The Wizard

Movie

1989

1h 40m

English

Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family

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6.2

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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

Movie

1989

1h 40m

English

Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family

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Rent From $2.49

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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Cast

Jimmy

Tate

Christine

Counselor

Bateman

Sam

Corey

Nick

Putnam

Bus Clerk

Haley

Trucker #1 / Wrecking Yard Man

Trucker #2

Grease Monkey

Salesman #1

Salesman #2

Biker

Old Navajo

Tough Teen #1

Tough Teen #2

Tough Teen #3

Diner Manager

Younger Boy

Lucas

Pinball Teen

Directed By: Todd Holland

Written By: David Chisholm

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rflores2323 says...

11 years ago

great movie for the family. I loved it when I was a kid.

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filmtoaster says...

4 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...

4 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...

5 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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wolfkin

10/10 4 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

4 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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