The Wizard gets reunion screening from Ain't It Cool News

40 Comments by Justin McElroy Oct 18th 2007 6:25PM
Filed under: Culture

It's rare that the intersection of film and video game makes for any good news, but this just happens to be one of those odd occasions. The film buffs of Ain't It Cool News are going to be putting together a reunion screening for the greatest video-game-related-yet-not-video-game-based film of all time: The Wizard. In attendance will be big brother Fred Savage, director Todd Holland and the titular wizard, Luke Edwards. Conspicuously absent from the list: Jackey "Lucas" Vinson, who apparently hasn't acted in 15 years. You may remember Vinson from his love of the Power Glove and its plentiful badness.

Tickets to the Dec. 7 show at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas go on sale on Nov. 5 on their website. If you're in the area and you don't go, well ... we're not sure we can be friends anymore.

Tags: aintitcoolnews, movies, thewizard

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superberg: Oct 18th 2007; 6:29PM

It would be worth any price if Jenny Lewis was there...

JodyAnthony: Oct 18th 2007; 8:23PM

first comment, most correct comment.

jenny lewis *swoon*

Mikeawesome: Oct 18th 2007; 11:42PM

I've actually had the pleasure of meeting her before.

So damn hot. Mmmmm.

mr nimblewick (SegaDF - Jogurt Ring): Oct 18th 2007; 6:31PM

This movie was so cool as a kid.

Super Mario Bros. THREE?!?!?!

deadmantyping: Oct 18th 2007; 6:39PM

i don't remember the power glove working as well as it does in the clip...

mr nimblewick (SegaDF - Jogurt Ring): Oct 18th 2007; 6:42PM

Hold on, I'm going to get some more posts for this thread...

I say, dear chap, it works a good spot better than the Wii-remote, eh wot?

DangerMouse: Oct 18th 2007; 6:45PM

Hollywood magic at its finest.

blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring): Oct 18th 2007; 10:39PM

i read all of the video game displays in the movie were pre-recorded and just played on the screens from a vcr

also you can drive like that with the wiimote now, lol. nintendo was 20 years ahead back then?

Cellien: Oct 18th 2007; 6:45PM

Whelp, I'm going. Just around the corner from my work. :)

Fullmetal Salchemist: Oct 18th 2007; 6:49PM

Not surprisingly, they didn't get Jenny Lewis, the only one who still has a career as a performer.

blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring): Oct 18th 2007; 6:53PM

lol

well freddy still does a few things, doesn't he? i saw him on tv recently

also, the wizard ruled, even though i had no idea what was going on the whole time (i was only like 5)

Fullmetal Salchemist: Oct 18th 2007; 7:13PM

I think he produces those really bad Nickelodeon and Disney Channel sitcoms.

Calviin: Oct 18th 2007; 8:06PM

Technically, they could get Toby McGuire. He was one of Lucas' lackies at the tournament. He's in the image here, first on the left, sporting quite the mullet.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y108/Calviin/trivia.jpg

Sean: Oct 19th 2007; 11:47AM

Hahaha, that is most excellent Calviin. I would give you +100000 if I could.

Kn1ves: Oct 18th 2007; 6:53PM

i love the power glove. its so bad.

T bone McSassy: Oct 18th 2007; 7:00PM

Hey man!

Don't forget Christian Slater.

The Slater-man has to be there!

Dave: Oct 18th 2007; 7:01PM

The Alamo Drafthouse--the best place to drink beer and watch a movie.

ApolloIV: Oct 18th 2007; 7:01PM

It still cracks me up that Horse the Band used this as their intro into Cutsman.

eldee: Oct 18th 2007; 7:41PM

why? they regularly sample video games, what makes this so surprising?

dave: Oct 18th 2007; 7:38PM

LOL "I love the power glove. Its soo bad!" best line in that film

timnc: Oct 18th 2007; 7:40PM

I don't remember my power glove working that well.

JodyAnthony: Oct 18th 2007; 8:23PM

HE TOUCHED MY BREAST!

Billy: Oct 18th 2007; 9:46PM

That is one of the best clips of all time.

Gamerextrordinaire: Oct 18th 2007; 10:21PM

This is a VERY shitty movie--without a doubt.

It's amazing the absolute crap the children of the NES/Transformers era of the 80's grew up on. Pity the children...

mr nimblewick (SegaDF - Jogurt Ring): Oct 18th 2007; 11:07PM

Compared to genius like Danny Phantom?

ThornedVenom: Oct 18th 2007; 10:49PM

Queue in the memes!

"I love the ____. It's so bad."

Jason: Oct 18th 2007; 11:04PM

How many people noticed the Close Encounters of the Third Kind music cameo when he starts up the game?

Sieged Eagle: Oct 19th 2007; 12:11AM

Mere words can't describe how I loved to watch this movie when I had it on VCR back in the 90's, when I was about 5 years old. The lines are legendary, especially the Powerglove one, which I loved to hear, and I still remember how excited I always got when I saw a game being there.

"Oh wow dad, look! That kid's playing Megaman!!"

Also, I still have a functional copy of Rad Racer. That game for me was (and it's still)hard as hell to beat.

blooh (TIDF - Nipple Ring): Oct 19th 2007; 12:48AM

haha this made me go back and read a ton of old video game history. hence my name change :) I used to have a ti-99/4a, it was great

Ryan Hamilton: Oct 19th 2007; 1:21AM

The Powerglove is basically doing what the Wiimote does today on the Wii. Nintendo was ahead of it's time. How could no one figure out what Nintendo was up to before annoucing the controls of the Wii? We should have all seen it coming lol.

blooh (TIDF - Nipple Ring): Oct 19th 2007; 1:25AM

either nintendo was 20 years ahead then, or they're 20 years behind now

Muku: Oct 19th 2007; 1:31AM

I'm sure many of us thought this was one of the coolest movies ever. I'm sure if I watched it now I'g thinkt he opposite; however, I still would pay to see this. Past several years I've been here and they didn't have anything worth going to. I'm moving out of here in middle of next month and they finally make it worth to see an old movie. >

Brian Fantana: Oct 19th 2007; 2:00AM

Dear god. I can't believe I saw that movie in the theater when I was younger.

Knoxximus: Oct 19th 2007; 4:10AM

Man, I saw Vinson in an episode of Law and Order like 2 months ago. I was like, "Hey! That's Lucas!". He was playing an anti-semite (if hope that's the correct term for a person who dislikes Jewish people.).

Knoxximus: Oct 19th 2007; 4:12AM

I knew I wasn't crazy!

http://www.answers.com/topic/law-order-blood-libel-tv-episode?cat=entertainment

He's the 2rd name on the cast list....episode was filmed in 1996 though. :/

So...that means that he hasn't acted in 11 years!! LOL!

Knoxximus: Oct 19th 2007; 4:21AM

Dammit....I meant 3rd. Damn nubs....

Ibere: Oct 19th 2007; 8:58AM

If the girl from Rilo Kiley will not be there, I don't wanna go.

kip: Oct 19th 2007; 9:03AM

"the greatest video-game-related-yet-not-video-game-based film of all time: The Wizard"

Wait, doesn't that honor go to The King Of Kong?!

Jeremy: Oct 19th 2007; 9:15AM

I didn't know it was made by Square?! 1987 -- good year.

Sean: Oct 19th 2007; 11:49AM

Man, Jenny Lewis is a fox.

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