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The Wizard [Region 2]
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 4040316523585
Format: PAL
Languages: German (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Region Code: 2
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1989
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Editorial Review:
Less raunchy than Tommy and more conventional than Tron, The Wizard also revolves around gaming. There's even a Bridges on board. In Tron it was Jeff, in The Wizard it's Beau. As opposed to the rock opera's pinball-playing "deaf, dumb, and blind kid," however, quasi-catatonic Jimmy (Luke Edwards) is a video game wiz. While the nine-year-old lives with his mother, half-brothers Corey (Fred Savage, circa The Wonder Years) and Nick (Christian Slater, fresh from Heathers) live with their father, Sam (Bridges). When Jimmy, who recently lost his sister, is placed in a home, Corey busts him out for a trip to California. (Today, Jimmy's condition would be labeled post-traumatic stress disorder.) As they're leaving Utah, they join forces with gaming enthusiast Haley (Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis), who suggests LA's National Video Game Championships. So, off they go by foot, skateboard, and the kindness of strangers. Sam, Nick, and obnoxious bounty hunter Putnam (Will Seltzer) are close behind. The outcome may be a foregone conclusion--the fractured family makes their peace--but The Wizard still offers a nostalgic, Nintendo-laden look at 1980s gamer culture (Power Glove, Super Mario Bros. 3, etc.). Plus, sharp-eyed viewers will spot Toby Maguire milling around before the showdown at Universal Studios Theme Park. If not for the hitchhiking, gambling, and reckless automotive destruction--after Putnam takes a knife to Sam's tires, Sam smashes his headlights with a shovel--the movie would be appropriate for all ages. In other words, it earns its PG rating. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Retro Gaming Goodness... In a Movie!
'I love the power glove... it's so bad'. Classic line from this 90 minute Nintendo advert, I mean movie, from the early 90's. Chock full of star actors - Fred Savage, Christian Slater and Beau Bridges, this is a good family movie, but especially so if you are into retro gaming. See the NES played everywhere, video games galore, and the first look at Super Mario III. This was a box office flop, despite the star actors, but now it deserves to be placed in the retro computer and gaming hall of fame ... Read More
Rating:  - One of the best kid's 80s movies
Anyone who has seen this movie loves it. Definately aimed for the 10-14 year olds, but I still in my early 20's love watching this movie and remember when I first saw it. I highly recommend it.
Rating: - Of course it gets 5 stars!
I bought this movie because I love it. It's a great film! Easily gets 5 stars.
Rating: - Bring back the memories
Ever had a scene of a movie stuck in your head for many years and you just can't pinpoint what it's from? I watched this movie when I was young and remembered only a few scenes from it. I loved watching this movie again- it brought all those memories back. This is a great 80s movie and though I wonder more about it now, I love the idea of 3 pre-teens taking off on a road trip with no parental supervision to go play video games. Gotta love it. Only drawback, as with most older movies put on dvd, ... Read More
Rating: - The Wizard
This is a great family movie that everyone can watch and have fun watching. If you liked video games this is the movie for YOU:)
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