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The Wiz is a 1978 American musical fantasy adventure film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Joel Schumacher. Produced by Rob Cohen and Motown Productions, the movie features a cast including Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross. The score was composed by Quincy Jones. The narrative is set in New York City and is based on L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the stage musical The Wiz.
Universal Pictures distributed the film, which has a runtime of 134 minutes. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design. The film holds a review score of 42% and a rating of 4.7 out of 10. It also received a vote average of 6.144 and an IMDb rating of 5.7. The production budget was 24,000,000, with revenue of 21,049,053.
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6.2Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Cast
- Diana Ross as Dorothy
- Michael Jackson as Scarecrow
- Nipsey Russell as Tinman
- Ted Ross as Lion
- Mabel King as Evillene
- Theresa Merritt as Aunt Em
Themes
- new york city
- dreams
- melancholy
- musical
- based on play or musical
- dog
- disco
- based on movie
- wizard
- harlem, new york city
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Wiz
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Screenwriter
- Joel Schumacher
- Cast member
- Stanley Greene
- Composer
- Quincy Jones
- Producer
- Rob Cohen
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Oswald Morris
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 136
- FilmAffinity ID
- 472801
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1978-10-24
- film editor
- Dede Allen
- title
- The Wiz
- after a work by
- L. Frank Baum
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 4.7/10
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