The Wiz Page #2

Synopsis: Dorothy, a twenty-four-year-old kindergarten teacher, born; raised; and still working in Harlem, is celebrating Thanksgiving with her extended family, but she doesn't seem to be thankful for much in life. She lives a self-imposed sheltered life; she is shy and unfulfilled. Things change for her when she is caught in a snowstorm while chasing after her dog, Toto. They are transported to the mysterious Land of Oz, where she is informed that the only possible way to find her way back home is through the assistance of the powerful wizard in Emerald City. As she goes searching for him, she befriends some creatures who are facing problems in life just as she is. In their quest to find and get help from the wizard, they also face Evillene, the equally evil sister of Evermean, the wicked witch, whom Dorothy inadvertently killed when she arrived in Oz, and who may be their biggest obstacle in achieving their goals.
Director(s): Sidney Lumet
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
39%
G
Year:
1978
134 min
8,248 Views


She was the parks department

commissioner!

Caught us paintin' on

her playground walls.

- Turned us into graffiti!

- And there we stayed.

- Flat, splat and stuck like that!

- Doomed as cartoons forever.

'Til you burned alphabet

through the sky and ended the curse.

- And the "curseress. "

- Givin' a new lease on life to us...

The Munchkins, most recently

referred to as the "cursees. "

Toto.

Let's hear it for

Super Witch and her Wonder Dog!

Two, four, six, eight!

Who do we appreciate?

Miss One!

Come to Mama,

you hot little digits!

Let me lay my 20-20s on ya!

Oh, how I love you!

Let me... Mmm!

Count the ways!

Oh, mmm! Mmm!

Innumerable blessings,

countless felicitations.

Thank you beyond number

and additional good stuff!

I didn't mean to...

I didn't mean to kill her.

Oh, don't be

all sixes and sevens, honey.

You did the world a multitudinous

service by 86ing ol' Evermean.

Bottom line, honey,

this chick put the "ugh" in ugly.

But she sure had pretty shoes,

didn't she? Yah!

I don't want these shoes.

I wanna go home.

I wouldn't discount

those shoes, honey.

And don't ever take 'em off

until you do get home.

Remember Miss One told ya.

Oh, pardon me.

Miss One's the name

if you haven't guessed by now.

Numbers is my game

and now that you've freed us...

we can all go back to

runnin' our business, ahem.

We can all go back to

runnin' our business.

We can all go back to

runnin' our business.

But where am I?

Where am I?

You're in Munchkin Land!

- The indivisible Land of Oz!

- Oz?

But where's my home?

Where's Aunt Em? Where's New York?

- New York?

- 433 Prospect Place.

Ooh! Four, three, three.

You wanna play more than

one number today, honey?

I got a freedom special,

three numbers for the price...

No, I don't wanna play any numbers.

I just wanna get home!

Oh, well, now that ol'

Evermean's number's up...

...that leaves only

three witches in Oz.

One, myself, but my powers

don't amount to much.

And number two, Glinda,

the Good Witch of the South.

Oh, she's a real star,

but you can hardly catch her in.

And number three, the multi-horrored

Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West.

Evermean's even uglier sister!

But I don't think it'd be

a good time to ask her for a favor.

So I figured the odds are only the Wiz

could cipher how to get you back to...

So I figured the odds are only the Wiz

could cipher how to get you back to...

- Where'd you say that place was?

- The Wiz?

What's a Wiz?

What's a... What's a Wiz?

Oh, darlin', he's the ultimate.

The "X" quotient, the new math.

The common denominator,

the main man.

The head honcho!

Bottom line, honey.

Numero uno!

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Joel Schumacher

Joel T. Schumacher (born August 29, 1939) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Schumacher rose to fame after directing hit films of his decade St. Elmo's Fire (1985), The Lost Boys (1987) and Flatliners (1990). He later went on to direct John Grisham adaptations The Client (1994) and A Time to Kill (1996). His films Falling Down (1993) and 8mm (1999) competed for Palme d'Or and Golden Bear respectively. In 1993, he signed on to direct the next installments of the Batman film series. Schumacher-directed Batman films Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997) received mixed-to-negative reactions from both critics and the public. After the Batman films, Schumacher pulled back from blockbusters and returned to making minimalist films such as Tigerland (2000) and Phone Booth (2002), both earning positive reviews. He also directed The Phantom of the Opera (2004), The Number 23 (2007) and two episodes of House of Cards. Known for casting young actors, Schumacher helped actors like Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, and Matthew McConaughey to launch careers. more…

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