The Wizard

1989

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Family / Romance / Sport

23
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 24 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 17516 17.5K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Todd Holland Photo
Todd Holland

Top cast

Lee Arenberg Photo
Lee Arenberg as Armageddon Registrar
Will Seltzer Photo
Will Seltzer as Putnam
Tobey Maguire Photo
Tobey Maguire as Lucas' Goon at Video Armageddon
Steven Grives Photo
Steven Grives as Armageddon Announcer
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
854.99 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 6
1.6 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 36

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cricketbat 7 / 10

A Nintendo marketing ploy that I enjoy

Of all the shameless marketing ploys to sell Nintendo products to kids in the 80s, The Wizard is probably the best. I thought this movie was so cool when I saw it back then, and dreamed of the day when I would be able to compete in a video game championship like Jimmy did. The viewing experience was a little different as an adult. I still like it, but I definitely noticed the glitches in the script. They used a lot of cheat codes for the plot. It was also more dramatic than I remembered. Yes, this movie is a little ridiculous, but The Wizard will always hold a special place in my memory banks.
Reviewed by Dustbowler 7 / 10

Fun Little Flick From My Youth

Geez what a goofy but fun movie. As you may know this is the story of a young kid named Jimmy and his brother Corey trying to get to California. They meet up with Haley and she's comes up with the idea of putting Jimmy in the Nintendo Tournament. So it's basically a road flick for kids. You get to see a lot of the video games you grew up with. But that's not all. There are plenty of funny moments. Beau Bridges going nuts with the shovel on Putnam's car is awesome. Well, pretty much ever scene with Beau, Christain Slater or the guy who plays Putnam are worth watching the movie for. With lines like,"Jimmy watch the mushroom!" and,"AAHH he touched my breast!" I dare you not to chuckle. I mean honestly, how can you hate a movie where you get to see Fred Savage punched-out by a girl?
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