The Wizard, also known as Joy Stick Heroes, is a 1989 adventure dramedy movie starring Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, and Jenny Lewis. The film follows three children as they travel to California so the youngest, who has a condition that makes him emotionally withdrawn, can compete in the Nintendo World Video Game Championships. The movie was North America's introduction to what would become one of the best-selling video games of all time, Super Mari...
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The Wizard, also known as Joy Stick Heroes, is a 1989 adventure dramedy movie starring Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, and Jenny Lewis. The film follows three children as they travel to California so the youngest, who has a condition that makes him emotionally withdrawn, can compete in the Nintendo World Video Game Championships. The movie was North America's introduction to what would become one of the best-selling video games of all time, Super Mario Bros. 3.
The film, which makes many references to Nintendo, was made by Universal Studios. A few years earlier, the two companies were involved in a major lawsuit, over Nintendo's Donkey Kong character and game, which Universal claimed to infringe on their rights to King Kong.
Jimmy (Edwards) is a young boy who has suffered from a serious mental disorder ever since his twin sister drowned in a river. He doesn't interact with anyone, he spends most of his time building things out of blocks or boxes, and he always carries his lunchbox with him...
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