The Wizard of Loneliness (1988)
Sometimes needing someone is the bravest thing you can do.
After his mother dies and father goes to fight in World War II, a young boy moves in with his aunt and uncle who live in the countryside. Lonely and unhappy, he starts believing he has super powers. Then a "dead" man shows up.
Rated
PG-13
Year
1988
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
2 September 1988
TMDB
6.3 (8)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Lukas Haas
Wendall
Lea Thompson
Sybil
S
Steve Hendrickson
Fred
Dylan Baker
Duffy Kahler
A
Alan Wright
Conductor
J
Jeffrey Dreisbach
Singing Soldier
A
Anne Pitoniak
Cornelia
John Randolph
Doc
Lance Guest
John T.
A
Andrea Matheson
Ercel
J
Jeremiah Warner
Tom
D
Dorothy Yates
Dot Svenson
D
Doris Yates
Marie Svenson
J
Jerome Dempsey
Jim
David Moscow
Jimmy Wiggen
Jason Cook
Monroe
E
Elizabeth White
Elaine Bergle
Barton Heyman
Hank Kahler
K
Ken Jenkins
Joel Spender
M
Michael Buhl
Chad Spender
Betty Miller
Irma Kahler
Frank T. Wells
Willie Bayle
Charles White
Sheriff Flood
J
John Reese
Carl Hatcher
R
R.W. Martin
Crowd Member (uncredited)
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