The Wiz

The Wiz

  • Director: Sidney Lumet
  • Writer: L. Frank Baum,William F. Brown,Joel Schumacher
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 24, 1978
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Carobnjak
  • Dorothy is a 24-year-old Brooklyn school teacher. One day, when she walked out of the house in a storm, she unexpectedly walked into the mysterious country of Oz. She followed the yellow brick road to find her way home. The people marched towards the Emerald City together, but they encountered all kinds of obstructions from the great wizard. Will brave Dorothy find her way home   ?

    Details

    • Release date October 24, 1978
    • Filming locations World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies Universal Pictures, Motown Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $24,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $21,049,053

    Gross worldwide

    $21,049,053

    Movie reviews

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    • By Isac 2022-10-15 20:06:09

      MJ's acting skills are beyond imagination

      Seeing the scarecrow played by MJ, that kind of lack of self-confidence and kind-hearted quality was very well played by MJ,

      especially the kind of lack of self-confidence, MJ gave the impression of being a superstar in the later period, and you can watch it in this movie It's really rare to be such a pitiful MJ (*^__^*) Hee hee...

      Of course, it was this movie that made MJ get acquainted with Quincy Jones, and then "thriller" was born.

      In fact, I think the filming...

    User comments

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    • By Edna 2023-09-30 19:29:59

      Pretty cute, I won't comment, the viewing experience is very...

    • By Raegan 2023-09-30 03:55:40

      Call the male god's first movie. But I don't think Diana Rose is suitable for playing...

    • By Lela 2023-09-27 20:40:14

      Michael likes The Wizard of Oz, he should be very...

    • By Jovanny 2023-09-22 20:51:31

      It should be considered a very avant-garde musical at the time. It used a classic fairy tale to tell the big theme of the environment. The singing and dancing are really...

    • By Trevor 2023-09-16 17:01:45

      Dorothy ease down on the...

    Movie quotes

    • Evillene: [shouting as she threatens to burn Toto] Would you like sauerkraut or mustard, my dear, on your hot dog?

    • Lion: Lion is playing with his tail and then says They kicked me out on IOBK

      Tinman: What is IOBK?

      Lion: Incapable of being King

    • [last lines]

      Dorothy: [sings] When I think of home, I think of a place where there's love overflowing. I wish I was home, I wish I was back there with the things I been knowing. Wind that makes the tall trees bend into leaning. Suddenly, the snowflakes that fall have a meaning. Sprinkling the scene, makes it all clean. Maybe there's a chance for me to go back, now that I have some direction. It would sure be nice to be back home where there's love and affection. And just maybe I can convince time to slow up, giving me enough time in my life to grow up. Time, be my friend, let me start again. Suddenly my world's gone and changed its face, but I still know where I'm going. I have had my mind spun around in space, and yet I've watched it growing. And if you're listening, God, please don't make it hard to know if we should believe in the things that we see. Tell us, should we run away, should we try and stay, or would it be better just to let things be? Living here, in this brand new world might be a fantasy, but it taught me to love, so it's real, real to me. And I've learned that we must look inside our hearts to find a world full of love, like yours, like mine. Like home!