Released:
2003-09-23

Overview:
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.

Director:
Phil Price

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Comedy, Family, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Nicolas Wright
• 
  Rachelle Lefevre
• 
  Nwamiko Madden
• 
  James A. Woods
• 
  Morgan Kelly
  as
  Daryl