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here's instant screenplay material: Ivy League chess team takes on prison chess team -- (link)

Posted by pigby (aka chris) Nov 20 '08, 08:02

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"Checkmates" (www.cnn.com)

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[Digs out script for Green Fingers, replaces ever occurance of the word 'gardening' with 'chess'] -- nm - Lazy scriptwriter Nov 20, 08:28
Adam Sandler! -- nm - Remlik Nov 20, 08:22
It needs a corrupt warden who wants the prisoners to throw the match. -- nm - Roger More Nov 20, 08:06 13
- One of the prisoners is one of the Ivy League students' dad. -- nm - Dano Nov 20, 08:14 6
  - One of the students has prejudices against the prisoners, but learns that appearances can be misleading. -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 08:15
  - sent to jail....for a crime....he didn't commit! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 20, 08:15 4
    - and his son is in college to become a lawyer to get his dad out, and, one of his teammates, who he doesn't like, will end up giving him - El Fandie Nov 20, 08:27 3
      - no, his *nemesis opponent* he's a jailhouse snitch and the student will have to beat him on the chess board if he wants the information -- nm - pitching pigby Nov 20, 08:32 2
        
        *montage of prisoners practicing and being really bad at first, then getting better* -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 08:34 1
        
        a prisoner with an array of chess moves tattooed on his stomach -- nm - Roger More Nov 20, 08:42
- and a meek guy who turns out to be a chess wiz and earns the respect of his fellow inmates. -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 08:08 5
  - What about a hard-ass who keeps his chess skills a secret until he's need? Or the psycho who learns to love? -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 08:25
  - MIchael Clarke Duncan! -- nm - pitching pigby Nov 20, 08:09 3
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      - oh, and the prisoners have to practice on chess boards they made in their shop out of kooky odds and ends. -- nm - El Fandie Nov 20, 08:28 1
        
        They find an unlikely coach in the Hispanic lady who runs the prison laundry facility. -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 08:32
I'm still waiting for The Making Of The Philippino Prison 'Thriller' Performance -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 20, 08:04
"ooh, check me harder!" -- nm - Max Nov 20, 08:02 1
- "and then when the rioting prisoners take the students hostage, it's like, a metaphor man. like when you capture the queen in the game!" -- nm - pitching pigby Nov 20, 08:04

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