The Wiz (1978)

Movie Details

Original Title The Wiz

Original Language EN

Budget $24,000,000

Revenue $21,049,053

Status Released

Popularity 1.7

Cast

Diana Ross

Dorothy

Popularity: 0.4

Michael Jackson

Scarecrow

Popularity: 0.8

Nipsey Russell

Tinman

Popularity: 0.4

Ted Ross

Lion

Popularity: 1.1

Mabel King

Evillene

Popularity: 1.1

Theresa Merritt

Aunt Em

Popularity: 3.2

Thelma Carpenter

Miss One

Popularity: 3.2

Lena Horne

Glinda the Good

Popularity: 0.7

Richard Pryor

The Wiz

Popularity: 1.8

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Stanley Greene

Uncle Henry

Popularity: 0.5

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Clyde J. Barrett

Subway Peddler

Popularity: 0.1

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Derrick Bell

Crow

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Sidney Lumet

Executive Producer Berry Gordy, Kenneth Harper

Producer Rob Cohen

Screenplay Joel Schumacher

Editor Dede Allen

Production

Motown Productions

Videos & Trailers

Diana Ross Sings "Home"

Clip

You Can't Win - Full Clip

Clip

"Ease On Down the Road" Performed by Diana Ross and Michael Jackson

Clip

The Wiz 1978 TV trailer

Trailer

The Wiz Official Trailer #1 - Michael Jackson Movie (1978) HD

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10

Mar 30, 2024

Whilst I think this really does work on stage, I really didn't much rate this African-American take on the timeless "Wizard of Oz" tale. It seems much more intent on making a political statement than it does on entertaining anyone, and given I'm not from the community it was made by and for, I felt ... Read more