Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993-08-13A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

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

Josh Waitzkin
Max Pomeranc

Fred Waitzkin
Joe Mantegna

Bonnie Waitzkin
Joan Allen

Bruce Pandolfini
Ben Kingsley

Vinnie
Laurence Fishburne
Jonathan Poe
Michael Nirenberg

Poe's Teacher
Robert Stephens

Kalev
David Paymer

Morgan
Hal Scardino

Tunafish Father
William H. Macy

Russian Park Player
Vasek Simek

Tournament Director
Dan Hedaya

School Teacher
Laura Linney

Fighting Parent
Anthony Heald

Man of Many Signals
Steven Randazzo
Katya Waitzkin
Chelsea Moore

Chess Club Regular
Josh Mostel

Chess Club Regular
Josh Kornbluth

Chess Club Member
Tony Shalhoub

Asa Hoffman
Austin Pendleton

Reporter
Tom McGowan
Reporter
Ona Fletcher
Himself
Kamran Shirazi
Himself
Roman Dzindzichashvili
Park Player
Jerry Poe McClinton
Night Park Player
Matt De Matt
Washington Square Patzer
Vincent Smith
Washington Square Patzer
Jerry Rakow
Statistician
William Colgate

Jounalist
Tony De Santis

Final Tournament Director
R.D. Reid
Park Dealer
Anthony McGowan
82nd Girl
Katya Waitzkin
Petey
Ryder Fleming-Jones
Running Chess Kid
Harris Krofchick

Gym Parent
John Bourgeois

Gym Parent
Maria Ricossa

Screaming Mom
Caroline Yeager
Josh's Syracuse Opponent
Andrew Sardella
Josh's Teammate
Nathan Carter
Birthday Friend
Nicholas Taylor
Birthday Friend
Jonathan Fazio
Birthday Friend
Nicky Mellina
Birthday Friend
Philip Neiman
Birthday Friend
Elizabeth Gropman
Himself
Joel Benjamin Mowdy

Himself (archive footage)
Bobby Fischer