Editing The Wizard

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{{film infobox
|image=[[File:The Wizard Poster.jpg|200px]]
|alias=
|format=
|creator=
|devel=
|writer=David Chisholm
|direct={{wp|Todd Holland}}
|creadir=
|star={{wp|Fred Savage}}<br>{{wp|Beau Bridges}}<br>{{wp|Christian Slater}}
|voice=
|compose={{wp|J. Peter Robinson}}
|origin=[[United States of America]]
|language=English
|rating={{ratings|mpa=pg|mpaC=<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098663/</ref>|bbfc=pg|bbfcC=<ref>https://guild-home-video.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wizard</ref>|kavi=st|kaviC=<ref name="Finnish">https://videospace.fi/release/game_over_vhs_finnkino</ref>|fsk=6|fskC=<ref name="German">[https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Joy-Stick-Heroes-Beau-Bridges/dp/B0CK5876ZM Joy Stick Heroes]</ref>}}
|execprod=
|prod=
|editor=Tom Finan
|prodloc=
|prodcompany=The Finnegan/Pinchuk Company<br>Pipeline Productions<br>{{wp|Cinergi Pictures}}<br>{{wp|Universal Pictures}}
|cinema={{wp|Robert Yeoman}}
|camera=
|runtime=100 minutes
|budget=$6 million
|release=December 15, 1989
|boxoffice=$14.3 million
|status=
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'''''{{wp|The Wizard (1989 film)|The Wizard}}''''' is a family film directed by Todd Holland, released by {{wp|Universal Pictures|Universal Studios}} on December 15, 1989, that stars Luke Edwards, Fred Savage, and Jenny Lewis. The movie featured several cameos and direct references to [[Nintendo]]-related products, as well as many video games released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. Due to this, the movie has been criticized for its excessive product placement of Nintendo material, but has nevertheless gained a cult following.

==''Super Mario'' references in ''The Wizard''==
''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' is featured as the game played in the final event of the Video Armageddon competition at the end of the film, predating its western release on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]. As the scene progresses, protagonist Jimmy Woods (Luke Edwards) manages to find the [[Recorder|Magic Flute]] in {{world link|1|fort|World 1-Fortress}} and wins the competition by warping to [[Giant Land|World 4]] (which would not actually score extra points in the game itself, implying that the competition had a different scoring system). Additionally, the emcee at the Video Armageddon announces several level names incorrectly (for instance, calling [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-3]] "World 2"). ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' is mentioned and seen being played occasionally at earlier points in the film. Sound effects from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' can be heard at a few points as well. [[Mario]] and a [[Sidestepper]] were prominently featured in the background of the film's poster artwork (which was later reused as the box art for the VHS and Blu-ray release<ref>https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Wizard-Blu-ray/30506/</ref>).

==Gallery==
<gallery>
TheWizardSMB3.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' being played by the title character of ''The Wizard''.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=スウィート・ロード
|JpnR=Suwīto Rōdo
|JpnM=Sweet Road
|JpnC=<ref>[https://natalie.mu/eiga/film/800801#google_vignette スウィート・ロード]</ref>
|Fin=Game Over
|FinC=<ref name="Finnish"/>
|Fre=Vidéokid : L'Enfant génial
|FreM=Videokid: The awesome kid
|FreC=<ref name="FNAC">[https://www.fnac.com/mp48716129/Videokid-L-Enfant-genial-The-Wizard Vidéokid : L'Enfant génial / The Wizard]</ref>
|Ger=Joy Stick Heroes
|GerC=<ref name="German"/>
|Ita=Il piccolo grande mago dei videogames
|ItaM=The little great videogame wizard
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.amazon.it/Piccolo-Grande-Mago-Dei-Videogames/dp/B0D2JCGYKK Piccolo Grande Mago Dei Videogames (Il)]</ref>
|Kor=전자 오락의 마법사
|KorR=Jeonja Orakyi Mabeopssa
|KorM=Electronic Videogame Wizard
|KorC=<ref>[https://extmovie.com/movietalk/31526305 '레디 플레이어 원'이 영향 받았을 법한 '전자오락의 마법사']</ref>
|PorA=O Gênio do Videogame
|PorAM=The Videogame Genius
|PorAC=<ref>[https://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-34233/ O Gênio do Videogame]</ref>
|Rus=Волшебник
|RusR=Volšebnik
|RusM=The wizard
|RusC=<ref>[https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/1670/?utm_referrer=www.google.com Волшебник (1989)]</ref>
|SpaA=El genio
|SpaAM=The genius
|SpaAC=<ref>https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/el-genio/umc.cmc.5tf68q990bee823pmo87o8u57?l=es</ref>
|SpaE=El pequeño mago
|SpaEN=original dub
|SpaEM=The little wizard
|SpaEC=<ref>[https://x.com/i/status/1887603852003676537]</ref>
|SpaE2=El campeón del videojuego
|SpaE2N=re-dub
|SpaE2M=The videogame champion
|SpaE2C=<ref name="FNAC"/>
}}

==References==
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