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"Searching for Bobby Fischer" quotes

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

Director: Steven Zaillian
Writer: Fred Waitzkin, Steven Zaillian
Production: N/A
Genre: biography, drama, sport
Year: 1993
MetaScore: 89/100
ImdbRating: 7.4
BoxOffice: $7,266,383
Released: 11 Aug 1993
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 11 nominations total

35 video clips

Bonnie WaitzkinVinnieJosh WaitzkinBruce PandolfiniTournament DirectorJonathan PoeTunafish Father
Oh I don't know - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:36 Oh I don't know If your son wins his game - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:22 If your son wins his game He had the whole world wondering if he would show up - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:33 He had the whole world wondering if he would show up Oh yeah - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:03 Oh yeah You could give it up and that's all right with me - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:29 You could give it up and that's all right with me To put a child in a position to care about winning - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:08 To put a child in a position to care about winning Maybe it's better not to be the best - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:16 Maybe it's better not to be the best He's not afraid of losing - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:47 He's not afraid of losing I'm playing chess with my dad - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:15 I'm playing chess with my dad Bobby Fischer held the world in contempt - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:28 Bobby Fischer held the world in contempt You have no idea what I want - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:56 You have no idea what I want I mean which one is you - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:12 I mean which one is you Than I've ever been at anything in my life - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:22 Than I've ever been at anything in my life I don't want any trouble - Searching for Bobby Fischer 01:01 I don't want any trouble If your son wins his game - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:24 If your son wins his game It's white's move - Searching for Bobby Fischer 01:02 It's white's move His chess ideas are like pieces of his body - Searching for Bobby Fischer 01:02 His chess ideas are like pieces of his body There it is - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:05 There it is Trick or treat - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:07 Trick or treat You've lost - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:06 You've lost Can we go out now - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:11 Can we go out now Look deep Josh It's there - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:12 Look deep Josh It's there What's that - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:14 What's that You have a good heart - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:20 You have a good heart Uh were you guys - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:10 Uh were you guys Man I did not pull on my ear - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:16 Man I did not pull on my ear Come on Bruce - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:06 Come on Bruce What's the yard like - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:18 What's the yard like Clear the lines of men in your head - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:21 Clear the lines of men in your head Do you know what the word contempt means - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:33 Do you know what the word contempt means That was a mistake - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:08 That was a mistake Can we go to the dealership now - Searching for Bobby Fischer 00:12 Can we go to the dealership now

Cast

Josh Waitzkin - Max Pomeranc
Fred Waitzkin - Joe Mantegna
Bonnie Waitzkin - Joan Allen
Bruce Pandolfini - Ben Kingsley
Vinnie - Laurence Fishburne
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