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15 December 1989 (USA) moreTagline:
They're on a cross-country adventure to the world's greatest video championship. It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime. morePlot:
A boy and his two friends run away from home and hitch cross country to compete in the ultimate video game championship. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
'Gamer' Has Got Game, But These Other Movies Do Not (From MTV Movies Blog. 4 September 2009, 11:00 AM, PDT)
Daniel Radcliffe Says No to The Hobbit
(From newsinfilm. 18 August 2009, 2:02 PM, PDT)
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Lucas Barton, American Anti-Hero more (88 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Luke Edwards | ... | Jimmy Woods / The Wizard | |
| Vince Trankina | ... | Tate (as Vincent Leahr) | |
| Wendy Phillips | ... | Christine Bateman | |
| Dea McAllister | ... | Councelor | |
| Sam McMurray | ... | Bateman | |
| Beau Bridges | ... | Sam Woods | |
| Fred Savage | ... | Corey Woods | |
| Christian Slater | ... | Nick Woods | |
| Will Seltzer | ... | Putnam | |
| Roy Conrad | ... | Bus Clerk | |
| Jenny Lewis | ... | Haley | |
| Roderick Dexter | ... | Trucker #1 | |
| Ray Bickel | ... | Trucker #2 | |
| Chuck Skinner | ... | Grease Monkey | |
| W.K. Cowan | ... | Salesman #1 |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
USA:100 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1994) | Iceland:L | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | UK:PG | Australia:PGFun Stuff
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The sounds made by Lucas' Power Glove as he punches its keys are the famous five tones from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Corey is throwing darts at the map, in one scene there are two yellow darts on Wyoming and Arizona, but in the next scene they are gone, and there is a blue dart on Utah. moreQuotes:
[about her mom]Haley: She packed it in. She was a showgirl. Great legs. I got her legs, what do you think?
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Featured in "The Angry Video Game Nerd: Super Mario Brothers 3 and 'The Wizard' (#3.7)" (2008) moreSoundtrack:
Leavin' On Your Mind moreFAQ
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This movie explores the depths of human emotions. It incorporates dramatic struggles ranging from a family being ripped apart because of a divorce (all too common in this work-a-day society), and a complex friendship being stretched to the limit because of the legendary California Videogame Championship. Corey and Jimmy are half-brothers. Jimmy has a dead twin sister. Mom has a new boyfriend. Dad owns a landscaping business. Throw in Christian Slater as a bad-ass older brother, a love triangle with three 13 year olds, the power-glove, and the song "Send Me and Angel" by Real Life and you have 1 intense peice of cinema. Watch out for cameos by the black dude from Batteries Not Included*, a guy with the same voice as Dicky Barrett, and Las Vegas. I've seen this movie over 3 times, and I still get chills when Corey and Jimmy have to sleep in Goblin Valley. Damn.