

The Wizard
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- Common Sense Age 10+
- Critics Consensus 27%
- HD
- CC
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- Comedy
- 1 Hour 39 Minutes
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4.3 • 73 Ratings
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Fred Savage stars in this warm-hearted family adventure that features the excitement and thrills of video game competition. Corey (Savage) refuses to let his emotionally disturbed younger brother Jimmy (Luke Edwards) be institutionalized, and the two run away together. They soon join forces with a resourceful girl (Jenny Lewis), who notices that Jimmy has a special talent: he is a "wizard" at video games and gets the high score on absolutely everything he plays. Evading their parents and a sinister bounty hunter, the trio head for a climactic showdown at the video game championships in California. Co-starring Beau Bridges and Christian Slater, it's an inside look at the world of video gamers that will have you cheering the whole way!
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- Rent $3.99
- Buy $14.99
Fred Savage stars in this warm-hearted family adventure that features the excitement and thrills of video game competition. Corey (Savage) refuses to let his emotionally disturbed younger brother Jimmy (Luke Edwards) be institutionalized, and the two run away together. They soon join forces with a resourceful girl (Jenny Lewis), who notices that Jimmy has a special talent: he is a "wizard" at video games and gets the high score on absolutely everything he plays. Evading their parents and a sinister bounty hunter, the trio head for a climactic showdown at the video game championships in California. Co-starring Beau Bridges and Christian Slater, it's an inside look at the world of video gamers that will have you cheering the whole way!
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- Rent $3.99
- Buy $14.99
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Ratings and Reviews
Critics Consensus:
Kids' adventure tale filled with danger and a bit of heart.
Cast & Crew
- Cast
- Fred Savage
- Jenny Lewis
- Luke Edwards
- Christian Slater
- Beau Bridges
- Will Seltzer
- Sam McMurray
- Frank McRae
- Wendy Phillips
- Jackey Vinson
- Director
- Todd Holland
- Producers
- David Chisholm
- Ken Topolsky
- Screenwriter
- David Chisholm
Information
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Genre
- Comedy
- Released
- Copyright
- © 1989 Universal City Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Languages
- Primary
- English (Stereo, CC)
Accessibility
- CC
- Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.