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 travelers are put to sleep in a poppy field The poppies are a group of dancing prostitutes selling poppy scented perfume
   The Witch has no name other than The Wicked Witch of the West Her first name is Evillene
   The Witch's flying monkeys are regular monkeys with wings The Flying Monkeys are the name of a motorcycle gang
   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.
   Dorothy throws a bucket of water on the Witch She pulls the fire alarm, causing sprinklers to go off
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