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| Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 15, 1989 |
Starring:
Beau Bridges, Christian Slater, Dea McAllister, Fred Savage, Jenny Lewis, Luke Edwards, Sam McMurray, Vince Trankina, Wendy Phillips, Will Seltzer
Summary:
A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross country with the help of a girl they meet to compete in the ultimate video game championship.
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Despite some forced lines and an overlong competition sequence, Holland holds The Wizard together well, supplementing the obvious stand-up-and-cheer climax with a moving conclusion. [15 Dec 1989, p.12]
Before you go off to see The Wizard with your own video whiz kid, consider visiting an arcade instead. Your entertainment dollar would be much better spent on Double Dragon. [15 Dec 1989, p.6D]
A feature-length commercial for the Nintendo electronic games system, so thinly disguised that it wouldn't even fool a Reagan-appointed FCC commissioner. [15 Dec 1989, p.G]
The Wizard does have a half-baked germ of a story at its center, but it's never developed because director Todd Holland turns his movie into one long commercial whose climax is the unveiling of a new Nintendo game - just in time for Christmas, boys and girls. [15 Dec 1989, p.7]
Apr 15, 2023
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Jun 4, 2023
When I was young this was one of my favorite movies. I saw it again today and despite the fact I can see some flaws now that I'm older it's still a classic, a very good movie, and also an inspiring movie for people with mental issues
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Dec 31, 2020
A classic movie. A movie where you can easily tell that if they give it a bad rating, they're obviously lying.
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