A business man decides that he wants to teach school in the inner city and chooses a tough school in the South Bronx. He teaches the children how to play the game of chess, and along the way they learn a lot about life.
Ted Danson
as Richard Mason
Malcolm David Kelley
as Jimmy
Brian Markinson
as Arnie
Kate Vernon
as Pat
Yves Beneche
as MD (as Yves Michel-Beneche)
Yucini Diaz
as Renee Soto
Antonio Ortiz
as Dawson Sosa
Eugene Clark
as Gene
Keke Palmer
as Kenya Russell
Clifton Powell
as Cokey
Devon Bostick
as Darren Mason
Sandi Ross
as Principal Nettie Weston