FEATURE FILM

The Wizard

6.1/10
TMDB365 votes
1989Original: English100 min

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.

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Cast: Luke Edwards, Vince Trankina, Wendy Phillips, Dea McAllister, Sam McMurray

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About The Wizard

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

The Wizard (1989) is a film in the adventure, comedy, drama, family genres. Directed by Todd Holland. The cast includes Luke Edwards, Vince Trankina, Wendy Phillips, Dea McAllister.

Released
1989-12-15
Original language
English
Runtime
100 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Universal Pictures, Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
Directors
Todd Holland
Writers
David Chisholm

The Wizard cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.1/10 from 365 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

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.…

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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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What is The Wizard about?

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.

Who stars in The Wizard?

Luke Edwards, Vince Trankina, Wendy Phillips, Dea McAllister, Sam McMurray, Beau Bridges. See the cast cards above for character names.

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