THE WIZARD

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• Release Year: 1989
• Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
• Plot: 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!
• Cast: Luke Edwards, Vince Trankina, Wendy Phillips, Dea McAllister, Sam McMurray, Beau Bridges, Fred Savage, Christian Slater, Will Seltzer, Roy Conrad, Jenny Lewis, Roderick Dexter, Ray Bickel, Chuck Skinner, W.K. Cowan, William C. Thompson, Sonny Dukes, T. Dan Hopkins, Jason Oliver, Rowdy Metzger, Preston Lee, Beth Grant, Gregor Hesse, Jackey Vinson, Tom Kerley, Frank McRae, Gene Skillen, Blair Anthony, Thomas Stanczyk, Jacqueline Lear, Valana C. Hatter, Terri Lynn Neish, Lee Arenberg, Steven Grives, Marisa DeSimone, Zed Frizzelle, Jim Pirri, David D'Ovidio, Tobey Maguire, Todd Holland, David Chisholm
• Director: Todd Holland
• Runtime: 1:40
• Company: Universal Studios
• Media Format: Movie