Plot ĩ-year-old Jimmy Woods suffers from PTSD after his twin sister, Jennifer, drowned two years earlier. Despite receiving generally negative reviews upon its initial release, the film has garnered a cult following. Known for its extensive product placement of Nintendo material, it also officially introduced Super Mario Bros.
The film follows three children, the youngest of whom is emotionally withdrawn but gifted at playing video games, as they travel to California to compete in a video game tournament. It was also Tobey Maguire's uncredited film debut. 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.
