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The Wizard
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.
1989 · Directed by Todd Holland · 100 min · Adventure · Comedy · Drama · Family · 8 frames
Tagline
It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime.
Crew
- Written by: David Chisholm
- Cinematography: Robert D. Yeoman
- Edited by: Tom Finan
- Music: J. Peter Robinson
- Production design: Michael L. Mayer
- Produced by: David Chisholm, Ken Topolsky
Cast
- Luke Edwards as Jimmy
- Vince Trankina as Tate
- Wendy Phillips as Christine
- Dea McAllister as Counselor
- Sam McMurray as Bateman
- Beau Bridges as Sam
- Fred Savage as Corey
- Christian Slater as Nick
- Will Seltzer as Putnam
- Roy Conrad as Bus Clerk
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Italian
- Studios: Universal Pictures, Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
- Budget: $6,000,000
- Box office: $14,278,900
- Themes: california, video game, competition, brother, utah, nintendo, on the road, nes, road movie, carts
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