The Wizard of Speed and Time

19881988
PGPG
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

2.1K

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Biography Comedy Musical

A Hollywood filmmaker (Mike Jittlov) makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownest to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with anything with a use. Luck... Read allA Hollywood filmmaker (Mike Jittlov) makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownest to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with anything with a use. Luckily, our film creator gets the help of his friends.A Hollywood filmmaker (Mike Jittlov) makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownest to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with anything with a use. Luckily, our film creator gets the help of his friends.

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

- Mike Jittlov
- Mike Jittlov
- Richard Kaye(additional dialogue)
- Deven Chierighino(additional dialogue)
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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Mike Jittlov in The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988)

Mike Jittlov and Paige Moore in The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988)

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Trivia
Based on a three-minute demo reel Mike Jittlov made in 1977 in an attempt to get a job at Disney Studios.

Goofs
In a shot of the studios from the air, the name is misspelled across the roof of one of the buildings ("Hollywod Studios" instead of "Hollywood Studios"). However, this misspelling is repeated in signs within the studio itself (ex. "Hollywod's Greatest Defects"), showing this not to be an error in the movie, but an intentional mistake to further demonstrate the incompetence of the studio.

Quotes
Mom Jittlov: You got a job today?
Mike: Yeah, almost; I sold my car.
Mom Jittlov: [aghast] Your wonderful car?
Mike: Mmm-hmm. Sold my property to pay property taxes.

Crazy credits
The last one is "The Moon copyright 4,538,000 BC, The Earth. World rights reserved."

Connections
Edited from The Wizard of Speed and Time (1979)

Soundtracks
Time Tripper
by John Massari

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Featured review

Wonderful

The truth is, eye came across this movie in a video store and thought it looked like the most stupid thing ever. Im 17 & interested in film-making & so like to watch total low-budget crap and laugh at how poor some low budget movies are!

But not this. The wizard of speed & time is literally more than a movie. I feel like Mike J is a movie & magic pioneer in the industry showing that Creativity and magic are still very much alive:)

The film is just so magical & feel-good. There are odd sequences cut & pasted together & look so different. There are 3 unicorn references (I love unicorns) and the fact Mike J basically MADE THIS MOVIE HIMSELF is a testament to how much passion he put into this project. The Prince of the movie industry! The sequence with Mike going to all the unions is a clever & witty dig at the ugly crapiness of hollywood. This movie is a reminder of all the guys & girls sitting in their rooms making the most magical stories,pictures & music that only they will hear. I just wish that Mike J had been sucessful and given us more movies like this. Well, at least the movie lives on.....

Peace Nyrone (uk)

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