Geri's Game



(1997)

About:
Directed by: Jan Pinkava

Written by: Jan Pinkava

Starring: Bob Peterson

Plot Summary:
Geri spends an afternoon playing a tough chess match against a very clever, aggressive and worthy opponent. In fact, he must pull everything out of his bag of tricks if he is going to win. It is going to be even tougher given the fact that he is playing against himself.

Tidbits:
This is the first Pixar Film to have a human being as the main character.1

“Nasty Geri,” playing the black pieces, actually makes an illegal move with his bishop, moving it two squares horizontally when he captures the pawn1

Because the character is human and wearing clothes, Pixar sought to make the animation of both of these elements as realistic as possible. In fact, the film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. 2



Sources:
1http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131409/

2. http://www.pixar.com/shorts/gg/behind.html