Scrabylon
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Canada DVD Cover InformationActor: Ben Loiterstein Greenwood, Chris Cree, Joel Sherman, Lester Schonbrun, Stefan FatsisDVD: Region Code 0 Audio: English (Original Language), Unknown Format: Color, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 78 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-11-24 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Scrabylon Productions Summary of ScrabylonScrabylon is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed documentary on the cutthroat world of tournament Scrabble®. Featuring the most fierce anagrammers, rack balancers, and bingo experts in competitive Scrabble®, Scrabylon delves deep into this sometimes wacky, sometimes odd, always compelling subculture. Shot primarily during the World Scrabble® Championships in Las Vegas, Scrabylon features players from around the globe and gives an up-close look at why people get so obsessed with that seemingly benign game played at countless kitchen tables.Scrabylon spotlights GI (gastrointestinal) Joel Sherman, the world's only professional Scrabble® player - so named for his various stomach ailments; Jim Geary, a quick-witted professional gambler and all-around gamesman; Matt Graham, a stand-up comic from New York City; Chris Cree, a funny Texan who once won $256,000 gambling in Las Vegas during a Scrabble® tournament; Joe Edley, the Zen Scrabble master and only 3-time National Scrabble® Champ; Brian Cappelletto, an options trader and the first Scrabble® prodigy; Robin Pollock Daniel, a trained psychologist and the highest-rated woman on the Scrabble scene plus many other eccentric characters. The glue between all these players is John D. Williams, Jr., the Executive Director of the National Scrabble® Association, who describes in great detail the quirks, strategies and personalities of this fascinating group of individuals. DVD includes deleted scenes and director's commentary. DVD is region-free (region 0). For more information about the movie, please visit the official website. |
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