So much wit and talent and energy crowd the screen in this lavishly filmed variant of the Oz story that it is depressing to realize that the production never had a chance.
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This review of The Wiz (1978) was written by John Skow and published by Time on 12 September 1999.
The Wiz has generally received mixed reviews.
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