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AdventureAnnée1978Durée2h 14mIMDb5.7

The Wiz

AdventureFamilleFantaisie

Une adaptation du « Magicien d'Oz » qui tente de capturer l'essence de l'histoire afro-américaine.

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Casting

Sidney Lumet

Director

Diana Ross

Dorothy

Michael Jackson

Scarecrow

Nipsey Russell

Tinman

Ted Ross

Lion

Ted Ross

Fleetwood Coupe de Ville

Mabel King

Evillene

Theresa Merritt

Aunt Em

TC

Thelma Carpenter

Miss One

Lena Horne

Glinda the Good

Richard Pryor

The Wiz (Herman Smith)

SG

Stanley Greene

Uncle Henry

CJ

Clyde J. Barrett

Subway Peddler

DB

Derrick Bell

The Four Crows

RS

Roderick-Spencer Sibert

The Four Crows

KB

Kashka Banjoko

The Four Crows

R'

Ronald 'Smokey' Stevens

The Four Crows

TB

Toney Brealond

Gold Footman

Joe Lynn

Gold Footman

Clinton Jackson

Green Footman

L. Frank Baum

Writer

WF

William F. Brown

Writer

Joel Schumacher

Writer

Commentaires

9 commentaires

Rama RubatMay 29, 2023

source: The Wiz

Maipretty9Nov 18, 2022

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The Wiz

Cyrille YovaNov 16, 2022

While far from a replacement on the unmitigated purity & genius of the '39 classic, it's instead a flip on the original in many ways. The cultural/racial differences are telling, the modern 70s stylings, the sympathetically cool casting of Ross (my late-to-the-party new crush), & the change to make Dorothy afraid to leave her home. The end-product is mixed (great design with lifeless direction, fun but forgettable songs, powerful but blunt messaging), but one worth exploring...& ripe for a remake.

AlishaaNov 16, 2022

I have read some of the reviews and I don't see how anyone could praise this movie. To me this was just a vanity piece for Diana Ross. The stage version of the Wiz, was pretty much a straight remake of the original only with a black cast. In this version however, the film was pretty much changed around to fit Diana and her whims. To me, Diana Ross peaked with her first film, "Lady Sings the Blues". This film was a mess and a very schmaltzy for my taste.

samrawit getenetNov 16, 2022

...And favorites don't always have rhyme or reason. I can just say that this movie always struck a chord with me. I know that it is dark. I agree that Diana Ross's acting is overwrought with some unknown neurosis. But the music is soulful and the vocal performances make me cry every time. The urban setting (in contrast to the farm that never "clicked" with me) is almost comforting, though not in the parking garage. I agree with the more intellectual reviewers that Lumet's direction could have been better. I'm just a sucker for the gospel-style singing in "the feeling that we have", "believe", and "brand new day". I find this movie much more of an emotional release than the Wizard of Oz.

Dado CeesayNov 16, 2022

Amazing movie with great music. I dance and singe every time I watch it.

LP Shimwetheleni 🇳🇦Nov 16, 2022

To be perfectly honest, the best thing about this movie was Michael Jackson. Boy could he sing. I had extremely fond memories of this movie but they belied me. Watching this movie again as an adult I felt cheated in a way. It wasn't nearly as captivating or as good as I'd remembered. But Michael Jackson was. Even as good as he was he couldn't carry this soulful yet warped version of The Wizard of Oz.

NtombeeeeNov 16, 2022

The Wiz is an enchanting, mystical, magical, entrancing, and dystopian movie, with the best musical numbers I've ever seen in my life, the ending was perfect and every set piece was immaculate. I am obsessed with The Wiz, and it gets an A+

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