Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

110 mins | Drama | Aug. 13, 1993

A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

Searching for Bobby Fischer

110 mins | Drama | Aug. 13, 1993

Searching for Bobby Fischer
A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Paramount, Scott Rudin Productions, Mirage Enterprises
Original title Searching for Bobby Fischer
Directors Tony Gittelson, Walter Gasparovic, Burtt Harris, Steven Zaillian
Writers Fred Waitzkin, Steven Zaillian

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

Michael Nirenberg

as Jonathan Poe

Robert Stephens

as Poe's Teacher

David Paymer

as Kalev

Hal Scardino

as Morgan

Vasek Simek

as Russian Park Player

William H. Macy

as Tunafish Father

Dan Hedaya

as Tournament Director

Laura Linney

as School Teacher

Anthony Heald

as Fighting Parent

Steven Randazzo

as Man of Many Signals

Chelsea Moore

as Katya Waitzkin

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

Ona Fletcher

as Reporter

Kamran Shirazi

as Himself

Jerry Poe McClinton

as Park Player

Matt De Matt

as Night Park Player

Vincent Smith

as Washington Square Patzer

Jerry Rakow

as Washington Square Patzer

William Colgate

as Statistician

Tony De Santis

as Jounalist

R.D. Reid

as Final Tournament Director

Anthony McGowan

as Park Dealer

Katya Waitzkin

as 82nd Girl

Harris Krofchick

as Running Chess Kid

John Bourgeois

as Gym Parent

Maria Ricossa

as Gym Parent

Caroline Yeager

as Screaming Mom

Andrew Sardella

as Josh's Syracuse Opponent

Nathan Carter

as Josh's Teammate

Nicholas Taylor

as Birthday Friend

Jonathan Fazio

as Birthday Friend

Nicky Mellina

as Birthday Friend

Philip Neiman

as Birthday Friend

Elizabeth Gropman

as Birthday Friend

Joel Benjamin Mowdy

as Himself