Thursday, May 22, 2008

California!

"They're on a cross-country adventure to the world's greatest video championship. It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime."

Well, we passed this prehistoric forest the other day and the only thing I could think of was the reoccurring line from 1989's feature film The Wizard, "California"!!!






The Wizard not only acted as the premiere of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. 3 video game, but also featured such amazing Nintendo gear like the coveted Power Glove.




They just don't make movies like that anymore. And if you are wondering "where are they now," I am here to help. Our own Spiderman, Tobey Maguire makes a mulleted cameo in one of the final scenes. Fred Savage moved on to star in Austin Powers as "the mole." And Jimmy Woods, yes, the Wizard himself, now looks like this:


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm glad someone else has seen that movie. Laura and I used to love that movie! :) - Kelly