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Actors: Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Lawrence Fishburne, Ben Kingsley
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Searching for Bobby Fischer |
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It is just after his seventh birthday and Josh encounters chess players in the park for the first time by chance. When his mother (Allen) takes him back to the park to watch the speed chess players, she discovers that some how, Josh has picked up the game without tuition. That he is good at the game comes to the astonishment of his parents, especially his sports writer father (Mantegna). They encourage their son while allowing him to play in the park, where he meets and befriends a hustler named Vinnie (Fishburne). His parents eventually seek to hire a teacher for him. Bruce Pandolfini (Kingsley), a struggling chess coach, is found and hired. His methods run counter to Josh's personality. Josh is constantly shown to be a sensitive and caring boy, fearful of beating his father at chess and concerned for the feelings of the baseball pitcher on the team his little league team hs just trounced. Pandolfini wants to make him harder and more competitive, Josh balks. The issue comes to a head and the parents must decide at what price they should continue to develop Josh's chess-playing abilities.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- developing special abilities
Age group
- trouble in grade school
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Genius
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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