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Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
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A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer. Director:Steven Zaillian |
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Cast
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Michael Nirenberg | ... |
Jonathan Poe
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Robert Stephens | ... |
Poe's Teacher
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Kalev
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Morgan
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Vasek Simek | ... |
Russian Park Player
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| William H. Macy | ... |
Tunafish Father
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Tournament Director
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| Laura Linney | ... |
School Teacher
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Anthony Heald | ... |
Fighting Parent
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Steven Randazzo | ... |
Man of Many Signals
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Storyline
Josh Waitzkin is just a typical American boy interested in baseball when one day he challenges his father at chess and wins. Showing unusual precocity at the outdoor matches at Washington Square in New York City, he quickly makes friends with a hustler named Vinnie who teaches him speed chess. Josh's parents hire a renowned chess coach, Bruce, who teaches Josh the usefulness of measured planning. Along the way Josh becomes tired of Bruce's system and chess in general and purposely throws a match, leaving the prospects of winning a national championship in serious jeopardy. Written by Rick Gregory <rag.apa@email.apa.org>
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$7,266,383 (USA)Company Credits
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Josh Waitzkin: [about Bobby Fischer] In the days before the event, the whole world wondered if he would show up. Plane after plane waited on the runway, while he napped, took walks, and ate sandwiches. Henry Kissinger called and asked him to go for his country's honor. Soon after arriving...
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The real Bruce Pandolfini is very different from the character Ben Kingsley plays. Pandolfini is actually a Brooklynite with a mustache, glasses, and curly brown hair, and he is reported to have a very friendly, soft-spoken demeanor. In fact, Pandolfini can be seen in a cameo role in the movie; he is a kibitzer when Ben Kingsley goes to see Josh in Washington Square; thus, Pandolfini tells "Pandolfinni" that Josh is a "young Fischer." Josh Waitzkin is quick to point out that the portrayal in the film is fiction, and should not be confused with reality. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Josh is watching Vinnie play Shirazi, Katya (Josh's sister) looked up at her mother and say, "Joan, I want to go home". See more »Quotes
[first lines]Josh Waitzkin: [about Bobby Fischer] In the days before the event, the whole world wondered if he would show up. Plane after plane waited on the runway, while he napped, took walks, and ate sandwiches. Henry Kissinger called and asked him to go for his country's honor. Soon after arriving...
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