Wizard, The

Wizard, The

1989

After his little brother, Jimmy (Luke Edwards), is put in a mental institution, Corey (Fred Savage) breaks him out and the pair run off together to California. On their travels, Corey meets a girl named Haley (Jenny Lewis) and discovers that Jimmy is a master at playing video games. With talents like his, he could easily win the top prize of $50,000 at Video Armageddon. While the three travelers hitchhike to the competition, the boys' parents hire a bounty hunter to track them down.

They're on a cross-country adventure to the world's greatest video championship. It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime.

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Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Adventure
Length
1 hr. 40 mins.
US Theatrical Release
June 30, 1989
US Box Office
$14,278,900 (#3898 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
May 15, 2018
Acquired Date
April 4, 2023
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Fred Savage
Fred Savage
Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
Christian Slater
Christian Slater
Jackey Vinson
Jackey Vinson
Luke Edwards
Luke Edwards
Wendy Phillips
Wendy Phillips
Sam McMurray
Sam McMurray
Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis
Beth Grant
Beth Grant
Frank McRae
Frank McRae
Vince Trankina
Vince Trankina

Directors

Todd Holland
Todd Holland

Producers

David Chisholm
David Chisholm
Ken Topolsky
Ken Topolsky

Writers

David Chisholm
David Chisholm

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Rotten
29%
Tomatometer
24 votes
RT Hot
60%
Popcornmeter
1,354 votes
METASCORE
23
9 votes
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
16,988 votes

Tags

  1. Family

Additional Info

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  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media