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The Wizard

Movie
1989
1h 40m
PG
English
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
User Score: 
6.2
Critic Score: 
26
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A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.
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The Wizard

PG
Movie
1989
1h 40m
English
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
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A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.
Rating
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6.2
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The Wizard (1989) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
26

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Cast

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Luke Edwards
Vince Trankina
Wendy Phillips
Dea McAllister
Sam McMurray
Beau Bridges
Fred Savage
Christian Slater
Will Seltzer
Roy Conrad
Bus Clerk
Jenny Lewis
Roderick Dexter
Trucker #1 / Wrecking Yard Man
Ray Bickel
Trucker #2
Chuck Skinner
Grease Monkey
WK Cowan
Salesman #1
William C Thompson
Sonny Dukes
T Dan Hopkins
Old Navajo
Jason Oliver Lipsett
Rowden Metzger
Tough Teen #2
Preston Lee
Tough Teen #3
Beth Grant
Diner Manager
Gregor Hesse
Younger Boy
Jackey Vinson
Tom Kerley
Pinball Teen
Directed By: Todd Holland
Written By: David Chisholm

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rflores2323 says...
12 years ago
great movie for the family. I loved it when I was a kid.
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filmtoaster says...
5 years ago
Unironically may be one of the most important films for _80_'s film preservation. No film captures the childlike spirit of that time than this sweet little film about a couple kids traveling cross country to a video game competition. The film starts with a little boy, Jimmy, walking across the deserted country road alone on his journey to get to California to properly bury his sister's remains, and by the end, is driving back with his family, happy and fulfilled. It's genuinely funny, heartwarming, and fun for the whole family. The product placement and Nintendo partnership is just an icing on the cake that adds to it's dated charm. This will definitely go in my collection.
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wolfkin says...
5 years ago
There are parts of my life that only make sense if I've seen The Wizard. This movie was darn near formative for me not just as a person but as a video game player. It's just about everything you could want in a kids movie from the late 80s. Fred Savage, Nintendos, the BLOODY POWER GLOVE. Heck Christian Slater too. And at the time I lived in California so I related to this weird kid saying California the way people relate to Ludacris' _Area Codes_. It's the hypest movie of all video game history. I'd argue it's more hype than Super Mario Bros and for all it's flaws the one thing SMB the movie had was hype so much hype.
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TheStretchedElf says...
6 years ago
"I love the power glove. It's so bad." I enjoyed this movie as a kid in the midst of the home videogame explosion. It probably wasn't a great film in the grand scheme of things but it does have that classic (albeit cringeworthy) quote. Not a bad take on the underdog story either.
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Featured User Reviews

wolfkin
10/10  5 years ago
There are parts of my life that only make sense if I've seen The Wizard. I can't recall going to the movies to see this movie. But I must have. The way I remember it only works that way. The way I play Super Mario Bros 3 only works that way. This movie was darn near formative for me not just as a pe More
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drqshadow
3/10  4 years ago
Fred Savage leads his young half-brother, an 8-bit savant who's disengaged from the world, on a road trip to Los Angeles for an all-star video game competition. It's basically _Rain Man_ meets _Tommy_, with a heaping helping of Nintendo product placement and a sparkling, hand-held promotiona More
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JPV852
5 years ago
Has some heart at times, almost ruined by the blatant and, hate to use this word, cringe-worthy product placement from Hostess to Nintendo to Universal Studios (which makes sense since this was one of their movies). The acting and writing is bad and I'm not quite sure who this movie was made for (th More
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