Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Director:
Steven Zaillian
Writer:
Steven Zaillian
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Max Pomeranc as Josh Waitzkin |
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Joe Mantegna as Fred Waitzkin |
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Joan Allen as Bonnie Waitzkin |
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Ben Kingsley as Bruce Pandolfini |
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Laurence Fishburne as Vinnie |
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Michael Nirenberg as Jonathan Poe |
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Robert Stephens as Poe's Teacher |
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David Paymer as Kalev |
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Hal Scardino as Morgan |
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William H. Macy as Tunafish Father |
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Vasek Simek as Russian Park Player |
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Dan Hedaya as Tournament Director |
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Laura Linney as School Teacher |
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Anthony Heald as Fighting Parent |
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Steven Randazzo as Man of Many Signals |
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Chelsea Moore as Katya Waitzkin |
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Josh Mostel as Chess Club Regular |
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Josh Kornbluth as Chess Club Regular |
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Tony Shalhoub as Chess Club Member |
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Austin Pendleton as Asa Hoffman |
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Tom McGowan as Reporter |
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Ona Fletcher as Reporter |
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Kamran Shirazi as Self |
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Roman Dzindzichashvili as Self |
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Jerry Poe McClinton as Park Player |
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Matt De Matt as Night Park Player |
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Vincent Smith as Washington Square Patzer |
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Jerry Rakow as Washington Square Patzer |
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William Colgate as Statistician |
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Tony De Santis as Jounalist |
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R.D. Reid as Final Tournament Director |
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Anthony McGowan as Park Dealer |
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Katya Waitzkin as 82nd Girl |
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Ryder Fleming-Jones as Petey |
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Harris Krofchick as Running Chess Kid |
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John Bourgeois as Gym Parent |
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Maria Ricossa as Gym Parent |
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Caroline Yeager as Screaming Mom |
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Andrew Sardella as Josh's Syracuse Opponent |
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Nathan Carter as Josh's Teammate |
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Nicholas Taylor as Birthday Friend |
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Jonathan Fazio as Birthday Friend |
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Nicky Mellina as Birthday Friend |
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Philip Neiman as Birthday Friend |
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Elizabeth Gropman as Birthday Friend |
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Joel Benjamin Mowdy as Self |
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Bobby Fischer as Self (archive footage) |
| Camera | Conrad Hall | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Steven Zaillian | Director |
| Writing | Steven Zaillian | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fred Waitzkin | Novel |
| Editing | Wayne Wahrman | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Weiss | Costume Designer |
| Art | David Gropman | Production Design |
| Production | David Wisnievitz | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sydney Pollack | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Ronald Roose | Co-Editor |
| Directing | Tony Gittelson | First Assistant Director |
| Production | David Coatsworth | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Gregory P. Keen | Art Direction |
| Art | Steve Shewchuk | Set Decoration |
| Art | Dennis Davenport | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Jonathan Filley | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Walter Gasparovic | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Burtt Harris | First Assistant Director |
| Production | William Horberg | Producer |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Production | Tina Gerussi | Casting |
| Production | Scott Rudin | Producer |
| Sound | James Horner | Original Music Composer |
