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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
EAN: 0025195002844
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Widescreen
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Running Time: 135 minutes
Sales Rank: 9151
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1978
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Product Description:
Ease on down the yellow-brick road with the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Wiz starring superstars Diana Ross and Michael Jackson! Relive all of the magic of this beloved musical when Dorothy is whisked away to the enchanting wonderland of Oz where she encounters the Scarecrow the Tinman and the Lion. The Wiz features spectacular musical numbers from legendary producer Quincy Jones and an all-star cast including Lena Horne Richard Pryor Nipsey Russell and Ted Ross. With a digitally remastered picture and the unforgettable soundtrack in new 5.1 surround sound it's an experience of the land of Oz unlike anything you've seen before!System Requirements:Running Time: 135 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS Rating: G UPC: 025195002844 Manufacturer No: 61100348
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Directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico) and penned by Joel Schumacher (Batman and Robin), this lavish 1978 adaptation of the Broadway hit The Wiz was the biggest production filmed in New York City up to that point, utilizing the newly revamped Astoria Studios and locations around the city. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross (reprising his Tony-winning role as the Lion) star in this Academy Award-nominated musical for the whole family. The Wiz is probably the grandest take on L. Frank Baum's classic tale The Wizard of Oz. The production team created sets with a sense of urban magic and spectacle: a New York subway station literally comes to life, and the massive plaza between the World Trade Center towers is transformed into the Emerald City, featuring nearly 400 dancers with three costume changes. Like all good musicals, the Quincy Jones arrangements are highly hummable long after viewing (especially the funky 'Ease On Down the Road' and the inspirational 'Brand New Day'). In an era before MTV, the camera stays nearly stationary as Ross and Lena Horne vocally soar through their numbers. Their stage-like performances successfully make the leap to film, making The Wiz a testament to their singing talents and star presence. The then-thirtysomething Ross raised some eyebrows playing the traditionally teenaged Dorothy, but she and her supporting cast (including Richard Pryor as the Wiz) carry the tunes with an infectious verve that will appeal to folks of all ages. --Shannon Gee
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Simply the Best!
This is one of the best musicals ever made. I don't care what anyone says. Forget "The Sound of Music". Quincy Jones creates a true masterpiece with the sound track as well. And the acting is very good. I would have rather seen Stephanie Mills but you know the politics of the industry.
Rating: - The Movie is still my favorite But the Gets no respect
The Re-Release of the DVD of The Wiz
WHAT A GD TRAIN WRECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN
WHAT A GD TRAIN WRECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WAS ALREADY PO'D ABOUT THE BONUS DISC WITH NOTHING CLOSE TO A BONUS ON IT
BUT I JUST SAW THE WACK,HORRIBLE,IMAGE THAT THEY USED TO PACKAGE THE DVD
AND I WANT TO CRY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I FEEL AS A TRUE FAN OF THIS MUSICAL I HAVE BEEN VIOLATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... Read More
Rating: - CLASSIC!!
ALTHOUGH I'VE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES DURING MY YOUTH I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT!!
Rating:  - A Wickedly Misbegotten Mess Manages a Few Bright Spots But Not Enough 30 Years Later
It's a bit confounding as to why this legendary 1978 fiasco would warrant a 30th Anniversary Edition DVD, even though in hindsight, this elaborately conceived film is not quite as bad as I recall. That's not to say it's a neglected masterpiece. Not by a long shot. Directed by the estimable Sidney Lumet (Long Day's Journey Into Night, Network, last year's Before the Devil Knows You're Dead), the epic-length film is a regrettable misfire on several counts with its chief liability being a rickety story structure due to an early-career ... Read More
Rating: - My daughter loves this movie!
We owned the DVD, but lost it when we moved early 2008. My daughter loved it so I got another copy. This one was a little better because it came with a CD. I thought that it was the entire soundtrack but it was only 8 sounds (not all of the ones that I liked).
This is a great movie. The music is awesome and the imagery is great. This a much better version than the 1930's version. Basically, it has more soul!
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