The Wiz
“The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!”
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
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Cast
53 people
Diana Ross
Dorothy
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Lady Sings the Blues
Michael Jackson
Scarecrow
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Moonwalker
Ghosts
Nipsey Russell
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Ted Ross
Lion
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Police Academy
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Mabel King
Evillene
Known for
The Jerk
Scrooged
Theresa Merritt
Aunt Em
Known for
Billy Madison
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Thelma Carpenter
Miss One
Also in
The Cotton Club
Barefoot in the Park
Lena Horne
Glinda the Good
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Stormy Weather
Cabin in the Sky
Richard Pryor
The Wiz
Known for
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Superman III
Stanley Greene
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The Landlord
Clyde J. Barrett
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Xanadu
Out of Control
Derrick Bell
Crow
Sidney Lumet Director · Joel Schumacher Screenplay Charlie Smalls Author
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $24M · United States release October 24, 1978
Box office
Budget
$24,000,000
Worldwide gross
$21,049,053
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Motown Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · October 24, 1978
Theatrical
United States · October 24, 1978
Theatrical
United States · November 30, 2010
Physical · Blu-ray
United States
October 11, 1980 · TV · CBS
May 18, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
June 10, 2025 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Australia
January 1, 1979 · Theatrical
February 2, 2025 · Limited theatrical · MQFF Presents: Midsumma Movies
France
April 4, 1984 · Theatrical
December 2, 2008 · Physical · DVD
December 13, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
July 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Italy
January 6, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
October 6, 1979 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 24, 1978 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 24, 1978 · TV
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