SECRET LEVEL Episode 22 - THE WIZARD - I Love the Power Glove... It's So Bad

Podcast The Wizard Secret Level Image Safe about 2 years agoby Joey Paur

In Episode 22 of Secret Level, we take a deep dive into the 1989 film The Wizard directed by Todd Holland. The movie starred Fred Savage, Beau Bridges, Christian Slater, and Nintendo, and it was originally pitched as "The Karate Kid, but with video games."

This movie introduced us to the Power Glove, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Jenny Lewis! After this movie came out every kid wanted a Power Glove! But, that thing was just a very cool-looking piece of trash! The main villain in this film was also so uncomfortably vile towards kids!

We loved this movie when we were growing up, but damn... it had some super weird moments, especially with the villain and how inappropriate he was! We offer some fun commentary on the film and share some interesting behind-the-scenes details you may have never heard before. Enjoy!

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