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  • Hatley High (2003)
  • 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Hatley High (2003)
90 min | Comedy, Romance

Tommy Linklater is an eighteen-year old magician. The magic he performs is often minor - re-directing croquet balls, making cards appear in closed purses - it is always genuine; he actually does the impossible. He will soon learn that his ...See moreTommy Linklater is an eighteen-year old magician. The magic he performs is often minor - re-directing croquet balls, making cards appear in closed purses - it is always genuine; he actually does the impossible. He will soon learn that his hobby for playing chess while his mother was alive is another gift she left him. His father, Herman Linklater, is a physicist who believes that all the universes mysteries will eventually be explained away. Tommy's mother and Herman's wife, Melanie, has died and left them a house they did not know she owned. It is in a small lake-side town called North Hatley. They decided to move there for a year so that Herman can finish his book on cosmology. Once they arrive, the Linklaters discover that Melanie was something of a local legend. She left North Hatley after throwing a game against the town's greatest chess rivals, the Russians. The town was forced to realize their mistakes. They pushed her too hard to win, undermining the soul of the game. Her pictures and trophies are everywhere in the small town. Tommy attends Hatley High, whose main claim to fame is the Knights, an internationally ranked chess team. He befriends a basketball prodigy named Julius, whose secret passion is surfing, as well as Trevor and Darryl two charming and ambitious guys who call themselves the Syndicate. He also meets, and ends up going out with, Hyacinthe Marquez, the beautiful and witty cheerleader who does cartwheels as effortlessly as she quotes Oscar Wilde. Herman, meanwhile, is being pestered by the town priest Lorne Granger. Lorne is a physics buff who actually, and casually, talks to God. Herman is very uncomfortable around priests, but is eventually won over by Lorne's enthusiasm for physics. Herman undergoes a sort of epiphany when Lorne provides him with an equation that isn't supposed to exist. The equation enables him to finish his book, but he is forced to confront the possibility that he not living in a clockwork universe after all. Shaun Rodes, egomaniac and captain of the chess team continually challenges Tommy to a chess match, wishing to find out if Tommy inherited his mother's skills. Tommy refuses. However, Hyacinthe sets up an after school game of chess between Shaun, and Tommy. Tommy loses and chides Hyacinthe for selling him out. However, Shaun has a feeling Tommy threw the game. Hyacinthe tries to win Tommy back, and does so by singing to him outside his window. Tommy is moved to forgive her. Shaun, still suspicious from his victory, invites Tommy to an underground high stakes chess club, rife with shady characters, hot babes, and money. Shaun, hoping to prove his suspicions of Tommy's monumental talent, volunteers Tommy to play a blitz game against the top player in the club. Tommy, though reluctant, wins easily. When it is announced that the Russian Junior Chess Team is coming to play Hatley High, the whole town is thrown into a frenzy. An opportunity for redemption. At the pre-game dance, Anya, captain of the Russian chess team, easily seduces Shaun , ties him up, and locks him in the school's attic, solidifying a Russian win. The Russians are winning. During halftime Tommy performs a spectacular half-time magic show. When Shaun does not escape from his bonds in time to play the remaining match, the coach is forced to substitute Tommy in his place. Written by Myles Hainsworth See less
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Myles Hainsworth (screenplay) (story) | Phil Price (story)
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Brandon Milbradt (as Brandi-Ann Milbradt)
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Updated Sep 24, 2003

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Sep 2003 (Canada)
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25 cast members
Name Known for
Nicolas Wright
Tommy Linklater Tommy Linklater   See fewer
Rachelle Lefevre
Hyacinthe Marquez Hyacinthe Marquez   See fewer
James A. Woods
Shaun Rhodes Shaun Rhodes   See fewer
Paul Van Dyck
Trevor Hayes Trevor Hayes   See fewer
Robert Jadah
Herman Linklater Herman Linklater   See fewer
Malcolm Travis
Lorne Granger Lorne Granger   See fewer
Anatoly Zinoviev
Vladimir Vladimir   See fewer
Ivan Vukov
Felix Hainsworth Felix Hainsworth   See fewer
Ilona Elkin
Anya Petrovich Anya Petrovich   See fewer
Sam Stone
Principal Tuttle Principal Tuttle   See fewer
HoJo Rose
Jimmy Braddock (as Howard Rosenstein) Jimmy Braddock (as Howard Rosenstein)   See fewer
Shotaro Ozawa
Takeshi Takeshi   See fewer
Rob deLeeuw
Sergei Fyodorovich (as Rob de Leeuwe) Sergei Fyodorovich (as Rob de Leeuwe)   See fewer
Jesse Camacho
Jasper Jasper   See fewer
Jennifer Rae Westley
Cheerleader 2 Cheerleader 2   See fewer
Rachelle Casseus
Cheerleader 1 Cheerleader 1   See fewer
Brandon Milbradt
TV Reporter (as Brandi-Ann Milbradt) TV Reporter (as Brandi-Ann Milbradt)   See fewer
Phil Price
Coach Turnbull Coach Turnbull   See fewer
Andrew Horn
Superfan Superfan   See fewer
Michael Gurman
Chess Referee Chess Referee   See fewer
Morgan Kelly
Darryl Darryl   See fewer
Andre Martin
Russian Security Russian Security   See fewer
Elizabeth Campbell
Russian Sub-Captain (uncredited) Russian Sub-Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
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