# I'm Magic (1978)

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**Original title**: *The Wiz*
**Runtime**: 134 min
**Genres**: Fantasy, Adventure, Family
**Directed by**: Sidney Lumet
**Written by**: Joel Schumacher
**Starring**: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt

> *The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Seems a Kansas teacher’s classroom skills were just what Oz needed. Dorothy lands in Oz and chases a tornado’s debris back home. Tween-pop fantasy that could’ve used more tornado and less munchkin.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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