Quick Facts
DirectorTodd Holland
Runtime1h 40m · PG
GenresAdventure · Comedy · Drama · Family
Release1989-12-15
Film
The Wizard
1989· PG· 1h 40m· Adventure· Comedy· Drama· Family
“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.
1989-12-15
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorTodd Holland
WriterDavid Chisholm
ProducerDavid Chisholm
Director of PhotographyRobert D. Yeoman
Original Music ComposerJ. Peter Robinson
EditorTom Finan
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1989-12-15
Runtime1h 40m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosUniversal Pictures · Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
Budget$6M
Box office$14M
LanguagesEnglish · Italian
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.1/10 · 350 votes
Original languageen
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