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| | #REDIRECT [[List of references in film#The Wizard]] |
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| |image=[[File:The Wizard Poster.jpg|200px]]
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| |creator=
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| |writer=David Chisholm
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| |direct={{wp|Todd Holland}}
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| |star={{wp|Fred Savage}}<br>{{wp|Beau Bridges}}<br>{{wp|Christian Slater}}
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| |compose={{wp|J. Peter Robinson}}
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| |origin=[[United States of America]]
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| |language=English
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| |rating=PG
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| |editor=Tom Finan
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| |prodcompany=The Finnegan/Pinchuk Company<br>Pipeline Productions<br>{{wp|Cinergi Pictures}}<br>{{wp|Universal Pictures}}
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| |cinema={{wp|Robert Yeoman}}
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| |runtime=100 minutes
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| |budget=$6 million
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| |release=December 15, 1989
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| |boxoffice=$14.3 million
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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.
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| ==''Super Mario'' references in ''The Wizard''==
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| ''[[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 the [[Grass Land|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 level 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]] was 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>).
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| ==Gallery==
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| TheWizardSMB3.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' being played by the title character of ''The Wizard''.
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Films]]
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