The Wiz (film) as the film was Ross's final theatrical feature. In his book "Blockbuster", Tom Shone referred to "The Wiz" as "expensive crud". In the book "Mr. and Mrs. Hollywood", the author criticized the script, noting, ""The Wiz" was too scary for children, and too silly for adults." Ray Bolger, who played the Scarecrow in the 1939 "The Wizard of Oz" film, did not think highly of "The Wiz", stating ""The Wiz" is overblown and will never have the universal appeal that the classic MGM musical has obtained." Jackson's performance as the Scarecrow was one of the only positively reviewed elements of
Personal relationships of Michael Jackson her house where he played the drums and her brother played guitar. She said the relationship ended when she was 12, after he asked her to go to the premiere of "The Wiz" with him, but her agent disapproved, "maybe because they thought he wasn't a big enough star yet", and she did what she was told because she was a child. While she claimed they never spoke after that, they were actually shown to be together a number of times after this would have happened. Jackson also spoke about O'Neal in 2001 with Rabbi Shmuley. He described holding hands