Fred Savage,
Beau Bridges,
Christian Slater,
Luke Edwards,
Jenny Lewis
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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 ... read more
Directed by: Todd Holland (II), James Halty, Todd Holland
Release Date: December 15, 1989
Keywords:
kids,
video game,
super mario,
power glove,
fred savage,
Christian Slater ,
Super Mario Bros,
Fred Savage ,
Power Glove
DVD Release Date: August 22, 2006
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Flixster Reviews (1,495)
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July 4, 2011It's more than a game... It's the chance of a lifetime.
Saw it again! Great movie from my childhood which I still love and enjoy every single time I see it! Very nice roles by everyone who acted on this one. Super Mario Bros.3 one of the best video games ever created hands down!... read more -
June 21, 2011having grown up on this film i was excited to show it to my kids, and despite being about dated games, they loved it as much as i did. as long as one goes into this for good family fun, it works despite the unbelievable storyline.
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April 2, 2011A great kids movie, very modern, I mean, a video game competition? That's so rad. They should have some of those today. This movie is really cool, I highly recommend it.
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June 3, 2010Fred Savage is not a robot, only good thing about this movie is the cheesy Super Mario Brothers 3 showdown and the Double Dragon face-off. Fred Savage was a strapping young lad, wise beyond his years.
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October 16, 2009Any movie made by Nintendo simply to sell a new video game gets an OK in my book!
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January 17, 2009The Wizard is, quite frankly, one of the best films from the 80s. We are talking about a movie that revolves around the original Nintendo system. Wonderful memories.
When viewing the first 10 minutes or so, this film doesn't seem like it will be about video games, bu
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January 31, 2008The longest video game advertisement in the world. I still enjoyed it though.
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November 2, 2007This was a classic when I was a kid. All the Nintendo stuff had us all hooked. It was basically a big commercial for nintendo, but I didn't care. The story was simple and everyone I knew wanted to compete in the big tournament at the end.
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Critic Reviews
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Hollywood hucksters, zap them, have borrowed from Japanese game-pushers in this shameless attempt to sucker America's children. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It was only after the three kids arrived safely at the championships that I began to question the ethics of the film, which is, among other things, a thinly disguised commercial for Nintendo video gam... Full Review
March 12, 2010
TV Guide's Movie Guide
The runaways' actions provide anything but responsible models for the children who make up the film's target audience, and the likable cast flails against the rampant idiocy and gross commercialism. Full Review
July 14, 2007
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
one of the best movies about the nintendo entertainment system...
August 31, 2006
Jesse Hassenger, Filmcritic.com
a unique exercise in crappy '80s moviemaking %u2013 which has now become a unique exercise in crappy '80s nostalgia. Full Review
July 4, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole
Lots of fun
March 4, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
This movie sucks so bad, I didn't even like it in the 80s.
January 1, 2000
Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Granted, Nintendo has cornered the video game market, and all the kids in the audience seemed to know each game as it appeared on the screen, but why pander to that Saturday morning commercial televis... Full Review
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