The Wizard (1989)

Release Date : Dec. 15, 1989 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★

Details : Corey (Fred Savage) refuses to let his emotionally disturbed younger brother Jimmy (Luke Edwards) be institutionalized and the two run away together. They soon join forces with a resourceful girl (Jenny Lewis) who notices that Jimmy has a special talent: he is a wizard at video games and can achieve the high score on absolutely everything he plays. Evading their parents and a sinister bounty hunter the trio head for a climactic showdown at the national video game championships in California.
Duration : 1 Hour 39 Minutes

Cast and Crew :

Fred Savage as Corey Woods	Beau Bridges as Sam Woods	Christian Slater as Nick Woods	Wendy Phillips as Christine Bateman
Sam McMurray as Bateman	Beth Grant as Diner Manager	Tobey Maguire as Lucas' Goon at Video Armageddon (uncredited)