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Director:
Writer (WGA):
David Chisholm (written by)
Release Date:
15 December 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
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. more
Plot:
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 synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(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)
(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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LOVED this as a kid
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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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USA:100 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
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:PG
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Trivia:
Marked the first public unveiling of EAD's then-anticipated (but still popular) Super Mario Bros. 3.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Jimmy says, "Corey, I don't want to go home," Haley's purse disappears and reappears between shots.
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Quotes:
Putnam:
All right, I'm looking for a couple of kids. This one's a mental case, have you seen them?
Pinball Teen: Does he dress like you?
Putnam: No.
Pinball Teen: Then he can't be too much of a case, all right?
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Pinball Teen: Does he dress like you?
Putnam: No.
Pinball Teen: Then he can't be too much of a case, all right?
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Movie Connections:
References Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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Soundtrack:
Send Me An Angel
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Being 6 when this movie came out, ALREADY obsessed with Nintendo, I wanted to see this movie so bad when it came out. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see it in the theater. But I saw it on video and checked it out like 20 times seriously. Watching it today it seems a little hokey, but still it brings me back to the days when video games were user friendly and fun.