Name films designed to cash in on a particular fad
Jan 16, 2018 1:19:49 GMT
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Post by MCDemuth on Jan 16, 2018 1:19:49 GMT
Well... The Title Name of this film wasn't obvious, but everything else about he movie was clearly meant to increase sales!
"The film follows three children as they travel to California. The youngest of the three is emotionally withdrawn with a gift for playing video games. The Wizard is famous for its extensive product placement of video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The film was also well known for being North America's introduction to what would become one of the best-selling video games of all time, Super Mario Bros. 3. Despite receiving consistently negative reviews, the film has garnered a cult following."
"It was widely considered to be little more than a 96-minute commercial for Nintendo games and Universal Studios Hollywood."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_(film)
So Yeah...
It was a movie that was clearly meant to encourage sales for the NES (Nintedo Entertainment System), The Power Glove, & Super Mario Bros. 3...
As noted, it's not a "great" film... But for those of us that remember those days, and having the NES & playing SMB3... It's it a neat trip of Nostalgia.
"The Wizard" (1989)
"The film follows three children as they travel to California. The youngest of the three is emotionally withdrawn with a gift for playing video games. The Wizard is famous for its extensive product placement of video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The film was also well known for being North America's introduction to what would become one of the best-selling video games of all time, Super Mario Bros. 3. Despite receiving consistently negative reviews, the film has garnered a cult following."
"It was widely considered to be little more than a 96-minute commercial for Nintendo games and Universal Studios Hollywood."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_(film)
So Yeah...
It was a movie that was clearly meant to encourage sales for the NES (Nintedo Entertainment System), The Power Glove, & Super Mario Bros. 3...
As noted, it's not a "great" film... But for those of us that remember those days, and having the NES & playing SMB3... It's it a neat trip of Nostalgia.
