Trivia for
The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988) More at IMDbPro »

• Mike Jittlov did his own stunt work in the pool of diving in, laying on the bottom, and holding his breath for two straight minutes.
  
  
• Many subliminal messages, in which Mr. Jittlov pays homage to the "Creative Spirit".
  
  
• All the scenes involving the Union representatives were filmed in the same room, at the same desk, and with the same actor ('Will Ryan') playing all the representatives.
  
  
• The seal of one of the film unions is a vulture holding a twisted strip of film in its talons.
  
  
• This film - in its finished form - was inspired by Jittlov's real-world problems and experiences.
  
  
• The film features an independent film-maker (Mike Jittlov) playing an independent film-maker, a producer (Richard Kaye) playing a producer, and an actress (Paige Moore) playing an actress.
  
  
• In several of the shots inside the police car, the "dog" in the back seat is actually Mike Jittlov holding up a corduroy jacket in a vague dog shape.
  
  
• This movie is based on a 3 minute demo reel Mike Jittlov made in 1977 in an attempt to get a job at Disney Studios.
  
  
• The entire movie, from pre-production, filming, post-production, plus re-shoots, took over five years to complete.
  
  
• This was Stephen Stucker's final role. He died during the long production about one year after filming all of his scenes.
  
  

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