The Wiz

The Wiz (1978)

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Scarecrow: Barnum said there's a sucker born every minute.
Tinman: I was there when he said it, but I never thought I'd be one of them.

Aunt Em: Girl, do you know that you're 24 years old, and you've never been south of 125th Street? Well, you haven't.

Dorothy: He must really be in shock.
Tinman: Oh, what I wouldn't give to be in shock! Just Once.

Evillene: I'm allergic to water! It makes me melt.

Dorothy: You mean, you sent us to kill Evillene, knowing we might never come back?
The Wiz: She would have killed me, she would have found out I had no power, and took over Oz.
Dorothy: That's no excuse.

Tinman: Hurry hurry hurry, step on up and save a life.

Tinman: The genius who created me only took care of my dashing good looks, my razor sharp wit and my irresistible attraction to the wrong women.

Lion: Lion is playing with his tail and then says They kicked me out on iobk.
Tinman: What is iobk?
Lion: Incapable of being King.

Visible crew/equipment: As the Tin Man gets to the end of his song, he's dancing in front of three mirrors. If you look past him as he's centered in the middle mirror, you can see the camera lens looking out of the canvas at him.

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Trivia: During the Munchkinland sequence, if you pay attention, you will notice that none of the very young Munchkins appear until the musical number starts. This was most likely to save shooting time, since children are not allowed to work for more than four hours a day.

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