The Wizard (1989)

Réalisateur:

Todd Holland

Scénariste (WGA):

David Chisholm (written by)

Date de sortie:

15 décembre 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Famille | Aventure | Drame

Accroche:

They're on a cross-country adventure to the world's greatest video championship. It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime.

Intrigue:

A boy and his two friends run away from home and hitch cross country to compete in the ultimate video game championship.

Plot Keywords:

Video Game | Championship | Cross Country | Young Boy | Nintendo

Récompenses:

4 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

LOVED this as a kid

Ensemble

Luke Edwards	...	Jimmy Woods / The Wizard
Vince Trankina	...	Tate (as Vincent Leahr)
Wendy Phillips	...	Christine Bateman
Dea McAllister	...	Councelor
Sam McMurray	...	Bateman
Beau Bridges	...	Sam Woods
Fred Savage	...	Corey Woods
Christian Slater	...	Nick Woods
Will Seltzer	...	Putnam
Roy Conrad	...	Bus Clerk
Jenny Lewis	...	Haley
Roderick Dexter	...	Trucker #1
Ray Bickel	...	Trucker #2
Chuck Skinner	...	Grease Monkey
W.K. Cowan	...	Salesman #1

Durée:

USA:100 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1994) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | UK:PG | Australia:PG

Lieux de tournage:

Cabazon, California, USA

Société:

Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions

Anecdotes:

During the scene of the finals of Video Armageddon, the last game used for the final, "Super Mario Bros. 3" was actually meant to be revealed in the film before the NES game was released. People were treated to see this paticular NES game for the first time when the film was first released into theaters.

Goofs:

Continuité: The smashed side mirror on Putnam's car.

Guillemet:

Nick: That cannot possibly be one of the four major food groups
Sam: It's a casserole genius.

Connexions De Film:

Références Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Bande son:

Leavin' On Your Mind

LOVED this as a kid

Being 6 when this movie came out, ALREADY obsessed with Nintendo, I wanted to see this movie so bad when it came out. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see it in the theater. But I saw it on video and checked it out like 20 times seriously. Watching it today it seems a little hokey, but still it brings me back to the days when video games were user friendly and fun.