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About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 15, 1989
Box Office
$14.3M
Budget
$6.0M
Return
2.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 22, 2006
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
David Chisholm, Daniel Schneider, Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
Quotes
See all →A Game Beyond Winning and Losing
Taglines
It's more than a game... It's the chance of a lifetime.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Life-Changing Video Game Journey
Taglines
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.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →L
Luke Edwards
Jimmy
V
Vince Trankina
Tate
W
Wendy Phillips
Christine
S
Sam McMurray
Bateman
B
Beau Bridges
Sam
F
Fred Savage
Corey
C
Christian Slater
Nick
W
Will Seltzer
Putnam
R
Roy Conrad
Bus Clerk
J
Jenny Lewis
Haley
R
Ray Bickel
Trucker #2
W
William C. Thompson
Salesman #2
S
Sonny Dukes
Biker
T
T. Dan Hopkins
Old Navajo
P
Preston Lee
Tough Teen #3
B
Beth Grant
Diner Manager
G
Gregor Hesse
Younger Boy
J
Jackey Vinson
Lucas
F
Frank McRae
Spanky
L
Lee Arenberg
Armageddon Registrar
