The Wiz

– A Thanksgiving dinner brings a host of family together in a Harlem apartment, where a 24-year-old sc..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 14 Minutes
Release Year:
1978
The Wiz (1978)

A Thanksgiving dinner brings a host of family together in a Harlem apartment, where a 24-year-old schoolteacher named Dorothy Gale (Diana Ross) lives with her Aunt Em (Theresa Merritt) and Uncle Henry (Stanley Greene). Extremely introverted, she has, as Aunt Em teases her, "never been south of 125th Street", and refuses to move out and on with her life.

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Release Date:

24 Oct 1978

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer:

L. Frank Baum (novel), William F. Brown (book), Joel Schumacher (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross

Plot:

Dorothy, a twenty-four-year-old kindergarten teacher, born; raised; and still working in Harlem, is celebrating Thanksgiving with her extended family, but she doesn't seem to be thankful for much in life. She lives a self-imposed sheltered life; she is shy and unfulfilled. Things change for her when she is caught in a snowstorm while chasing after her dog, Toto. They are transported to the mysterious Land of Oz, where she is informed that the only possible way to find her way back home is through the assistance of the powerful wizard in Emerald City. As she goes searching for him, she befriends some creatures who are facing problems in life just as she is. In their quest to find and get help from the wizard, they also face Evillene, the equally evil sister of Evermean, the wicked witch, whom Dorothy inadvertently killed when she arrived in Oz, and who may be their biggest obstacle in achieving their goals.

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.

Production:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
42%