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 travelers are put to sleep in a poppy field |
The poppies are a group of dancing prostitutes selling poppy scented perfume |
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The Witch has no name other than The Wicked Witch of the West |
Her first name is Evillene
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The Witch's flying monkeys are regular monkeys with wings |
The Flying Monkeys are the name of a motorcycle gang |
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The flying monkeys unstuff Scarecrow and throws his clothes in a tree. They drop the Tin Man on sharp rocks, battering him. And they tie the Lion up. |
Evillene has Scarecrow embalmed, Tin Man flattened and Lion strung up by his tail.
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Dorothy throws a bucket of water on the Witch |
She pulls the fire alarm, causing sprinklers to go off |