow
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