Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Steven Zaillian
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Actor: Ben Kingsley, Joan Allen, Joe Mantegna, Laurence Fishburne, Max PomerancDirector: Steven Zaillian
Brand: Team Marketing
Cinematographer: Conrad L. Hall
Writer: Steven Zaillian
Producer: David Wisnievitz
Producer: Scott Rudin
Producer: Sydney Pollack
Producer: William Horberg
Writer: Fred Waitzkin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-07-11
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Searching for Bobby Fischer
Movie Review: chess is just a game: more than that and you lose something
Summary: 3 Stars
With chess computers that can beat anybody with a database of all the best games
ever played and very deep look ahead ability, humans and chess seem a side issue.
Autistic children are a plague of the modern generation:
a mathematician who was trained from a very early age in proving and problem solving
gave up a fields medal.
Teaching you children to be hawks or lions doesn't make them
good monkeys as this movie points out.
But still it rewards the hawk over the lamb...
The ethics of bringing up a child just for one game
or one narrow hope in life is probably wrong.
Some people find themselves unable to bear losing
or admitting they can make mistakes;
that stops their learning process in a rut.
I liked the movie: it was well acted and well writen.
Summary of Searching for Bobby Fischer
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.Steve Zaillian, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Schindler's List, made his directorial debut with this critically acclaimed but little-seen drama based on the nonfiction book by Fred Waitzkin, about a father (Joe Mantegna) who discovers that his seven-year-old son (Max Pomeranc) is a genius at playing chess. The boy plays chess for fun, but when he's tutored by a former champion (Ben Kingsley) and entered into high-pressure competitions, an enjoyable pastime becomes a source of tension and resentment, forcing the father to reconsider his parental priorities. A poignant study of the difference between parental idealism and proper parenting, the movie is also an observantly witty portrait of a precocious child who is still, after all, a child, and still eager for the joyful discoveries of youth. While offering a fascinating look into the world of competitive chess, the movie's dramatically engrossing and extremely well-acted by a brilliant cast that also includes David Paymer, William H. Macy, and Dan Hedaya in memorable supporting roles. --Jeff Shannon
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