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Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Language
Budget$24,000,000
Revenue $21,049,053
English
Budget$24,000,000
Revenue $21,049,053
Keywords
new york city
dreams
melancholy
musical
based on play or musical
dog
disco
based on movie
wizard
harlem, new york city
funk
african american
whimsical
commanding
familiar
joyful
african american lead
african american musical
Casts
Diana Ross
Dorothy
Michael Jackson
Scarecrow
Nipsey Russell
Tinman
Ted Ross
Lion
Mabel King
Evillene
Theresa Merritt
Aunt Em
Thelma Carpenter
Miss One
Lena Horne
Glinda the Good
Richard Pryor
The Wiz
Stanley Greene
Uncle Henry
Clyde J. Barrett
Subway Peddler
Derrick Bell
Crow
Roderick-Spencer Sibert
Crow
Kashka Banjoko
Crow
Ronald "Smokey" Stevens
Crow
Toney Brealond
Gold Footman
Joe Lynn
Gold Footman
Clinton Jackson
Green Footman
Charles Rodriguez
Green Footman
Carlton Johnson
Head Winkie
Ted Williams
Munchkin #1
Mabel Robinson
Munchkin #2
Damon Pearce
Munchkin #3
Donna Patrice Ingram
Munchkin #4
Harry Madsen
Cheetah
Glory Van Scott
Rolls Royce Lady
Vicki Baltimore
Green Lady
Carles Cleveland
Aunt Em's Party
Mariann Aalda
Aunt Em's Party
Aaron Boddie
Aunt Em's Party
Gay Faulkner
Aunt Em's Party
Ted Butler
Aunt Em's Party
T.B. Skinner
Aunt Em's Party
Jamie Perry
Aunt Em's Party
Daphne McWilliams
Aunt Em's Party
H. Douglas Berring
Aunt Em's Party
James Shaw
Aunt Em's Party
Johnny Brown
Aunt Em's Party
Gyle Waddy
Aunt Em's Party
Dorothi Fox
Aunt Em's Party
Frances Salisbury
Aunt Em's Party
Beatrice Dunmore
Aunt Em's Party
Traci Core
Aunt Em's Party
Donald King
Aunt Em's Party
Claude Brooks
Aunt Em's Party
Billie Allen
Aunt Em's Party
Willie C. Carpenter
Aunt Em's Party
Denice De Jon Nortez
Aunt Em's Party
Kevin Stockton
Aunt Em's Party
Alvin Alexis
Aunt Em's Party
Iman
Emerald City Citizen (uncredited)
Quincy Jones
Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
Duke Thorbs
The Wiz Singers Children's Choir (voice) (uncredited)
Crews
Sidney Lumet
Director
Joel Schumacher
Screenplay
Rob Cohen
Producer
Kenneth Harper
Executive Producer
Berry Gordy
Executive Producer
Charlie Smalls
Original Music Composer
Dede Allen
Editor
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Coordinator
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Robert N. Tucker Jr.
Orchestrator
Eugene Powell
Scenic Artist
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist
Gloria Gresham
Costume Coordinator
Robert Laden
Makeup Supervisor
Carl Fullerton
Makeup Artist
Michael R. Thomas
Makeup Artist
Scott Cunningham
Makeup Artist
Allen Weisinger
Makeup Artist
Marilyn Putnam
Wardrobe Assistant
George Newman
Wardrobe Assistant
William A. Farley
Hairstylist
Ted Long
Hairstylist
Lynne Twentyman
Script Supervisor
Grace Blake
Production Office Coordinator
James A. Contner
Camera Operator
Jack Priestley
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jack Fitzstephens
Sound Supervisor
Jack Fitzstephens
Music Editor
Stan Bochner
Sound Editor
Marc Laub
Sound Editor
Hal Levinsohn
Sound Editor
Al Nahmias
Sound Editor
Ronald Roose
Sound Editor
Angelo Corrao
Assistant Editor
Marlayna Franklin
Assistant Editor
Norman Leigh
Gaffer
Kenneth Goss
Key Grip
Al Griswold
Special Effects
Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink
Property Master
Charlie Smalls
Songs
Alan Hopkins
Second Assistant Director
Burtt Harris
First Assistant Director
Hank Muller
Assistant Camera
Kenneth Utt
Production Manager
Tony Walton
Costume Design
Quincy Jones
Music Arranger
Quincy Jones
Music Supervisor
Louis Johnson
Choreographer
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Stan Winston
Makeup Designer
Philip Rosenberg
Art Direction
Burtt Harris
Associate Producer
John Jay Moore
Assistant Art Director
Edward Stewart
Set Decoration
Robert Drumheller
Set Decoration
Dona Granata
Assistant Costume Designer
James Sabat
Sound Mixer
Dick Vorisek
Recording Supervision
Everett Creach
Stunt Coordinator
Jack Fitzstephens
Supervising Sound Editor
Jack Fitzstephens
Supervising Music Editor
Tony Walton
Production Design
L. Frank Baum
Characters
Charlie Smalls
Theatre Play
William F. Brown
Theatre Play
Backdrops & Posters
