1978
The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!
6.0
275
October 24, 1978
2h 14m
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Original Title
The Wiz
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
United States of America
Budget
$24,000,000
Revenue
$21,049,053
Production Companies
Director
Writer
Producer
Composer
Screenplay
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
A Hard Day's Night
Fantasia
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Transamerica
The Horse Whisperer
Big Fish
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Independence Day
Men in Black
Ghostbusters
The Wizard of Oz
Billy Elliot
Mahogany
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Tai-Chi Master
Doctor Who
Hairspray
Ghosts
The Importance of Being Earnest
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
Driving Madeleine
Saturday Night Fever
Thirst
The Jacket
Flatliners
Life of Brian
Brain on Fire
The Color Purple
Production Companies
Motown Productions
Director
Sidney Lumet
Writer
N/A
Producer
Rob Cohen
Composer
N/A
Screenplay
Joel Schumacher
Diana Ross
Role: Dorothy
Michael Jackson
Role: Scarecrow
Nipsey Russell
Role: Tinman
Ted Ross
Role: Lion
Mabel King
Role: Evillene
Theresa Merritt
Role: Aunt Em
Thelma Carpenter
Role: Miss One
Lena Horne
Role: Glinda the Good
Richard Pryor
Role: The Wiz
Stanley Greene
Role: Uncle Henry
Clyde J. Barrett
Role: Subway Peddler
Derrick Bell
Role: Crow
Roderick-Spencer Sibert
Role: Crow
Kashka Banjoko
Role: Crow
Ronald "Smokey" Stevens
Role: Crow
Toney Brealond
Role: Gold Footman
Joe Lynn
Role: Gold Footman
Clinton Jackson
Role: Green Footman
Charles Rodriguez
Role: Green Footman
Carlton Johnson
Role: Head Winkie
Ted Williams
Role: Munchkin #1
Mabel Robinson
Role: Munchkin #2
Damon Pearce
Role: Munchkin #3
Donna Patrice Ingram
Role: Munchkin #4
Harry Madsen
Role: Cheetah
Glory Van Scott
Role: Rolls Royce Lady
Vicki Baltimore
Role: Green Lady
Carles Cleveland
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Mariann Aalda
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Aaron Boddie
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Gay Faulkner
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Ted Butler
Role: Aunt Em's Party
T.B. Skinner
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Jamie Perry
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Daphne McWilliams
Role: Aunt Em's Party
H. Douglas Berring
Role: Aunt Em's Party
James Shaw
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Johnny Brown
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Gyle Waddy
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Dorothi Fox
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Frances Salisbury
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Beatrice Dunmore
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Traci Core
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Donald King
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Claude Brooks
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Billie Allen
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Willie C. Carpenter
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Denice De Jon Nortez
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Kevin Stockton
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Alvin Alexis
Role: Aunt Em's Party
Iman
Role: Emerald City Citizen (uncredited)
Quincy Jones
Role: Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
Duke Thorbs
Role: The Wiz Singers Children's Choir (voice) (uncredited)
