The Wizard
The Wizard is a 1989 American family film directed by Todd Holland (in his directorial debut), written by David Chisholm, and starring Fred Savage, Jenny Lewis, Beau Bridges, Christian Slater, and Luke Edwards. It was also Tobey Maguire's uncredited film debut.
Plot
9 year old Jimmy Woods suffers from PTSD after his twin sister, Jennifer, drowned two years earlier. Prone to randomly wandering away from home, he perpetually carries around a lunchbox while frequently repeating the word "California".
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| author | David Chisholm |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California Los Angeles Utah |
| director | Todd Holland |
| editor | Tom Finan |
| genre | adventure comedy-drama |
| keywords | 10 minute 9 year old 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 super mario super mario bros. 3 tourist trap train travel trucker twin sister universal studios universal studios hollywood video game wander win |
| musicBy | J. Peter Robinson |
| producer | David Chisholm Ken Topolsky |
| publisher | Carolco Pictures |
| recordedAt | California Los Angeles |
| theme | chase road movie sponsored |