Geri's Game
Sometimes you don't need more than one person to not feel alone.
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Budget
$0
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Director
Jan Pinkava
Scenario
Jan Pinkava
Producer
Karen Dufilho-Rosen, John Lasseter, Edwin Catmull
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Composer
Artist
Angus MacLane, Jan Pinkava, Scott Clark
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Editing
Jim Kallett
Whole Team (35)
Whole Team (35)
Short description
An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. Somehow, he begins losing to his livelier opponent. But just when the game's nearly over, Geri manages to turn the tables.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film contains a shot where both Jerrys can be seen together – it shows Jerry's hand without glasses against the background of Jerry wearing glasses.
- Jerry also makes a cameo appearance in the animated film Toy Story 2 (1999) as the toy repairman who worked on restoring the broken Sheriff Woody. A small box of chess pieces can also be found inside his toolbox.
- The fallen box of chess pieces disappears from the final shots.
- The film, like many other Pixar shorts, was shown before the animated film 'A Bug's Life' (1998).
- Jerry also appears in a cameo in the animated film "Toy Story 2" (1999) as a toy repairman who worked on restoring the broken Sheriff Woody. Inside his toolbox, a box with chess pieces can also be found.
- If you follow the movement of the shadows, you can see that the sun moves from right to left, from which it can be concluded that the park is located in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Jerry's face closely resembles actor Jonathan Harris, who also voiced Jerry in a cameo in 'Toy Story 2' (1999). The film's creator, Jan Pinkava, admitted that the character is based on himself, as he imagines he will look in old age.
- Jerry's face is very reminiscent of actor Jonathan Harris, who also voiced Jerry in a cameo in the animated film "Toy Story 2" (1999). The film's author, Jan Pinkava, admitted that the character is based on him, as he imagines himself in old age.
- Jerry's last move with glasses is "redundant" – the queen delivers checkmate to the king who is already in check (i.e., black moves twice in a row). White should have been the one to move according to the rules.
- The label on the wooden cigar box into which Jerry put the chess pieces reads 'Pt. Richmond Hand Made Pixar Shorts' – Pixar Studio was located in Richmond, California (Point Richmond) at the time of the film's release.
- The film was screened, like many other Pixar shorts, before the feature animation 'A Bug's Life' (1998).
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