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The Wizard

Year:

1989

Duration:

96 min | USA:100 min

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

IMDB rate:

Director:

Todd Holland

Awards:

4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1989-12-15

Filming Locations: Nevada, USA

Earnings

Budget: $6,000,000

Cast

Actor

Character

Tobey Maguire

The Wizard

Jackey Vinson

The Wizard

Luke Edwards

Jimmy Woods

Vince Trankina

Tate

Wendy Phillips

Christine Bateman

Dea McAllister

Councelor

Sam McMurray

Bateman

Beau Bridges

Sam Woods

Fred Savage

Corey Woods

Christian Slater

Nick Woods

Will Seltzer

Putnam

Roy Conrad

Bus Clerk

Jenny Lewis

Haley

Roderick Dexter

Trucker #1

Ray Bickel

Trucker #2

Chuck Skinner

Grease Monkey

W.K. Cowan

Salesman #1

William C. Thompson

Salesman #2

Sonny Dukes

Biker

T. Dan Hopkins

Old Navajo

Jason Oliver

Tough Teen #1

Rowden Metzger

Tough Teen #2

Preston Lee

Tough Teen #3

Beth Grant

Diner Manager

Gregor Hesse

Younger Boy

Tom Kerley

Pinball Teen

Frank McRae

Spankey

Gene Skillen

Stickman

Blair Anthony

Hotel Security

Thomas Stanczyk

Rick the Video Counselor

Jacqueline Lear

Bubblegum Girl

Valana C. Hatter

Diner Waitress

Terri Lynn Neish

Poolside Waitress

Lee Arenberg

Armageddon Registrar

Steven Grives

Armageddon Announcer

Marisa DeSimone

Mora Grissom

Zed Frizzelle

Lucas' Buddy

Jim Pirri

Studio Tour Guide

David D'Ovidio

Armageddon Official

Candice Hill

Gamer

Did you know?

Trivia

Exactly what mental disorder Jimmy Woods suffers from is never named in the film, though it is strongly implied to be autism. The filmmakers most likely decided not to mention autism by name in the film to avoid comparisons to Rain Man, released one year earlier.

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In the opening scenes of The Wizard, Jimmy is walking along a highway and is stopped by a police officer whose vehicle and uniform patch indicates he is a member of the Farleigh County Sheriff Department. Farleigh County is a fictional location, as there is no real Farleigh County in Utah.

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When Jimmy, Corey & Haley are hustling the teenagers at the restaurant, it shows the game Jimmy is playing as F-1 Dream. In reality, the actual game Jimmy is playing is Top Speed (1987), although F-1 Dream is also a real game.

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Goofs

When Jimmy says, "Corey, I don't want to go home," Haley's purse disappears and reappears between shots.

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In the first encounter between Putnam and Sam, Sam pulls out a shovel and repeatedly hits Putnam's car as he tries to leave. If you watch closely, Sam destroys the front left headlight twice. After smashing it the first time, a few seconds later it shows him hit it again as if it had not been hit yet.

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When Sam and Nick first encounter Putnam at the bus depot, Putnam uses his pocket knife to puncture and deflate the tires, and then runs away with it. Later, at the auto repair shop, you can clearly see a screwdriver punctured through the front left tire.

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Quotes

Haley: She packed it in. She was a showgirl. Great legs. I got her legs, what do you think?

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Nick: Pop I think we got it.

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Putnam: All right, I'm looking for a couple of kids. This one's a mental case, have you seen them?

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