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The Wizard (1989)
5.6
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. Director:Todd HollandWriter:David Chisholm |
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Cast
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| Luke Edwards | ... | ||
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Vince Trankina | ... |
Tate
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| Wendy Phillips | ... | ||
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Dea McAllister | ... |
Councelor
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| Sam McMurray | ... |
Bateman
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| Beau Bridges | ... | ||
| Fred Savage | ... | ||
| Christian Slater | ... | ||
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Will Seltzer | ... | |
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Roy Conrad | ... |
Bus Clerk
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| Jenny Lewis | ... | ||
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Roderick Dexter | ... |
Trucker #1
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Ray Bickel | ... |
Trucker #2
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Chuck Skinner | ... |
Grease Monkey
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W.K. Cowan | ... |
Salesman #1
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Storyline
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 David Landers <dml@gwis.com>
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It's more than a game... It's the chance of a lifetime. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
A varázsló See more »Box Office
Gross:
$14,278,900 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
USA:Sound Mix:
DolbyColor:
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia
The literal translations of some of this film's foreign language titles include "Joy Stick Heroes" (Germany), "Sweet Road" (Japan), "The Wizard of Videogames" (Italy and Brazil), "Videokid" (France) "The Little Wizard" (Spain), "Gameboy" (Sweden), "Game Over" (Finland), and "The Child Genius" (Canada; French language). See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the first encounter between Putnam and Sam, Sam pulls out a shovel and repeatedly hits Putnam's car as he tries to leave. If you watch closely, Sam destroys the front left headlight twice. After smashing it the first time, a few seconds later it shows him hit it again as if it had not been hit yet. See more »Quotes
Lucas: Hey, it's the wizard! I hope you don't get nervous like last time. We wouldn't want you to..."wiz" on someone!See more »
Connections
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Family Business/Blaze/We're No Angels/The Wizard/The Rosegarden" (1989) See more »
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