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08/12/03
The Wiz (1978)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:7
Rotten:12
Average Rating:4.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: In this Sidney Lumet-directed Motown rendition of THE WIZARD OF OZ, Diana Ross plays a soulful Dorothy, accompanied by a cast peppered with R&B stars such as Roberta Flack and Luther Vandross.
Starring: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor
Director: Sidney Lumet, Rob Cohen
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08/19/04
This one's so bad it's good, but not so good that I'd say that it isn't bad.
04/01/03
A total misfire; Ross was too old for Dorothy. Badly dated, doesn't hold up at all.
08/30/02
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08/01/04
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05/06/05
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06/01/05
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07/02/04
Flat-footed screen version of a jubilant show; a miscast mess, sad to say
07/15/03
Nearly as lame as its reputation suggests.
11/20/02
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05/10/05
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07/09/03
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03/11/04
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07/26/02
Well, it's nice to see the child-voiced Michael Jackson with a bulbous brown nose in this black American retake of The Wizard Of Oz
10/25/08
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07/26/02
No review available.
08/14/05
A celebration of personhood with plenty of rousing rock-and-soul-and gospel music.
01/24/04
No review available.
05/10/04
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