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Oct 20, 2013 · The Wiz is indeed a New York movie, featuring the most fantastical representations of the city’s landmarks since the 1933 King Kong. That’s a big part of why I love it so much. Join me below...
The Tin Man and Lion join them on their quest to find the Wiz, hoping to gain a heart and courage, respectively. En route to the Emerald City, the foursome escape from a haunted subway station and a group of flamboyant prostitutes known as the "Poppy Girls", who seduce the Lion.
Jun 27, 2011 · The quartet tangles with a subway station that comes to life, a poppy den, and a gaggle of motorcycle henchman on their way to the Wiz -- who orders them to kill the Wicked Witch of the West (a...
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The Wiz: Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross. An adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.
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- Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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- 1978-10-24
Lion : Oh, mighty Zeus and Gods of the universe! Why have you cursed this lowly, mangy animal so? Once I was a King. A lion amongst lions. Ruler of a beautiful kingdom by a waterfall, attended by butterflies and sparrows, and now, banished for lack of courage.
Oct 24, 2023 · 'The Wiz' is celebrating its 45th birthday, so we're reflecting on the how the film has withstood the test of time through the decades through its storytelling and legendary characters.
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Nipsey Russell is fine as the Tin Man, too, but Ted Ross sort of disappears into his lion’s costume, done in by the makeup man. We can’t see enough of him to get to know him. There are lots of good scenes in the Emerald City.
