The Wizard
The Wizard is a 1989 American family film directed by Todd Holland, written by David Chisholm, and starring Fred Savage, Christian Slater, Jenny Lewis, Beau Bridges, and Luke Edwards. It was also Tobey Maguire's film debut.
Plot
Jimmy Woods is a young boy suffering from PTSD after his twin sister, Jennifer, drowned two years earlier. Prone to wandering away from home at random times, he perpetually carries around a lunchbox while frequently repeating the word "California." Jennifer's death resulted in a split of Jimmy's family: he lives with his mother, Christine, and stepfather, Mr. Bateman, while his older half-brothers, Nick and Corey, live with their father, Sam. Exasperated by Jimmy's behavior, Christine and Mr. Bateman decide to commit Jimmy to an institution. Unwilling to allow it, Corey sneaks Jimmy out, and they start traveling on foot for Los Angeles. Nick and Sam resolve to bring the boys back, in competition with Mr. Putnam, a greedy bounty hunter hired by Mr. Bateman and Christine to find Jimmy.
More details
| author | David Chisholm |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California Los Angeles Utah |
| director | Todd Holland |
| editor | Tom Finan |
| genre | adventure comedy-drama |
| keywords | bounty hunter bus station cabazon dinosaurs crap drown game last second lunchbox ninja gaiden nintendo power line on the road posttraumatic stress disorder power glove power line prize money ptsd rad racer rid suffer super mario super mario bros. 3 tourist trap train travel trucker twin sister universal studios hollywood video game wander win young boy |
| musicBy | J. Peter Robinson |
| producer | David Chisholm Ken Topolsky |
| publisher | Carolco Pictures Japan North America Toho Universal Studios |
| recordedAt | California Los Angeles |
| theme | chase road movie |