Searching for Bobby Fischer
Drama
Every journey begins with a single move.
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
1993-08-13
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Cast
Director
Steven Zaillian
Max Pomeranc as Josh Waitzkin
Joe Mantegna as Fred Waitzkin
Joan Allen as Bonnie Waitzkin
Ben Kingsley as Bruce Pandolfini
Laurence Fishburne as Vinnie
Robert Stephens as Poe's Teacher
David Paymer as Kalev
Hal Scardino as Morgan
William H. Macy as Tunafish Father
Vasek Simek as Russian Park Player
Dan Hedaya as Tournament Director
Laura Linney as School Teacher
Anthony Heald as Fighting Parent
Steven Randazzo as Man of Many Signals
Josh Mostel as Chess Club Regular
Josh Kornbluth as Chess Club Regular
Tony Shalhoub as Chess Club Member
Austin Pendleton as Asa Hoffman
Tom McGowan as Reporter
Tony De Santis as Jounalist
R.D. Reid as Final Tournament Director
John Bourgeois as Gym Parent
Maria Ricossa as Gym Parent
Caroline Yeager as Screaming Mom
Bobby Fischer as Self (archive footage)