Luckily, our film creator gets the help of his friends. In the original short film, a young man in a green wizard costume runs throughout america at super speed, much like the superhero the flash. The wizard of speed and time 1979 directed by mike. It is, after all, very little other than a demo reel for jittlovs incamera effects work he also starred as the titular wizard, and i cannot even imagine the degree of difficulty doing. The wizard is called the wizard because fred savages little bro is a wizard at video games, if you havent pieced that together yet.
The wizard of speed and time is a wee little slip of a thing, just 3 minutes long, but those minutes are filled to the brim with virtually constant movement. Corey fred savage and his emotionally disturbed younger brother jimmy luke edwards run away together and team up with a girl jenny lewis who notices jimmys talent for video games. Our processing time is 12 days for instock items for domestic orders. Richard kayes daughter lauri kaye, at the age of 16, was the production secretary of the wizard of speed and time and performed in the film as a voiceover artist and a hand model. Writer, director, editor, actor, special effects wizard, mike jittlov should be a household name. Wosat, as its commonly acronymed, was shown on an episode of the. The wizard of time is an excellent and fascinating young adult fantasy, and is an especially great read for anyone with an enquiring mind or anyone who wants something very different.
The wizard of speed and time 1988 alternate ending. He then slips on a banana peel and comically crashes into a film stage, which he then brings to life in magical ways. Season 11 speed wiz wizard diablo iii builds diablofans. When she first walked into arlingtons melody faire theater to apply for a waitressing job, the owner asked her if she could sing. The wizard of speed and time 1989 dvd planet store. The wizard of speed and time is a 1989 lowbudget feature film written, directed, and starring animator mike jittlov. In 1989 my online reach was pretty much limited to bbs systems and unwieldy online services such as compuserve and prodigy. The first time i was introduced to this movie it was back in 1989 by a friend of mine who was a big movie buff. Letssingit is a crowdsourced lyrics database, created by and maintained by people just like you.
While file sharing was a thing, it was limited to fairly small things such as documents, small shareware programs, lowres images, and the occasional music file. We do our best to fulfill orders as quickly as we can. Do you mean to say a trucker wouldnt even stop if he saw two little kids coasting down an interstate highway on a skateboard. One of the liveliest things about the wizard of speed and time, aside. The wizard of speed and time 1988 trailer duration. The wizard of speed and time vhs 1989 fantasy comedy for. It is, after all, the reason that jittlovs name and work remained remembered long enough for me to ever see any incarnation of the wizard of speed and time.
Pg 1h 35min biography, comedy, musical 22 september 1989 usa. The wizard of speed and time is a 1989 lowbudget feature film written, directed, and starring animator mike. The wizard of speed and time 1979 short film by mike. Connections featured in major effects 1979 see more. The wizard is a 1989 american family film directed by todd holland, written by david chisholm, and starring fred savage, christian slater, jenny lewis, beau bridges, and luke edwards. Wosat wizard of speed and time music video youtube.
Though listed in whos who, jittlovs range of jobs, hobbies and eccentricities would probably better qualify him a listing in ripleys believe it or not. Movie the wizard fun facts about 5 years ago by joey paur yesterday we posted an action figure of a character named lucas barton from the classic 1989 video game movie the wizard, the kid who busts out the nintendo power glove. For mod requests, processing time could be up to 1 week on average. The wizard of speed and time soundtrack and movie music. And thus does jittlov toil at making the wizard of speed and time with only the. Speed, push, torment and group farming wizard so a lot of people have been posting on the d3 wizard reddit and here asking about what builds to. He and i worked together at an amc movie theatres and he showed me the movie about this guy and his ability to perform special effects, and from that momemt on i was hooked on majic movie making. A short film by pioneering special effects wizard and film maker mike jittlov. Breedon has created a unique world of time travel and alternate universes using. See details the wizard of speed and time vhs 1989 fantasy comedy. The titular wizard was a speedy greencloaked fellow played by jittlov himself who ran around the world spreading magic as he went by, until slipping on a banana peel sends him flying straight into a pile of film cans, which he proceeds to animate along with plenty of other film. Mike jittlov captures the magic of movies which, sadly, is rarely seen today.
This is a brief look at 28 shortlived and easily forgotten television series from the 1980s with brief plot, cast list, photos, trivia and more. This is a music video i created in 2006 for mike jittlovs the wizard of speed and time using footage from the original short 1979 and feature film 1989. It presents a heavilyfictionalized and very satirical version of how the original wizard of speed and time short was made. Paige moore, who stars as the aspiring actress cindy light, began her career in true busby berkeley fashion. The wizard of speed and time 1989 movie letssingit. The wizard films of the 1980s wizards of the lost kingdom 2. Cult film the wizard of speed and time, starring writerdirectoranimatoreffects artist mike jittlov, in the highest quality the internet has ever.
The wizard of speed and time soundtrack songs and instrumental score music. The two real police characters played by philip michael thomas and. Mike jittlov has been called a wizard since age 12, when he stunned audiences of professional magicians with his original illusions. It incorporates a remake of the short, as well as portions of some of his other short films such as time tripper and animato. The wizard of speed and time was originally a 1979 stop motion short film by freelance filmmaker mike jittlov. Richard kaye produced the film and starred as one of the main characters, harvey bookman, also a producer. Like virtually all of his work before and since, it was made on a shoestring. A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross country with the help of a girl they meet to compete in the ultimate video game championship. Mike jittlov the wizard of speed and time 1988 highest quality.
Mike jittlov, a master of special effects whos strutted his stuff in several short films, is both the director and star of the wizard of speed and time. With fred savage, luke edwards, jenny lewis, vince trankina. Legendary short film which made its creator, independent animatorfilmmaker mike jittlov, famous originally made for and shown as a segment of major effects, a 1979 episode of the wonderful world of disney which aired as crosspromotion for disneys film the black hole, it became a cult classic during the 1980s. The wizard of speed and time is a 1988 lowbudget feature film written, directed, and starring animator mike jittlov, as well as a 1979 16 mm short film, also by jittlov.
Rick and steve the happiest gay couple in all the world 1999. It reminded me of how much that i loved that movie when i was a kid, so. How could a 9yearold boy walk miles along a desert highway without being noticed. The movie was made from 19831988, but unofficially released on video until 1989. A reallife specialeffects creator mike jittlov works in his garage on a stopmotion sequence for a tv show. Cube the royal grand so you can take advantage of the 4 piece set of vyr and 6 piece tal rasha. From the 8 ld the wizard of speed and time kymy59004 chapters. Along the way, he gives a pretty girl a swift lift to another city, gives golden stars to other women who want a trip themselves. A hollywood filmmaker mike jittlov makes a short for an evil film studio. The wizard of speed and time 1979 the movie database. Most of the movie was filmed in 1983, but it was not completed until 1989. Whats particularly bizarre about how that plays out in the wizard feature is that.
Help contribe and earn points to increase your vip level to get extra benefits. Besides, its awfully joyful in its own right, though something about the concentration and brevity of the short is preferable. Throughout the film we see mike working on film fx in what appears to be his own garage and his own tools and props, and we get to see him actually producing the fx that end up running in the short that he presents as his product, the wizard of speed and time. Kelly freas movie posters from the wizard of speed and time. The wizard of speed and time 1988 directed by mike. The wizard of speed and time is a feature film by mike jittlov featuring music by john massari. If running in groups, id suggest always wearing your shield bracers and have someone else wear nems as you are pretty squishy without them. Some of these shows actually had potential and why they never found their core audience is a bit of a mystery. After 5 years in the making, the feature film wosat was released in 1989 to limited theater.
The wizard of speed and time was originally a 1979 stop motion short film by freelance. Later expanded on in the feature film the wizard of speed and time 1989 see more. The wizard of speed and time 1979 alternate ending. This is what the 2 broke girls cast looks like now why ruth.
The wizard is one of those movies that provokes the hey, wait a minute syndrome you know, the kind where you keep saying things like, hey, wait a minute. The wizard of speed and time 1979 16 mm short film. The special effects are mainly stop motion animation. The wizard of speed and time 1989 the movie database. Uk vhs trailer for the 1988 fantasy adventure comedy the wizard of speed and time, directed by mike jittlov. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1988 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind.
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