- Country: Brazil, USA
- Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1989-12-15
- Director: Todd Holland
- Writers: David Chisholm
- Language: English
- Stars: Fred Savage , Luke Edwards , Jenny Lewis , Vince Trankina , Wendy Phillips , Dea McAllister , Sam McMurray , Beau Bridges (I) , Christian Slater , Will Seltzer
- Runtime: 100 min
- Awards: 4 nominations
- AKA: The Wizard (Australia) , Vidéokid (France, French Republic) , The Wizard (Turkey) , Il piccolo grande mago dei videogames (Italy) , Suuito rodo (Japan) , The Wizard (United Kingdom) , A varázsló (Hungary) , El genio (Mexico) , Волшебник (Russian Federation) , Joy Stick Heroes (Germany) , L'enfant génial (Canada) , O Génio (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Wizard (United States of America) , Sweet Road (Japan) , Game Over (Finland) , Čarobnjak (Serbia) , Волшебник , The Wizard (Canada) , The Wizard , El campeón del videojuego (Spain) , Gameboy (Sweden) , Кудесник (Russian Federation) , O Gênio do Videogame (Brazil) , Czarodziej (Poland)
- Plot:
Corey refuses to let his emotionally disturbed younger brother Jimmy be institutionalized, and the two run away together. They soon join forces with a resourceful girl, who notices that Jimmy has a special talent: he is a “wizard” at video games and can achieve 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 national video game championships in California.
- IMDB:tt0098663
The Wizard Cast · · · ALL
Todd Holland
Director
Luke Edwards
Jimmy
Vince Trankina
Tate
Wendy Phillips
Christine
Dea McAllister
Counselor
Sam McMurray
Bateman
Beau Bridges
(I)
Sam
Fred Savage
Corey
Christian Slater
Nick
Will Seltzer
Putnam
Jenny Lewis
Haley
Ray Bickel
Trucker #2
T. Dan Hopkins
Old Navajo
Beth Grant
Diner Manager
Jackey Vinson
Lucas
Frank McRae
Spanky
Lee Arenberg
Armageddon Registrar
Steven Grives
Armageddon Announcer
Jim Pirri
Studio Tour Guide
David D’Ovidio
Armageddon Official
Tobey Maguire
Lucas' Goon at Video Armageddon (uncredited)