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The Wizard (1989)

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A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross country with the help of a girl they meet to compete in the ultimate video game championship.

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Corey and Jimmy Woods are two brothers who are being separated due to their parents divorcing. Jimmy is a mentally unstable kid that has had problems ever since his sister died at a young age. One day, Corey discovers that Jimmy has a natural talent for playing video games. He is one of the best around, and the two journey to the West Coast to compete in a video game championship, but along the way, they must avoid the adults, who are trying to take Jimmy away. Written by Anonymous

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It's more than a game... It's the chance of a lifetime. See more »


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15 December 1989 (USA)  »

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L'enfant génial  »

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$6,000,000 (estimated)

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$14,278,900 (USA)
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Trivia

The dinosaurs in the film are an actual tourist attraction, located at the Wheel Inn Restaurant in Cabazon, CA (near Palm Springs). They also appear in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) and in the music video for the Night Ranger song Sing Me Away. See more »

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When Putnam arrives at the Video Armageddon, Lucas is standing on the steps of the building. Lucas tells Putnam which way Corey, Jimmy, and Haley ran. But up until this point, Lucas and Putnam have never met, so Lucas should not have recognized Putnam. This is incorrectly regarded as a goof because even though there was never an on screen meeting between Lucas and Putnam when Putnam was on the phone with Mrs Bateman he stated that, he had got it from this kid named Lucas that they were headed to the convention. This was the same scene where he has the tow truck guy tow Sam's car. Lucas would be able to recognize Putnam on the steps See more »

Quotes

Corey: [as he puts his arm around Haley] Yeah, well, uh, just keep your Power Gloves off her, pal, huh?
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Spoofed in The Reviewers (2013) See more »

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My Way
Written by Claude François and Jacques Revaux with English lyrics by Paul Anka
Performed by Paul Anka
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Love Nintendo, and (sorry) love this movie
3 September 2002 | by (Netherlands) – See all my reviews

The fond memories I had of this flick from my youth were not disappointed when I finally caught up with it again recently.

Its simply a great kids adventure. Many claimed at the time that it was little more than a rather enormous advert for Nintendo, and it is. But they bothered to make a decent movie out of it as well. I remember how excited I was at the prospect of Super Mario Bros 3, and this movie plays up to those expectations very entertainingly.

If you love videogames, the film is a fascinating cultural artifact. If you are a youngster, you should thoroughly enjoy a very well maintained adventure, with surprisingly few flaws.

It may sound pretentious, but for what it is, it is near flawless. Go figure!


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