Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Family vacations can be tricky.
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009)
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Director
Scenario
Photo Dan Berendsen
Dan Berendsen
Composer
Kenneth Burgomaster
Producer
Kevin Lafferty
Actors
Photo Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Alex Russo
Photo David Henrie
David Henrie
Justin Russo
Photo David DeLuise
David DeLuise
Jerry Russo
Photo Xavier Torres
Xavier Torres
Javier
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Short description

The Russo family, a clan of wizards living in New York, travels to the Caribbean for a vacation — the same place where parents Jerry and Theresa first met. Alex, a teenage witch, is unhappy about being made to come along and clashes with her mother over rules and restrictions. During one argument, while holding the family's powerful wand, she wishes her parents had never met. The wish comes true, and Jerry and Theresa no longer know each other or remember their children. To undo the spell, Alex and her brother Justin set off into the jungle in search of the Stone of Dreams, the only thing that can reverse it, while their younger brother Max tries to bring their parents together in his own way.

The film is a Disney Channel television movie directed by Lev L. Spiro, written by Dan Berendsen and produced by Kevin Lafferty. It continues the story of the Wizards of Waverly Place series, with Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin, Maria Canals-Barrera and David DeLuise reprising their roles, and Steve Valentine appearing as Archie. It followed Spiro's Minutemen and preceded later films of his such as Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 and Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland.

On IMDb it holds a 6.2 rating from roughly 23,000 votes, while on TMDB it averages 7.3 from about 1,800 votes. The film runs 94 minutes and mixes adventure and comedy with family drama.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The premiere of the film on Disney Channel on Friday, August 28, drew an audience of 11.4 million viewers, becoming the best result of 2009 on American television and the second best in the cable channel's entire history.
  • On the second day, the evening showing of the film was watched by 5.8 million viewers, on the third – 4.3 million, and on the fourth, the audience at the screens totaled 4.7 million viewers.
  • The film featured over 350 special effects in total.
  • Filming of the movie took place from February 23 to April 2, 2009, on the island of Puerto Rico.

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