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The Wizard 1989 Directed by Todd Holland

It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime.

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Italian
Budget $6,000,000
Revenue $14,278,900
Release Date 15 December 1989
100 mins
Cast
Wendy Phillips Christine
Dea McAllister Counselor
Sam McMurray Bateman
Roy Conrad Bus Clerk
Roderick Dexter Trucker #1 / Wrecking Yard Man
Ray Bickel Trucker #2
Chuck Skinner Grease Monkey
W.K. Cowan Salesman #1
T. Dan Hopkins Old Navajo
Jason Oliver Lipsett Tough Teen #1
Rowden Metzger Tough Teen #2
Preston Lee Tough Teen #3
Beth Grant Diner Manager
Gregor Hesse Younger Boy
Tom Kerley Pinball Teen
Frank McRae Spanky
Gene Skillen Stickman
Blair Anthony Hotel Security
Thomas Stanczyk Rick the Video Counselor
Jacqueline Lear Bubblegum Girl
Valana C. Hatter Diner Waitress
Terri Lynn Neish Poolside Waitress
Lee Arenberg Armageddon Registrar
Steven Grives Armageddon Announcer
Marisa DeSimone Mora Grissom
Zed Frizzelle Lucas' Buddy
Jim Pirri Studio Tour Guide
David D'Ovidio Armageddon Official
Neo Edmund Max (uncredited)
Candace Hill Gamer (uncredited)
Tobey Maguire Lucas' Goon at Video Armageddon (uncredited)