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 off together. They soon join forces with a resourceful girl (Jenny Lewis), who notices that Jimmy has an uncanny knack for video games.
Evading their parents and a sinister bounty hunter, the trio head for a climactic showdown at the video game championships in California, where Jimmy can realize a dream noone believed he was capable of.
It's satisfying entertainment for the whole family, co-starring Beau Bridges and Christian Slater.
Color/1 Hour and 40 Mins. PG
digitally recorded CC
TITLE: The Wizard 
ALSO KNOWN AS: Joy Stick Heroes
RATING: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes (1 Hour and 40 minutes)
DISTRIBUTOR: Universal City Studios / MCA Home Video
STATUS: Available on VHS and DVD in Germany; Discontinued/Out of Print in the USA
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. 
The music featured in The Wizard is almost as memorable as the movie itself. It's basically a collection of songs that were common at that time. Classic NKOTB and even a couple of "golden oldies". Below is the soundtrack listing. But take note. There is no official soundtrack to The Wizard. But you can download some mp3 files here. 
"You Don't Get Much" - BoDeans
"Red River" - BoDeans
"Leavin' On Your Mind" - Patsy Cline
"The Right Stuff" - New Kids On The Block
"Hangin' Tough" - New Kids On The Block
"Send Me An Angel" - Real Life
"Nowhere to Run" - Martha and the Mandellas
"Live By the Groove" - Paul Carrack
"Don't Be Cruel" - Bobbie Brown
"I Found My Way" - Sally Dworsky
The sounds made by Lucas' Power Glove as he punches it's keys are the famous five tones from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". 
Before the Nintendo video game "Super Mario Brothers 3" was released, it was showcased in "The Wizard".
Putnam slashes Sam Woods' tires with a knife and drives away with it. Later, a mechanic pulls the same knife out of the front tire. 
When the kids first arrive in Reno in the limo, there's a clock showing the time as 12:01. In the very next shot, the same clock says 11:37.
In the Video Armageddon scene, it is said that there are two minutes left, even though the timer visibly shows one minute.
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