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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 mo…
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The Wizard
“It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime.”
61%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
The Wizard (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Wizard (1989) — a movie tagged as Adventure, Comedy, and Drama with cozy, funny, and heartwarming moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, date night, and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Wizard 61% (347 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
61%
from 347 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-12-15
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 6.1
- TMDB ID
- 183
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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.
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How long is the movie The Wizard?
The official runtime for The Wizard is approximately 100 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Luke Edwards
Jimmy
- V
Vince Trankina
Tate
Wendy Phillips
Christine
- D
Dea McAllister
Counselor
Sam McMurray
Bateman
Beau Bridges
Sam
Fred Savage
Corey
Christian Slater
Nick
Will Seltzer
Putnam
- R
Roy Conrad
Bus Clerk
Jenny Lewis
Haley
- R
Roderick Dexter
Trucker #1 / Wrecking Yard Man
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Ray Bickel
Trucker #2
- C
Chuck Skinner
Grease Monkey
- W
W.K. Cowan
Salesman #1
- W
William C. Thompson
Salesman #2
- S
Sonny Dukes
Biker
T. Dan Hopkins
Old Navajo
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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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