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The Wizard

  • 19891989
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
15K
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POPULARITY
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Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, and Jenny Lewis in The Wizard (1989)
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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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,815
577
  • Director
    • Todd Holland
  • Writer
    • David Chisholm
  • Stars
    • Fred Savage
    • Luke Edwards
    • Jenny Lewis
Top credits
  • Director
    • Todd Holland
  • Writer
    • David Chisholm
  • Stars
    • Fred Savage
    • Luke Edwards
    • Jenny Lewis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 120User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 23Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Fred Savage
    Fred Savage
    • Corey Woodsas Corey Woods
    Luke Edwards
    Luke Edwards
    • Jimmy Woodsas Jimmy Woods…
    Jenny Lewis
    Jenny Lewis
    • Haleyas Haley
    Vince Trankina
    • Tateas Tate
    • (as Vincent Leahr)
    Wendy Phillips
    Wendy Phillips
    • Christine Batemanas Christine Bateman
    Dea McAllister
    • Counseloras Counselor
    Sam McMurray
    Sam McMurray
    • Batemanas Bateman
    Beau Bridges
    Beau Bridges
    • Sam Woodsas Sam Woods
    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Nick Woodsas Nick Woods
    Will Seltzer
    • Putnamas Putnam
    Roy Conrad
    • Bus Clerkas Bus Clerk
    Roderick Dexter
    • Trucker #1as Trucker #1…
    Ray Bickel
    • Trucker #2as Trucker #2
    Chuck Skinner
    • Grease Monkeyas Grease Monkey
    W.K. Cowan
    • Salesman #1as Salesman #1
    William C. Thompson
    • Salesman #2as Salesman #2
    Sonny Dukes
    • Bikeras Biker
    T. Dan Hopkins
    T. Dan Hopkins
    • Old Navajoas Old Navajo
    • Director
      • Todd Holland
    • Writer
      • David Chisholm
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The movie has developed a cult following, with movie-themed retro gaming tournaments hosted across the country. Luke Edwards, Fred Savage, and Jenny Lewis have made appearances at these events.
    • Goofs
      All of the Nintendo consoles at Video Armaggedon are off. If they were on, a single red light would appear on the front left side of each.
    • Quotes

      Lucas: I love the Power Glove. It's so bad.

    • Alternate versions
      When shown on Nickelodeon, all profane language is cut, along with the "he touched my breast" line (and, of course, all subsequent references to that line.)
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Family Business/Blaze/We're No Angels/The Wizard/The Rosegarden (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      You Don't Get Much
      Written by Sammy Llanas and Kurt Neumann (as Kurt Newmann)

      Performed by BoDeans

    User reviews120

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    You got 50,000 on Double Dragon?!?
    If you were born between the years 1974 and 1984 and were as obsessed as most of us were about Nintendo games, you will enjoy this movie. Yes, the plot is predictable and cheesy and the writing leaves a lot to be desired, but I guarantee if you fall into the above group, you will enjoy regressing back to 1989 where having "all 97 games," and "the power glove (it's so bad...)" were major status symbols. If you don't fall into this group, or couldn't really care less about old video games, then you should probably pass on this film. But for the rest of us, (I used to watch the commercial for this film just to get a glimpse at Super Mario Bros. 3) watch it and enjoy it time after time.
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    • Aug 8, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gameboy
    • Filming locations
      • Wheel Inn Restaurant - 50900 Seminole Drive, Cabazon, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Carolco Pictures
      • Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
      • Pipeline Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,278,900
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,142,525
      • Dec 17, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,278,900
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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