Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009)

Powerful magic cast by Alex spells trouble for the Russo's. The kids must go on an adventure to save their family and their existence.

Director:

Lev L. Spiro

Writers:

Todd J. Greenwald (creator), Daniel Berendsen

Stars:

Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Selena Gomez	...	Alex Russo
David Henrie	...	Justin Russo
Jake T. Austin	...	Max Russo
Jennifer Stone	...	Harper Finkle
Maria Canals-Barrera	...	Theresa Russo
David DeLuise	...	Jerry Russo
Steve Valentine	...	Archie
Xavier Torres	...	Javier
Jennifer Alden	...	Giselle
Jazmín Caratini	...	The Bartender
Jonathan Dwayne	...	Activities Director
Marisé Alvarez	...	Greeter (as Marise Alvarez)
Bettina Mercado	...	Woman in Village #1
Veraalba Santa	...	Woman in Village #2
Gabriela Rosario	...	Village Girl (as Gabriela Alejandra Rosario)

Storyline

Powerful magic cast by Alex spells trouble for the Russo's. The kids must go on an adventure to save their family and their existence.

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Plot Keywords:

magic | spell | traitor | brother sister relationship | new york city | 

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Taglines:

Family vacations can be tricky.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

disney.com [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Zauberer vom Waverly Place - Der Film

Filming Locations:

Puerto Rico

Company Credits

Production Co:

It's a Laugh Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 94 min (TV)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Had a premiere of 13.6 million viewers, making it the second watched Disney Original Movie next to High School Musical 2 (17 million viewers).

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Goofs

When Max says "there is your magic," to Justin and Alex he is referring to Archie. At that time he has a soda bottle in his hand. When he goes and volunteers there suddenly is a straw in his soda bottle.

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Quotes

Jerry Russo: A full wizard there can be but one. all power to a daughter or son. to an ancient battle transport us three where one will emerge in victory

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Crazy Credits

At the beginning there is a street sign named "Waverly Place" with additional fade-ins "Disney Wizards of" and "The Movie" enclosed it, thus it results the title of this movie.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Hot Tub Time Machine/Chloe/How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Disappear"
Performed by Selena Gomez

User Reviews

Best DCOM EVER! Perfect for any age to enjoy and a great family film!

Wow, is all I can say about this movie, it was the best DCOM movie I have ever seen, The movie gave a very good family outlook with many scenes showing how the three siblings missed their parents and how they were determined to get their parents to know them. The actors in this are just flat out fantastic, I really like the TV show, but when I watched this, all the actors seemed more geared up and prepared. The chemistry of all the actors really made me like this movie, Selena Gomez once again does a great job, and the scenes in the movie between David Henrie and Selena Gomez were just unbelievable, the way they acted in every scene together was just perfect.

When I first saw the promos for this movie, I was like, oh that sounds cool, but I didn't expect it to be so good. Although the plot was a recycled one that's been used by Disney a lot, the actors breathed a new life to it with all of their amazing performances, and the special effects( although not Hollywood picture perfect) they were amazing for a disneychannel movie.

And the ending scenes of the movie were great, and once the movie was done, I was satisfied,( something that usually doesn't happen when I watch a DCOM)