The Wiz (1978)

Movie Summary

Released: 1978
"2 hrs. 13 min. In this Sidney Lumet-directed Motown rendition of THE WIZARD OF OZ, Diana Ross plays a soulful Dorothy, accompanied by a cast peppered with R&B stars such as Roberta Flack and Luther Vandross."

Cast and Credits

Starring: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor, Stanley Greene, Clyde Barrett, Roderick Specer Sibert, Kashka Banjoko, Ronald Stevens, Tony Brealond, Joe Lynn, Clinton Jackson, Charles Rodriguez, Carlton Johnson, Ted Williams, Mabel Robinson, Damon Pearce, Donna Patrice Ingram, Harry Madsen, Gloria Van Scott, Vicki Baltimore, Carlos Cleveland, Mariann Aalda, Aaron Boddie, Gay Faulkner, Ted Butler, T. B. Skinner, Jamie Perry, Daphne McWilliams, Douglas Berring, James Shaw, Johnny Brown, Gyle Waddy, Dorothy Fox, Frances Salisbury, Beatrice Dunmore, Traci Core, Donald King, Claude Brooks, Billie Allen, Willie C. Carpenter, Denice Dejon, Kevin Stockton, Alvin Alexis, Diana Ross, Theresa Merritt, Roberta Flack, Cissy Houston, Gwen Guthrie, Luther Vandross

Directed by: Sidney Lumet, Rob Cohen

Comments

OweparPosted: 09/13/2006

As if scarecrows weren't traumatic enough to young children -- what with "Children of the Corn" and "Jeepers Creepers" -- here's accused child molestor Michael Jackson as a nelly scarecrow. Good, wholesome family entertainment!

Seriously, this version has it's own merits and flaws, but it'll never be as beloved as the 1939 "Wizard of OZ" and it's not as good as the dark "Return to Oz."

la_la_la7Posted: 06/24/2007

Again the Wiz is awesome.

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