The Wizard

The Wizard (1989)

Genres - Drama, Children's/Family, Comedy  |   Sub-Genres - Childhood Drama, Road Movie  |   Release Date - Dec 15, 1989 (USA)  |   Run Time - 97 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Iotis Erlewine

In this comedy, Corey Woods (Fred Savage) sneaks his emotionally disturbed little brother, Jimmy (Luke Edwards) out of the home he has been placed in, and sets off on a trip across the country. Along the way they team up with young Haley (Jenny Lewis), and together they discover that the silent Jimmy has a gift for playing video games. With this newfound information, the trio sets off for a video game competition in California, pursued by a number of concerned relatives.

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road-trip, arcade [game], emotional-problems, video-games, autism, brother, cross-country, runaway [from home]