What is The Wiz (movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''The Wiz''''' is a 1978 American fantasy musical adventure movie directed by [[Sidney Lumet]] and was based on the 1974 musical of the same name by [[William F. Brown]]. It stars [[Michael Jackson]], [[Diana Ross]], [[Richard Pryor]], [[Ted Ross]], [[Nipsey Russell]], [[Lena Horne]] and was distributed by [[Universal Pictures]]. It was nominated for 4 Academy Awards in 1979. ==Other websites== * {{IMDb title|0078504}} * {{AllMovie title|55009}} * {{Mojo title|wiz}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|wiz}} * {{TCMDb title|96081}} {{Michael Jackson}} {{movie-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiz}} [[Category:1978 adventure movies]] [[Category:1970s fantasy movies]] [[Category:1978 musical movies]] [[Category:American adventure movies]] [[Category:American fantasy movies]] [[Category:American musical movies]] [[Category:Movies based on musicals]] [[Category:Blaxploitation movies]] [[Category:Movies directed by Sidney Lumet]] [[Category:Universal Pictures movies]] [[Category:Movies about wizards]] [[Category:Movies set in New York City]] [[Category:Movies set in the 1970s]]