The Wizard
"It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime."
A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.
Cast
Luke Edwards
Jimmy
Vince Trankina
Tate
Wendy Phillips
Christine
Dea McAllister
Counselor
Sam McMurray
Bateman
Beau Bridges
Sam
Fred Savage
Corey
Christian Slater
Nick
Will Seltzer
Putnam
Roy Conrad
Bus Clerk
Jenny Lewis
Haley
Roderick Dexter
Trucker #1 / Wrecking Yard Man
Ray Bickel
Trucker #2
Chuck Skinner
Grease Monkey
W.K. Cowan
Salesman #1
William C. Thompson
Salesman #2
Sonny Dukes
Biker
T. Dan Hopkins
Old Navajo
Jason Oliver Lipsett
Tough Teen #1
Rowden Metzger
Tough Teen #2
Preston Lee
Tough Teen #3
Beth Grant
Diner Manager
Gregor Hesse
Younger Boy
Jackey Vinson
Lucas
Tom Kerley
Pinball Teen
Frank McRae
Spanky
Gene Skillen
Stickman
Blair Anthony
Hotel Security
Thomas Stanczyk
Rick the Video Counselor
Jacqueline Lear
Bubblegum Girl
Valana C. Hatter
Diner Waitress
Terri Lynn Neish
Poolside Waitress
Lee Arenberg
Armageddon Registrar
Steven Grives
Armageddon Announcer
Marisa DeSimone
Mora Grissom
Zed Frizzelle
Lucas' Buddy
Jim Pirri
Studio Tour Guide
David D'Ovidio
Armageddon Official
Neo Edmund
Max (uncredited)
Candace Hill
Gamer (uncredited)
Tobey Maguire
Lucas' Goon at Video Armageddon (uncredited)
Crew
David Chisholm
Writer
Todd Holland
Director
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Dittrick
Music Editor
James M. Halty
Second Unit Director
Emanuel Millar
Key Hair Stylist
Jerry Ketcham
First Assistant Director
David D'Ovidio
Second Assistant Director
Daniel Schneider
Unit Production Manager
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Janet Cunningham
Extras Casting
Debra Chiate
Additional Editor
Cecilia Robinson
Additional Hairstylist
Dionne Oliver
Wardrobe Assistant
Mindy Dacus
Script Supervisor
Ofe Yi
First Assistant Editor
F. Scott Taylor
Assistant Editor
Cecilia Robinson
Makeup Artist
Josh Hakian
Special Effects Supervisor
Eddie Surkin
Special Effects Coordinator
Cheri Reed
Wardrobe Assistant
Lynne K. Eagan
Key Makeup Artist
Megan McConnell
Casting Assistant
Wendy Range
Set Costumer
Douglas Greenfield
Dolby Consultant
Kerrie Cullen
Stunts
Bernie Horn-Bostel
Swing
Matthew Sawelson
Dialogue Editor
Steve Picerni
Stunts
Bobby Porter
Stunts
Melissa Merwin
Key Costumer
Craig Hill
Transportation Captain
Bernard Vyzga
Set Designer
Stephen Tibbo
Swing
J. Paul Huntsman
Supervising Sound Editor
Nat Bocking
Assistant Property Master
Roger Kelton
Construction Coordinator
Katherine Becker
Sound Assistant
Pat McCormick
Dialogue Editor
David Roessell
Post Production Supervisor
Steve Pederson
Foley Mixer
Joel Renfro
Transportation Coordinator
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
Jonathan R. Hodges
Property Master
Robin Harlan
Foley Artist
Richard F. Anderson
Carpenter
Mortesa Rezvani
Sound Mixer
Bob Weitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
Chris Carriveau
Art Department Assistant
Robert Strohmaier
Set Designer
Robert Strohmaier
Draughtsman
Wade Mayer
Construction Foreman
Quinn Monahan
Set Dresser
Andrea Lakin
Sound Recordist
Ted Baumgart
Set Designer
Bruce P. Michaels
ADR Editor
Janet Brady
Stunts
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Ritchie Kremer
Leadman
Ken Van Gelder
Swing
Fred Cipriano
Sound Effects Editor
Lawrence L. Commans
Boom Operator
Celia Mercer
Graphic Designer
Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw
Stunts
Keith Slover
Art Department Assistant
Kathleen B. Cooper
Painter
John Haeny
Sound Effects Editor
Samuel F. Kaufman
Sound Recordist
Billy Hank Hooker
Stunts
Daryle Ann Lindley
Stunts
Mitch Stein
Stunts
Jim Connors
Stunts
Steve Cremin
Stunts
Joyce Kurtz
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
Frank Byers
Camera Operator
Steve M. Davison
Stunts
Andreé Gibbs
Stunts
Virginia Loridans
Stunts
Paula Moody
Stunts
Brad Sherman
Dialogue Editor
Joel Valentine
Sound Effects Editor
Larry Nicholas
Stunts
Paul Sharpe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sandy Berumen
Stunts
Clay Boss
Stunts
John Boccaccio
First Assistant Camera
George A. Sack Jr.
Stunts
James M. Halty
Stunt Coordinator
Craig Hosking
Aerial Director of Photography
Wes Houle
Electrician
Michael Evans
Electrician
Bob Leitelt
Dolly Grip
Michael Gall
Electrician
Willie Mann
Best Boy Grip
Harry Middleton
Location Manager
Dennis J. Lootens
Best Boy Electric
Chuck Wentworth
Aerial Director of Photography
Charles Smith
Grip
Beth Hickman
Production Coordinator
Christine Kirby
Craft Service
John Nicolard
Color Timer
Luis Rodriguez
Chef
Rance Barela
Production Illustrator
Sue Bea Montgomery
Production Assistant
Maria Mastras
Production Assistant
Michele Pierce
Production Assistant
Brandon Barrad
Stand In
John Glaeser
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lori-Etta Taub
Production Controller
Chris Morley
Gaffer
Les Percy
Key Grip
Kim Burke
Animal Wrangler
Charles Schner
Second Assistant Camera
Harold Topolsky
Production Assistant
Richard Osborn Jr.
Assistant Camera
Stacey Rogne
Stand In
Vince Onken
Grip
Antonio Ramirez
Assistant Chef
Peter Rathje
Set Medic
Ryan Nellis
Still Photographer
Tony Angellotti
Unit Publicist
Matthew Hallett
Stand In
Lou Anne Harrison
Craft Service
William Novak
Technical Advisor
Adam Spilkoman
Production Assistant
Dayv Brooks
Technical Advisor
David Combs
Studio Teacher
Robin Greer
Production Assistant
Suzanne Lutz
Production Assistant
Andy Spilkoman
Set Production Assistant
Barry M. Parker
Clearances Consultant
David Chisholm
Producer
Daniel Schneider
Associate Producer
Scilla Andreen
Costume Design
Robert D. Yeoman
Director of Photography
J. Peter Robinson
Original Music Composer
Mali Finn
Casting
Robert Sissman
Art Direction
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Executive Producer
Tom Finan
Editor
Sally Lear
Additional Casting
Claire Jenora Bowin
Set Decoration
Michael L. Mayer
Production Design
Ken Topolsky
Producer