Hatley High
- Comedy
- Romance
- Family
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 23, 2003
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Director
- Phil Price
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0340149