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The Wizard (1989)

PG 12/15/1989 Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family 1h 40m
61%
User
Score
6.1/10
29%
23/100

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

Overview

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.

David Chisholm

Writer

Todd Holland

Director

Top Billed Cast

Luke Edwards

Luke Edwards

Jimmy

Vince Trankina

Vince Trankina

Tate

Wendy Phillips

Wendy Phillips

Christine

Dea McAllister

Dea McAllister

Counselor

Sam McMurray

Sam McMurray

Bateman

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Sam

Fred Savage

Fred Savage

Corey

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Nick

Will Seltzer

Will Seltzer

Putnam

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Media

The Wizard (1989) Trailer

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Reviews

A review by JPV852

Written on March 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 (there is a joke about a teenage girl accusing a grown man of grabbing her breast) but there are some funny bad moments. **2.75/5**...

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