What's the Difference between The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the Book and The Wiz the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Dorothy
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Dorothy
Portrayed by: Diana Ross
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This Character does not appear.
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Scarecrow
Portrayed by: Michael Jackson
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Scarecrow
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Scarecrow
Portrayed by: Michael Jackson
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Tin Man
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Tin Man
Portrayed by: Nipsey Russell
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Lion
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Lion
Portrayed by: Ted Ross
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The Wicked Witch of the West
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Evillene the Wicked Witch of the West
Portrayed by: Mabel King
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The Good Witch of the North
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Addaperle/Miss One
Portrayed by: Thelma Carpenter
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Glinda the Good Witch of the South
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Glinda the Good Witch of the South
Portrayed by: Lena Horne
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Oscar Diggs the Wizard of Oz
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Herman Smith the Wiz
Portrayed by: Richard Pryor
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| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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The Lion Jumps out of the forest |
He is hidden inside a pedestal of a lion statute in front of the New York library |
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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
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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 |
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The trees in the forest on the way to the south attack Scarecrow |
They are beams in the subway that attack Dorothy
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The Witch lives in a castle |
She runs a sweatshop |