Drama / Sports
USA,
2005, 85 min
Directed by:
Allen HughesCinematography:
Derick V. UnderschultzComposer:
Stephen EndelmanCast:
Ted Danson, Malcolm David Kelley, Keke Palmer, Clifton Powell, Devon Bostick, Brian Markinson, Kate Vernon, Karen LeBlanc, Gary Gerbrandt, Antonio Ortiz (more)Plots(1)
Middle-aged and recently unemployed, Richard Mason (Ted Danson) decides to return to his first love: teaching. He finds a job as an inner-city schoolteacher teaching fourth grade. Richard discovers a way to reach out to his skeptical students through the game of chess. Against all odds, he inspires his students to become champions, not only at chess, but in life! (official distributor synopsis)
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