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User Rating:
7.8/10   3,995 votes
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Director:
Jan Pinkava
Writer:
Jan Pinkava (writer)
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Release Date:
25 November 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Animation | Short | Family more
Plot:
Geri sets up a chess game to play his greatest opponent - himself. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 wins more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Top Ten: Pixar
 (From FilmExperience. 31 May 2009, 2:50 PM, PDT)
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User Comments:
This Is How Short Films Should Be Made! more (24 total)

Cast

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Bob Peterson ... Geri (voice)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
4 min
Country:
USA
Language:
None
Color:
Color
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | South Korea:All | Australia:G | USA:G (short version) | UK:U
Company:
Pixar Animation Studios more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This took roughly one and a half years to make. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The box holding the chess pieces falls to the ground but disappears in the closing shot. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Pixar Shorts: A Short History (2007) (V) more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
This Is How Short Films Should Be Made!, 21 July 2006
9/10
Author: ackstasis from Australia

'Geri's Game' is a short, animated film by the geniuses at Pixar Animation, and it was screened in cinemas to precede 'A Bug's Life' (which happens to be my favourite Pixar production).

This short film borders on perfection. Absolutely no dialogue is spoken in the film, but it doesn't need to be. The simple plots concerns an old man named Geri (whom you may recognise from Toy Story 2) who loves to play a high-stakes game of chess in the park. The only catch: He has nobody else to play with!

This is a highly-enjoyable short. The music is beautifully fitting, and the animation is first-rate. The character of Geri (or, at least, one of his characters) is a very likable, bumbling old man.

You can certainly see how Pixar earned themselves an Oscar with this short. Highly recommended.

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