What's the Difference between The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the Book and The Wiz the Movie?

Musical

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

5%
Released: 1900
Author: L. Frank Baum

The Wiz

95%
Released: 1978
Director: Joel Schumacher
Characters
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In the Book In the Movie
Dorothy
Dorothy
Portrayed by: Diana Ross
This Character does not appear.
Scarecrow
Portrayed by: Michael Jackson
Scarecrow
Scarecrow
Portrayed by: Michael Jackson
Tin Man
Tin Man
Portrayed by: Nipsey Russell
Lion
Lion
Portrayed by: Ted Ross
The Wicked Witch of the West
Evillene the Wicked Witch of the West
Portrayed by: Mabel King
The Good Witch of the North
Addaperle/Miss One
Portrayed by: Thelma Carpenter
Glinda the Good Witch of the South
Glinda the Good Witch of the South
Portrayed by: Lena Horne
Oscar Diggs the Wizard of Oz
Herman Smith the Wiz
Portrayed by: Richard Pryor
The Wiz Book vs Movie
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This Spoils the Ending
In the Book In the Movie
   The Lion Jumps out of the forest He is hidden inside a pedestal of a lion statute in front of the New York library
   The Kalidahs are enormous beasts with the bodies of bears and the heads of tigers They are little puppets that grow into huge bouncy puppet creatures
   The travelers are attacked by wolves sent by the Witch. The Tin Man chops their heads off with his ax the Scarecrow is attacked by enchanted garbage cans withsharp teeth. Lion destroys them and saves him
   The trees in the forest on the way to the south attack Scarecrow They are beams in the subway that attack Dorothy
   The Witch lives in a castle She runs a sweatshop
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