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Plot

The Canadian teen comedy Hatley High sends up high school sports rituals by placing a most unlikely competitive game at the center of its story: that of chess. Tommy (Nicholas Wright) is a new arrival in his parents' hometown of Hatley, whose mother recently died. He discovers, after the fact, that his mom was once a chess pro and thus a legend in the community. Tommy's chess-fixated peers accept him almost instantly, inferring that he must have inherited his dear mother's skills, but in time Tommy carves out a niche for himself independently of his mom's legacy, and strikes up an enduring romance with Hyacinthe (Rachelle Lefevre) a "chess cheerleader." Two fictional British filmmakers "frame" the tale by filming it for a documentary that they are producing, and thus provide witty, ongoing narration. Phil Price directs, from a script penned by Myles Hainsworth.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
88min.
DVD Release Date:
05/09/2006
Director(s):
Phil Price
Starring:
Nicolas Wright , Rachelle Lefevre , James A. Woods , Robert Jadah , Nwamiko Madden
Keywords:
chess,high-school
Language:
English