In the 1978 film adaptation of ‘The Wiz,’ Dorothy is reimagined as a shy Harlem schoolteacher rather than a young farm girl. This change grounded her journey in adult self‑discovery rather than childhood fantasy.
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Source: The Wiz (1978)