The Wizard Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

8 of the most interesting The Wizard easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of The Wizard movie message.

The Wizard poster
The Wizard poster
The Wizard Plot

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.

Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Director Todd Holland
Stars Luke Edwards, Vince Trankina, Wendy Phillips, Dea McAllister
IMDB score 6.1

The Wizard Movie Trivia

The Wicked Witch of the West tells her flying monkeys, "I've sent a little insect on ahead to take the fight out of them." This refers to a deleted scene featuring the song, "The Jitterbug."

The Wizard Movie Easter Eggs

Lucas enters a 5-digit code into the Power Glove in order to sync it with the Nintendo gaming console. The noise made by each button press matches the 5-note alien communication in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

When Lucas is showing off the power-glove and is inputting a code, the keypad sounds are a reference to Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Wizard movie hidden details

Of Oz, the steam shooting from the Tin Man's cap startles Toto, who runs out of the shot.

1 - When hunting for the Wicked Witch, the Scarecrow has a gun!

When hunting for the Wicked Witch, the Scarecrow has a gun!

The Tin Man unwinds the rope and then acts like he didn't do it

1 - When Dorothy, Toto, and The Lion fall asleep in the poppy field, the lion sleeps on his back like an actual house cat with his legs in the air

When Dorothy, Toto, and The Lion fall asleep in the poppy field, the lion sleeps on his back like an actual house cat with his legs in the air

The Cowardly Lion's ceramic crown bounces around like rubber