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The Wizard (1989)

"It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime."

6.1/10 1h 40m Dec 15, 1989
Adventure Comedy Drama Family

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

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Movie Details

Original Title The Wizard
Original Language EN
Budget $6,000,000
Revenue $14,278,900
Status Released
Popularity 0.8

Cast

Luke Edwards
Luke Edwards
Jimmy
Popularity: 5.5
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Vince Trankina
Tate
Popularity: 0.1
Wendy Phillips
Wendy Phillips
Christine
Popularity: 0.6
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Dea McAllister
Counselor
Popularity: 0.1
Sam McMurray
Sam McMurray
Bateman
Popularity: 0.9
Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
Sam
Popularity: 2.1
Fred Savage
Fred Savage
Corey
Popularity: 2.2
Christian Slater
Christian Slater
Nick
Popularity: 3.9
Will Seltzer
Will Seltzer
Putnam
Popularity: 1.7
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Roy Conrad
Bus Clerk
Popularity: 0.2
Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis
Haley
Popularity: 1.1
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Roderick Dexter
Trucker #1 / Wrecking Yard Man
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Writer David Chisholm
Director Todd Holland
Executive Producer Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Producer David Chisholm, Ken Topolsky
Editor Tom Finan

Production

Universal Pictures
US
Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
US

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Keywords

california video game competition brother utah nintendo on the road road movie power glove

Reviews from TMDB

JPV852 5/10
Mar 14, 2020

Has some heart at times, almost ruined by the blatant and, hate to use this word, cringe-worthy product placement from Hostess to Nintendo to Universal Studios (which makes sense since this was one of their movies). The acting and writing is bad and I'm not quite sure who this movie was made for (th ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 15, 1989
Runtime 1h 40m
Budget $6,000,000
Revenue $14,278,900
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8
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