Illumin80s Episode 5: The Wizard

Hey Kids! Do you like Nintendo? ‘Cause we’ve got Nintendo up-up, down-down, left-right, and sideways with 1989’s The Wizard! What IS the irresistible pull of that most perfect of all states – the state of California? How the hell did people EVER successfully use fold-out paper maps? Where does a movie about video games get off making Beau Bridges cry? We’d like to think you need these answers as much as we do! We really would like to think that.