The Wizard was a movie about this autistic kid who runs away from home with his older brother (Fred Savage), and they find out the kid is a savant who can master any video game. They travel across the country on some wacky adventures on their way to a big video game tournament.
Throughout the movie you have the villain Lucas Barton ("I love the Power Glove. It's so bad.")
It also has people calling the Nintendo Power hotline for hot tips and tricks.
And at the big tournament, they actually debuted SMB3... in the movie... before the game came out.
Most genius successful marketing strategy for a game ever, and that's why it's the best-selling non-bundled video game of all time.
Also, the movie is hilarious. It was hilarious then and it's hilarious now. It's campy as hell and they even have a chase scene through Universal Studios. It has everything you could ever hope for in a movie.
I got it on VHS for $6 at a thrift store. And now it's out on DVD!!!
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