Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Release: 1993-08-13
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 7.1
Drama
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Mirage Enterprises
Scott Rudin Productions
Paramount Pictures
Cast
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
John Bourgeois
as Gym Parent
Maria Ricossa
as Gym Parent
Caroline Yeager
as Screaming Mom
Bobby Fischer
as Himself (archive footage)
