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6.0/10 • 308

1989-12-151h 40m

AdventureComedyDramaFamily

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.

Directors
Todd Holland
Writters
David Chisholm
Editors
David Chisholm, Tom Finan

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Luke Edwards

    Luke Edwards

    Jimmy

  2. Vince Trankina

    Vince Trankina

    Tate

  3. Wendy Phillips

    Wendy Phillips

    Christine

  4. Dea McAllister

    Dea McAllister

    Counselor

  5. Sam McMurray

    Sam McMurray

    Bateman

  6. Beau Bridges

    Beau Bridges

    Sam

  7. Fred Savage

    Fred Savage

    Corey

  8. Christian Slater

    Christian Slater

    Nick

  9. Will Seltzer

    Will Seltzer

    Putnam

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JPV852

Mar 14, 2020

5/10

Has some heart at times, almost ruined by the blatant and, hate to use this word, cringe-worthy product placement from Hostess to Nintendo to Universal Studios (which makes sense since this was one of their movies). The acting and writing is bad and I'm not quite sure who this movie was made for (there is a joke about a teenage girl accusing a grown man of grabbing her breast) but there are some funny bad moments. 2.75/5

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$6,000,000.00
Revenue
$14,278,900.00
Keywords
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