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2/4/2000
Searching for Bobby Fischer
This is the true story of a 7 year old chess prodigy
in New York City thought to be the next Bobby Fischer.
It stars Joe Mantegna and Judy Davis as the parents,
Ben Kingsley as the chess teacher, Laurence Fishbourne
as the homeless chess mentor and Max Pomeranc as the
child prodigy, Josh Waitzkin.
The movie basically revolves around Josh trying to
come to grips with seeming invincibility at the chess
board and his Dad's obsession with making him a
champion.
Its pretty pointless to try and explain why this is my
favorite movie as every person is different as to
their likes and dislikes. But this movie does a very
good job of showing what its really like to be a kid. Not
like Disney movies with dancing bears and wacky car
chases.
What you can look forward to in this movie is a well
paced story involving chess (That's right!) and some
remarkable acting.
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