| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | The Wiz (1978) |
| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Writer | Joel Schumacher (screenplay), William F. Brown (book) |
| Lead Actor | Diana Ross |
| Cast | Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Theresa Merritt, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor |
| Genre | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical |
| Release Date | October 24, 1978 (United States) |
| Duration | 2h 13m (133 min) |
| Budget | $24 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDb Rating | 5.8/10 |
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The Wiz
This Broadway mainstay is horrifying nightmare inducing, really. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and Nipsey Russell make for a triple threat of overacting and bad costumes in this Harlem set bastardization of The Wizard of Oz. Ted Ross, as the cowardly lion, is the only one to escape relatively unscathed. There’s one song here worth remembering (the “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” update “Ease on Down the Road”), the rest is an acid trip of bad dancing, garish sets, and a Joel Schumacher scripted mess that runs 135 agonizing minutes. Thank God for the irreverent Richard Pryor as the titular Wiz.
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