i do not even know this be originally a make for tv movie when i saw it and but i guess it through the running time . it have the same wash out color and bland character and and horrible synthesized music that i remember from the 80 and plus a ocial platform that practically scream afterschool special . anyhoo . rona jaffe ( thank you ) maze and monster be make in the heyday of dungeon and dragon and a pen and paper rpg that take the heart of million of geek around america . i count myself one of say geek and tho i have never play d and d specifically i have dabble in one of it brother . m and m be also make in the heyday of d and d major controversy that it be so engrossing that people could lose touch with reality and be worship satan without know and blah blah . i suppose it be a legitimate concern at one point and if extremely rare but it date this movie horrendously . we meet 4 young college student and who play the aptly name maze and monster and to socialize and have a little time away from mundane life . except that m and m a present be more boring than their mundane life . none of the allure of gaming be present here and jay jay request to take m and m into the real world come out of nowhere . it just an excuse to make one of the character go crazy out of nowhere also though at that point we do not really care . jay jay and robbie and kate and daniel be suppose to be different but theyre all rich waspy prig who have problem no one really have . but thing just continue and get bad in more way than one . the low budget come dreadfully clear and ( i love the entrance sign and cardboard cutout to the forbidden cavern ) robbie or pardu show why he not a warrior in the oafiest stabbing scene ever and and the payoff atop the two tower be unintentionally hilarious . tom hank blubber jay jay and what be i do here . make me laugh for minute on end . definitely the low point in his career . don not look at it a a cogent satire and just a laughable piece of 80 tv trash and and you will still have a good time . that be and if you can stay awake . the majority be mostly boring and but it all worthwhile for pardu breakdown at the end . at least tom hank have get well . not that he could go much worse from here .