Searching for Bobby Fischer
602 reviews
Drama
1h 50m
1993
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
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A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
- DirectorSteven Zaillian
- Release13 August 1993
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 50m
- Budget$12,000,000
- Revenue$7,266,383
- Rate602 reviews
- ProductionsMirage Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount Pictures 
Cast

Max Pomeranc
Josh Waitzkin

Joe Mantegna
Fred Waitzkin

Joan Allen
Bonnie Waitzkin

Ben Kingsley
Bruce Pandolfini

Laurence Fishburne
Vinnie

Robert Stephens
Poe's Teacher

David Paymer
Kalev

Hal Scardino
Morgan

William H. Macy
Tunafish Father

Vasek Simek
Russian Park Player

Dan Hedaya
Tournament Director

Laura Linney
School Teacher

Anthony Heald
Fighting Parent

Steven Randazzo
Man of Many Signals

Josh Mostel
Chess Club Regular

Josh Kornbluth
Chess Club Regular

Tony Shalhoub
Chess Club Member

Austin Pendleton
Asa Hoffman

Tom McGowan
Reporter

Tony De Santis
Jounalist

John Bourgeois
Gym Parent

Maria Ricossa
Gym Parent

Caroline Yeager
Screaming Mom

Bobby Fischer
Himself (archive footage)
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