Searching for Bobby Fischer

Allen, Joan, 1956- (actor.). Fishburne, Laurence, 1961- (actor.). Kingsley, Ben, 1943- (Added Author). Mantegna, Joe, (actor.). Pomeranc, Max. (Added Author). Zaillian, Steven, (screenwriter.). Waitzkin, Fred. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Searching for Bobby Fischer. (Added Author). Mirage Productions. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (production company.). Scott Rudin Productions. (Added Author). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Joe Mantegna, Laurence Fishburne, Joan Allen, Max Pomeranc, Ben Kingsley, Robert Stephens, David Paymer, William H. Macy, Austin Pendleton, Tony Shaloub, Josh Mostel, Laura Linney, Dan Hedaya, Anthony Heald. (Cast).

Summary: Fred Waitzkin is a sportswriter who dreams his 7-year-old son Josh will grow up to play baseball. One day in the park with his mother, Josh displays more than talent for chess; he has a gift. Sensing his son is a future champion, Fred places Josh under the tutelage of a strict chess teacher. But when Josh suddenly starts to lose, his parents must confront their own motivations, and recognize what Josh prizes more than winning: his family's love.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (111 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2013]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ♭2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based upon the book by Fred Waitzkin. Originally released as a motion picture by Paramount Pictures, 1993.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Conrad L. Hall ; edited by Wayne Wahrman ; music composed by James Horner.
Participant or Performer Note:	Joe Mantegna, Laurence Fishburne, Joan Allen, Max Pomeranc, Ben Kingsley, Robert Stephens, David Paymer, William H. Macy, Austin Pendleton, Tony Shaloub, Josh Mostel, Laura Linney, Dan Hedaya, Anthony Heald.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	Content available as a streaming video.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed January 26, 2015).