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Geri's Game (1997)

| Animation , Short , Family | 25 November 1997 (USA)
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Geri sets up a chess game to play his greatest opponent - himself.

Director:

Jan Pinkava

Writer:

Jan Pinkava

Star:

Bob Peterson
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Cast

Credited cast:
Bob Peterson ... Geri (voice)
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Storyline

In a park, an old man is playing a game of chess against himself; he's physically moving from side to side as he plays from white to black. As the game progresses, the two sides of himself become individual and distinct players, "white" being the pensive and thoughtful side, "black" being the aggressive hard hitting side. But as the game looks to be coming to a conclusion, white makes a surprisingly aggressive move which could change what looked to be the obvious outcome of the game. Written by Huggo

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chess | park | eyeglasses | false teeth | leaf | See All (13) »

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Animation | Short | Family

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

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Release Date:

25 November 1997 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El juego de Geri See more »

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Production Co:

Pixar Animation Studios See more »
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Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.70 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

A VHS copy of this short was made but was released in small quantity and is now considered to be rare to find. See more »

Goofs

Geri moves the pawn in front of the King (White) as his first move. But when he places his glasses down to go to the other side, the pawn is in the original position. See more »

Quotes

Geri: [only line in the film] Ah-ha!
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Connections

References The AristoCats (1970) See more »

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the best animated short ever
2 April 2004 | by fritskibbeling – See all my reviews

I discovered Geri's game on the pixar website and it is most definitely the most beautiful animated short I have ever seen.

Both the story and animations are of extraordinary quality. And also the editing is outstanding; no wonder they received the 1997 Oscar!

I you haven't seen it yet go and check it out at pixar.com, there you can also find lot's of other short films. Luxo jr. for instance is very nice too, and features the jumping creature that is in their logo.

It is a pity that films of this narrative and visual quality are very rare. but luckily we have pixar.
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