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THE
WIZARD (1989):
A feature film based on the hugely successful NES and
its games, also serving as a surprise reveal for Super Mario Bros. 3,
THE WIZARD stars Fred Savage as Corey Woods, whose younger brother Jimmy
(Luke Edwards) is extremely upset and withdrawn after his twin sister
passes. Jimmy’s obsessed with the idea of getting to California for
mysterious reasons, and after Jimmy’s sent to an institution, Corey
decides to break him out and take him on the trip, with a private
investigator and his older brother Nick (Christian Slater) and dad (Beau
Bridges) both in pursuit. On the way, Corey discovers Jimmy is a
prodigy at nearly every (Nintendo) video game and there just so happens
to be a massive video game tournament taking place at Universal Studios,
the $50,000 Video Armageddon! Corey and Jimmy team up with Haley Brooks
(Jenny Lewis - yes, *that* Jenny Lewis) on a mission to make it to
California and conquer Video Armageddon, but not before being
encountering plenty of mini-bosses along the way. It’s so bad… and yet,
THE WIZARD did its job, turning a feature film full of melodrama and
schlock into the perfect thing to keep Nintendo on top through another
holiday season.
This month’s guest comedians:
David Mascorro
Ian Durias
Phil Mills
Robin Mihara (1990 Nintendo World Championships Finalist!)
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