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The Wiz
Title
The Wiz [videorecording] / a Motown Production ; produced by Rob Cohen ; screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; directed by Sidney Lumet.
Edition
[30th anniversary ed.].
Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the book by William F. Brown ; music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls ; produced on the New York stage by Ken Harper.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
Special features: "Wiz on down the road" featurette; theatrical trailer.
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Dede Allen ; songs, Charlie Smalls ; music adaptation, Quincy Jones ; production and costume designer, Tony Walton ; special visual effects, Albert Whitlock.
English (Dolby 5.1, DTS 5.1) or dubbed French (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Access and use
This disc is copy protected.
Summary
Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City.
Format
Audio / Images / Video & Film
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
July 16, 2010
Credits
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Dede Allen ; songs, Charlie Smalls ; music adaptation, Quincy Jones ; production and costume designer, Tony Walton ; special visual effects, Albert Whitlock.
Cast
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor.
System details note
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., dual-layer, NTSC.
Audience
MPAA rating: G.
Contents
CD: He's the Wizard (Thelma Carpenter)
You can't win (Michael Jackson)
Ease on down the road (Diana Ross & Michael Jackson)
Slide some oil to me (Nipsey Russell)
(I'm a) mean ole lion (Ted Ross)
Emerald City sequence (Richard Pryor and choir)
A brand new day (entire cast)
Home (Diana Ross).
Videorecording number
61100345 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musical - Feature.
Adventure - Feature.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Adventure films.
Fantasy films.
Musical films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Also listed under
Motown Productions.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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