I imagine it'll be exactly like the "A Brand New Day" scene in The Wiz: After Dorothy melts Evilene (Mabel King), the Wicked Witch of the West, all the workers she imprisoned in her sweat shop (they make sweat) transform from misshapen ogres into lithe, well-moisturized ballet dancers, leaping and prancing in their underwear. At least well always have this movie to show us what it looked like as a place for people to get chased around by winged biker monkeys. Along comes Miss One, the Good Witch of the North (Thelma Carpenter), who apparently runs a gambling racket. R. Eric Thomas is a columnist for ELLE.com, where he skewers politics, pop culture, celebrity shade, and schadenfreude. After Dorothy gets swept up in a tornado, she finds herself in the fantastical world of Oz. It's good that the Scarecrow is the first traveling companion she meets; Michael Jackson fills the role with humor and warmth. However, Dorothy later gives her address as being on Prospect Place, which is in Brooklyn, miles southeast of Harlem. I remember having fever dreams that someone was going to steam press me. Alla Nipsey Russell! In 2003, Entertainment Weekly Magazine named the film #28 of the 50 Top Cult Movies. In other words, we're watching prostitutes trying to kill our heroes by making them overdose. Revealing mistake: During the subway scene, when the first pillar breaks and starts to move towards Dorothy, the top of it is cardboard and wiggles back and forth as the pillar breaks. I might be the only one who likes The Wiz more than Halloween and very likely the only one who finds one particular scene in the all-black version of The Wizard of Oz scarier than anything in John Carpenters slasher classic. White films were for white audiences. Well, no, it's not (what movie could be?) Get a load of a masked puppeteer whose puppet offspring transform into giant slinky ghouls, trashcans that develop sharp teeth and tiled columns bent on crushing anyone hapless enough to walk by. This was the first film shot at Kaufman Astoria Studios when it was reopened in the 1970s. The cast of 'The Wiz' (L-R Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Diana Ross and Ted Ross) pose for a publicity shot in 1978 in New York, New York. To finish Lady Sings the Blues, Gordy had to sink in $2 million of his own money because Paramounts top executive, Frank Yablans, had told him the maximum a studio could spend on a black film at the time was $500,000. The Scarecrow, described in one review as looking like he escaped from an especially creepy. There are so many liminal scenes within The Wiz! This subway scene freaked me out too and for years I didnt know what movie it was from! Magazines, Or create a free account to access more articles. My question is about a scene in the movie Shame starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan directed by Steve McQueen.. The arrival of the baby and its family at Aunt Emme's party. And the subway scene is creepy as hell. When this movie debuted on CBS, the network trimmed several scenes to fit in a 3 hour block with commercials. The chase sequence in the subway platform omits how the Scarecrow and the Tin Man are rescued by the Lion. Hes so pure! Lumet exulted. The characters of The Wiz. https://medium.com/media/4e5a634372232df605a21acf8b47453f/href. Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 America's Greatest Music in the Movies for the song "Ease On Down the Road.". There, she makes new friends, battles evil witches, and seeks the aid of the all-powerful and mysterious Wiz. The song was cut from the stage version of the musical during previews, but was included in the film as the Scarecrow's song. Everybody has a crying jagthe Lion cries, and Diana Ross and the Tin Man, he says. please don't. don't go. The other is The Wiz, a movie you may have never seen, heard is terrible and which fortunately has a number of scenes uploaded in order that I might illustrate and defend its worth. If you look closely the Lion has high heels on. When Do New Episodes of 'Mandalorian' Come Out? Quincy Jones was always present. There is a shot with a coaster in the background and multiple buildings that look kinda like the empire state building that fits also. They do end up in whats clearly Coney Island, complete with a major cameo appearance from the actual Cyclone. Please. Her reluctance to grow up in the musical; she neglects responsibilities in favor of running after Toto and. This has been adapted from Steve Knoppers MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson (Scribner). Where did the purse shoes come from? He has nothing but straw encompassing his head and crevices of his body. Christopher Campbell began writing film criticism and covering film festivals for a zine called. The New York State Pavilion from the 1964 New York World's Fair was used as the set for Munchkinland. Hmm, maybe Gordon Parks?). On that wonderfully logical premise, the classic Wizard of Oz was transformed into a Broadway musical named The Wiz, and then the most expensive movie musical ever made. 2/The Wiz/Soundtrack Version) Quincy Jones 2:00 3 The Feeling That We Have (The Wiz/Soundtrack Version) Theresa Merritt 3:30 4 Can I Go On? J. Walker, star of TVs Good Times. Watching this scene as a child, as a generation of black kids did, was quite an awakening. Everyone I knew had seen The Wiz dozens of times, owned the VHS, and watched it at family gatherings and on random Saturday afternoons. In 1965, Diana Ross and The Supremes performed as a warmup act for Judy Garland at the Astrodome theater in Houston. The minute we can safely (key word: safely) end isolation measures, I'm rushing into the streets in my finest dancers' belt and getting my grand jet on. However, seeking help from others is never showing weakness or proving not to be strong in our own abilities. The duet between Michael Jackson and Diana Ross on "Ease On Down the Road" was released as a single by MCA Records in September, 1978. The Wiz is indeed a New York movie, featuring the most fantastical representations of the city's landmarks since the 1933 King Kong. Many considered Diana Ross to old to play Dorothy, at 34, and Mills was 21. This is based on opinion. This is the scene I find scarier than anything in Halloween. The Wiz Family 1978 2 hr 14 min English audio G CC Buy or rent Ease on down the yellow-brick road with The Wiz, starring superstars Diana Ross and Michael Jackson! These parallels are most noticeable in the the New York City Center Encores! Who can say! The Scarecrow tells us however, that it is alright to have moments of silliness, moments of being confident in the abilities that we do have and to have faith in our purpose. In 1977, Motown bought the rights to The Wiz, a script based on a Broadway hit with African-American stars putting their own spin on The Wizard of Oz. Magical tornadoes can strike down anywhere, I guess, and spin you off to the land of Oz. https://medium.com/media/aaaab1fb5e4ffb83dd8e892f7d03de03/href. When you press play on The Wiz, the 1978 movie musical based on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, you probably already know what's coming: A ragtag group of new friends experiences all manner of traumas while trying to protect a pair of heels, and then learn that the power to change their terrifying surroundings was inside them all along. His career put him on the wrong side of the law he was issued summonses on several occasions and of New Yorkers who regarded graffiti as vandalism, not art. At one point, he took Michael aside to explain a Scarecrow bit in the scriptthat the Greek philosophers name is pronounced Sock-ra-tees and not Sow-cray-tees. As Jones would tell the story, he asked Michael right then if he could take a shot at producing his next solo album. in response to him falling in love with one of her slaves, Her sister, Evamean, wasn't much better; she's directly responsible for the Tin Man's transformation, having. There are no shortcuts to getting back home safe; it takes the time that it takes. That stuck with Michael. She is scared of everything. Jones liked only three songs from the Broadway showHome, Brand New Day, and a funky ensemble number called Ease On Down the Road. But he felt indebted to Lumet, whod hired him for many film scores in the past. Aunt Emma comments that Dorothy has never been south of 125th Street in the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem. Scorsese? Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West, is depicted in this film as, The Tin Man getting his body pressed thin can look. The plaza was also known for being a bit of a wind tunnel and that disrupted the production, so the scene wasnt as complete as intended since The Port Authority wouldnt allow reshoots. The Wizard of Oz went flat-out for the heart of its story; there are times when The Wiz has just a touch too much calculation. He even breaks free from the sculpture in a way that might make you think of another part of Ghostbusters, near the end. Woody Allen? The characters of The Wiz. Join me below as I. Here are some other slices of WTF? Recently, the music licensing platform Artlist gave a behind the scenes look at how they built a fake subway set and used sound design, practical effects, and lights to make it feel real. They just sit there beside you when you have had a rough day and lean over to give you a little lick on the hand just to let you know they are there. He, too, began to pay attention to Jackson. But the 1972 drama was a success in the end, drawing five Oscar nominations, although Ross lost Best Actress to Liza Minnelli of Cabaret. Possible reasons include using Baum as source material, not The Wizard of Oz (1939), and silver slippers better matching Diana Ross' complexion and costuming. The Scarecrow is seeking a brain, as you all know. However, the dramatic irony of the Scarecrows situation is that he is in fact one of the most knowledgeable characters and he simply does not know it. (1976). Robin Givens' debut, as a guest at Aunt Emma's party. To wit, Dorothy and crew famously Ease on Down the Yellow Brick Road, but they only do so after every cab they approach turns on its "Off-Duty" sign and refuses to pick them up. The songs get a little sticky about here (all sorts of unthrilling messages about how you can achieve anything if only you believe) but Diana Ross knows how to sell them, and she has a virtuoso solo in a totally darkened frame that reminds us of Barbra Streisand's closing number in Funny Lady.. To Aunt Em; Glinda and Aunt Em are the most wise and maternal figures in Dorothy's life throughout the course of the musical. Finally, at the very end of the journey, there's Richard Pryor as The Wiz, coward at heart, filled with doubts, hiding behind the electronic gadgets he uses to enslave the Emerald City and keep Evillene at bay. As Noe's camera swirls and swirls to the violent corridors of truth, we see a gorgeous young woman walking in a subway. These friends and their encounters carry a few of these hidden lessons. That a twenty-four-year-old schoolteacher should be too sophisticated to consort with cowardly lions and scarecrows and men made out of tin. It all happened. The puppets are indubitably the scariest of the bunch. Sign in to comment to your favorite stories, participate in your community and interact with your friends. If any story could use a spoiler, it's this one. At the end, the Wiz reveals he lives a lonely, fearful life, and begs Dorothy and her friends not to leave: The Wiz: " Please . Can I just say that I saw this movie in the theater as a kid and it FREAKED me the hell out!!! However, it also helps the audience to realize that even though his title makes him seem superior to other characters in the show, showing signs of weakness are simply part of the journey to Oz. Tony Walton, the films production and costume designer, didnt know Michael was tormented by his brothers constant teasingthey called him Ugly and Big Nose. He was thrilled to have his nose covered, Walton says. Michael and Diana have terrific chemistry, but Ross is mismatched for the part. This is a film with black stars. There were clashes on the set, as star Diana Ross made her transition from music diva to Hollywood diva, demanding an upgrade of her period-piece wardrobe. Additionally, unlike the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz doesn't suggest that the whole adventure was Dorothy's dream. that someone will find out that I'm a fraud. So I let him use it He asked me, Could I do this?and then enhanced it. Jacksons Scarecrow costume was hot and cumbersome, with a huge curly wig, a hat and vest stuffed with scraps of newspaper, not to mention a painted-on nose. Though the future may not be certain, being strong after times of vulnerability is an alright thing. The basic storyline is the same, with Dorothy being taken from her home by a large storm and being dropped down in Oz, surrounded by colors, sights and sounds she has never experienced before. A run-in with a roller coaster. The show premiered on Broadway in 1975 and won seven Tony Awards. At 53, Lumet was an old Hollywood hand with fast-talking charisma, ending sentences with darling sweetheart. To give The Wiz an orchestral punch, Lumet sought out an old friend to request a favor. Maybe you can build a set at home. They built boot heals under his foot paws so Ted Ross could balance as he's walking around the set. After watching on dozens of occasions, particularly the underwear dance scene, I cannot tell you if The Wiz is good, but I am certain that it is great. Jones made his move on the set. The 1985 sequel RETURN TO OZ has its Wheelers and decapitated heads and THE WIZ wields a truly alarming subway scene. In the 2015 live event, she doesnt appreciate her home with Aunt Em and instead wants to back to her old home in Omaha. But I cant be the only person with an appreciation for TheWiz. And this also makes me think about the subway in Silent Hill 3. So, obviously it was perfect for the spot where Dorothy, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man meet the Cowardly Lion (Ted Ross). The CBS Television Network's eyeball logo, slightly modified with an O and a Z in the middle of the walking microphone and camera, was used in the Emerald City dancing scenes. Later, Jones called his new friend and listened intently as MJ explained he could hear fully formed songs in his head and needed someone to help write them down. Train Scene 1: In the beginning of the movie, Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is in a subway and while travelling he keeps looking at a very attractive woman and the woman also responds to him with smile and all of a sudden her smile turns into a serious expression and tries . WEREWOLF, THE WARRIORS. The Tin Man is the last of Dorothy's friends, and he is seeking something that we all seek daily: a good heart. The Snow Babies in all of the closeup shots were related to the stars of the movie. This movie was so iconic . Cohen, the producer, noticed Jones gaping. All dogs. He is my work-from-home fashion icon but beyond that, he's pretty useless. He looked at Michael the way a jaguar looks at a goat, Cohen says. The Wiz is indeed a New York movie, featuring the most fantastical representations of the citys landmarks since the 1933 King Kong. Some churlish souls suggested, however, that The Wiz strains our credibility too much. To his surprise, Gordy agreed. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. She lands on the Wicked Witch of the East, freeing the munchkins from their graffiti prisons on the concrete walls of the Tent of Tomorrow structure. The Scarecrow's nose tip is the piece of brown paper that holds a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Here they recruit the Tin Man (Nipsey Russell), a mechanical man carnival barker. This movie was so iconic . in terror. "The Wiz" is a more soulful take on the famous classic "The Wizard of Oz". He wanted Jimmie J. While Pepper, on the other hand, is occasionally a little mean and aggressive. When Dorothy finds him, he shares with her this story, and watching Dorothy empathize is encouraging to him. Michael Jacksons a Vegas act. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), The Deadly Doll's House of Horror Nonsense, John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film/TV. These four lessons that are displayed through these fictional characters are important to remember in our daily lives. See production, box office & company info, World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. A 24-year-old woman who had never been south of 125th Street really did get swept up in a tornado on Thanksgiving night, was transported to Oz, did a little caper, and then got sung back to New York by the lung power and sheer vivacity of Lena Horne. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. . And it had Michael Jackson, a year before he would start his solo career with immortal dance hits such as Dont Stop Til You Get Enough and Off the Wall. But The Wiz was most important for what happened behind the scenesveteran producer Quincy Jones, Lumets longtime film-score colleague, was musical director, and he met his future Thriller collaborator MJ by correctly pronouncing Socrates to the young singer on set. He wanted Jimmie "J. J." Walker, star of TV's Good Times. When it came time for the Scarecrow part, Michael stepped to the microphone and began to sing, not the bright-sounding Michael Jackson of I Want You Back but the 18-year-old MJ whose voice had evolved into something as smooth and powerful as the Concorde. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. For their original book counterparts, click here. But its reception was marred by racist backlash. He was a great fan of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, says Johnson, who is in his early eighties, by phone from his New York home. During The Wiz post-production, he called Quincy unexpectedly during a rare home hiatus from touring. When Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy (Diana Ross) tries to save her dog from a storm, she's miraculously whisked away to an urban fantasy land called Oz. Liminal space is where all transformation takes place, if we learn to wait and let it form us. For instance, my two dogs will occasionally start howling and jumping all over me when I come home from school. Theres an instrument that can make the sounds you want. When erstwhile Harlem kindergarten teacher Dorothy (Diana Ross) finally reaches The Wiz, the flimflam man said to be the solution to all her problems, he's not the all-powerful wizard she anticipated. Harry Madsen (Cheetah) and Willie C. Carpenter (Guest at Aunt Em's Party) are the only actors to appear in other films directed by Sidney Lumet: Madsen in Prince of the City (1981), Daniel (1983), Garbo Talks (1984), and Q&A (1990), and Carpenter in Family Business (1989). NYCs Film Forum didnt even include the musical in its otherwise exhaustive retrospective of his work a few years back. You can talk to me crazy. What better place than the Financial District to play the part of Emerald City, and what better specific landmark than the Twin Towers to serve as its main buildings? From their slinky noises slowing turning into a constant. Diana Ross and Richard Pryor had previously appeared together in Lady Sings the Blues (1972). If the metaphor for our present collective journey is a little heavy-handed, I hope you'll forgive me. It may represent the part in the book where Dorothy and company are pursued by the Kalidahs, a kind of bear-tiger chimera. When Dorothy first arrives in Oz, and the Munchkins pop out of the walls and begin shambling towards her, hands outstretched, and repeating nothing other than "Toto" in high pitched voices. open/close all folders Main Characters Dorothy Gale Scarecrow Tin Man Cowardly Lion The Wiz Glinda Evillene Addapearle/Miss One Aunt Em Supporting Characters Toto Uncle Henry Evamean Gatekeeper Lord High Underling Inhabitants of Oz Munchkins Crows Kalidahs Poppies This is noticeable in the other pillars as well. I guess I should make a joke about the baseball team, but I cant think of a good one. The gay side of the dance floor would stop, Cohen says, and the hetero side would stop., During lunch on The Wiz set, Lumet, the director, told an oblivious Michael that women around him were like ricocheting bullets all over the place.. Our heroine, Dorothy, has been transformed from a Kansas teen-ager to a twenty-four-year-old black schoolteacher. When Dorothy first arrives in Oz, and the Munchkins pop out of the walls and begin shambling towards her, hands outstretched, and repeating nothing other than "Toto" in high pitched voices. Pay no attention: Critics like that wouldn't know a yellow brick road if they saw one. (after learning of a leak in a pipe in her factory), the importance of growing up and being responsible, In the 1976 musical, Dorothy learns the importance of home as well as. Cohen mollified Joe by offering roughly $100,000 for Michael to play the Scarecrow. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The movie. They dont judge us when they see us eating junk food that we really shouldnt; instead they just want us to share it. Get a load of a masked puppeteer whose puppet offspring transform into giant slinky ghouls, trashcans that develop sharp teeth and tiled columns bent on crushing anyone hapless enough to walk by. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. He's not the hero they deserve andwell, he's not the hero they need either. Is the movie a match for the 1939 Judy Garland version? The Tornado Ballet has a frightened Dorothy get flung through the air while storm clouds, lightning, and funnels appear in the background. The subway station scenes were filmed at the decommissioned Court Street IND station in Brooklyn, NY, also known as the NYC Transit Museum. Showing how much we care and displaying our thoughtfulness in the end for those around us is what is most important. When I have my own house, I plan to own as many dogs as my home will allow me to fit. One of these days Ill get around to seeing the whole flick. On that wonderfully logical premise, the classic Wizard of Oz was transformed into a Broadway musical named The Wiz, and then the most expensive movie musical ever made. It had a great concept (an African-American take on The Wizard of Oz in which the characters dont follow the yellow brick road, they ease on down it), a strong director (Sidney Lumet, whod just done Dog Day Afternoon and Network) and a solid cast (Diana Ross as Dorothy, Richard Pryor as the Wiz, Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man). To wit, Dorothy and crew famously. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/NightmareFuel/TheWiz. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Simultaneously with the release of the film, Congoleum, the flooring company that designed the look of the Yellow Brick Road for the film, also marketed the same design (also called Yellow Brick Road) for home use. Long Waits, Short Appointments, Huge Bills. For their original book counterparts, click here. It's quite unnerving as a first impression of Oz. The other was the Australian Twentieth Century Oz (1976). 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One of the fascinating things about The Wiz is that it is a strange, delightful hybrid: a super-soul fantasy and a pointed gloss on '70s black life in reality. Joel Schumacher used his connections in the fashion industry to procure the hundreds of costumes used in the Emerald City sequence. The normally bland concrete floors . Stephanie Mills, who starred in the Broadway production, was the top choice to play Dorothy in the movie before Diana Ross lobbied for the role. Im thinking MANIAC, AMER. Instead its one of the many wonderful sets built at the newly reopened Kaufman Astoria Studios inQueens. The usually exuberant Lumet became despondenta quality that came out distinctively in the film, recalls production designer Tony Walton. In the 1978 film, Dorothy is afraid of life away from her Aunt Em, but over the course of the musical, learns to be more assertive and knowledgeable of her strengths. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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