The Wiz (1978)
33 %
Reviews Counted: 18 Fresh: 6 Rotten:12 Average Rating: 4.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins
Synopsis: 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. [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor, Nipsey Russell
Director: Sidney Lumet
Screenwriter: Joel Schumacher
Story: L. Frank Baum
Director: Rob Cohen
Composer: Quincy Jones, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Charlie Smalls, Luther Vandross
Screenwriter: Joel Schumacher
Story: L. Frank Baum
Director: Rob Cohen
Composer: Quincy Jones, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Charlie Smalls, Luther Vandross
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09/28/07
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08/19/04
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A celebration of personhood with plenty of rousing rock-and-soul-and gospel music.
01/24/04
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08/12/03
A total misfire; Ross was too old for Dorothy. Badly dated, doesn't hold up at all.
08/30/02
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