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The Wizard(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-12-15
60%
318 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Italian.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $6,000,000.00
Revenue: $14,278,900.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
Movie: The Wizard
Top 10 Billed Cast
Luke Edwards
Jimmy
Wendy Phillips
Christine
Sam McMurray
Bateman
Beau Bridges
Sam
Fred Savage
Corey
Christian Slater
Nick
Will Seltzer
Putnam
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