Ex-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | Eugene | |
| Dennis Haysbert | ... | Searcy | |
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George Dick | ... | Jamal |
| Alex Hill 3 | ... | Henry (as Thurston Hill III) | |
| J.D. Walsh | ... | Fritz | |
| Rachae Thomas | ... | Katrina | |
| Derrick L. McMillon | ... | Billy West (as Derrick McMillon) | |
| LisaGay Hamilton | ... | Sheila King | |
| Richard T. Jones | ... | Perry | |
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Meakil Bell | ... | Darius |
| Lyn Alicia Henderson | ... | Ms. Gadbaw | |
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Carlton Byrd | ... | Clifton |
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Kevin Hendricks | ... | Peanut |
| Malcolm M. Mays | ... | Tahime | |
| Hammerton Killick | ... | Derek | |
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Ex-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.
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22 June 2013 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Searcy: [knocking over the king] Wanna play again? Chance to get those cigarettes back.
Eugene: I'm scared, man. I don't got too many friends on the outside. Not any more.
Searcy: Just keep your eye on the end game. Everything'll fall into place.
Eugene: I'm gonna miss you chess man.
Searcy: Listen to me, Eugene. Every day you out there, you out there for me, and every other brother in here. 'Cuz I'm never gonna be out there again.
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Written by Israel Houghton and Ricardo Sanchez
Performed by Israel & New Breed (as Israel and the New Breed)
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The sign on the Big Chair Chess Club has a chess board with pieces set for the beginning of a game..Only problem is the King and Queen are set on the wrong squares; their positions are reversed. See more »Goofs
When Eugene and Taheme are being interviewed at the radio station Taheme storms out of the session and throws his headphones on the floor. In the next shot the headphones appear perfectly arranged on the table. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Searcy: [knocking over the king] Wanna play again? Chance to get those cigarettes back.
Eugene: I'm scared, man. I don't got too many friends on the outside. Not any more.
Searcy: Just keep your eye on the end game. Everything'll fall into place.
Eugene: I'm gonna miss you chess man.
Searcy: Listen to me, Eugene. Every day you out there, you out there for me, and every other brother in here. 'Cuz I'm never gonna be out there again.
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Power of One (Change the World)Written by Israel Houghton and Ricardo Sanchez
Performed by Israel & New Breed (as Israel and the New Breed)
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There are not many "feel good" movies out there today, but this one really counts among those that fill this category. Cuba Gooding has long been one of my favourite actors. He possesses a wide range of acting abilities as evidenced by "Snow Dogs" on one hand with his somewhat bland comedic style to "Gifted Hands" wherein he brings to the screen a dramatic style that is uniquely his own. It is this latter gift that he portrays in this feature as he moves from an ex-con to a giver that gives back to the community and its young confused residents, a new hope that most had never known. He portrays the real life story of Eugene Brown, a man who'd known nothing but crime for most of his life, but once he was through serving many years for armed robbery, he dedicated his life to helping other young men to see that there was more to life than crime. It's a good story made better by the fact that it was based on real life.