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Jim Caviezel stars as golf legend Bobby Jones, the icon who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.Jim Caviezel stars as golf legend Bobby Jones, the icon who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.Jim Caviezel stars as golf legend Bobby Jones, the icon who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Bubba Lewis
- Bobby (14)
- (as Thomas 'Bubba' Lewis)
Happy LaShelle
- Nell Woodruff
- (as Happy Lashelle)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBubba Lewis, who portrays an adolescent Bobby Jones, is a low handicap player himself. Also a talented actor and singer, Lewis hits the links whenever he can.
- GoofsDuring a scene at St. Andrews where Bobby Jones is playing several shots from a sand trap (bunker), a quick close-up shows a sand wedge with a flange. Jones retired from competition following his Grand Slam in 1930, but the sand wedge was not invented until 1932 by Gene Sarazen.
- Crazy creditsTippe Moore for job "production dog" and Sidney for job "post-production dog"
- SoundtracksRemarkable Girl
(1929)
Music by Lou Handman
Lyrics by Henry Creamer
Used by permission of Carlin Music Publishing Canada, Inc. (SOCAN) on behalf of Redwood Music Ltd. (PRS),
Goodman Music Co. and the Estates of Henry Creamer and Lou Handman
Performed by The Michael Andrew Orchestra
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A Rather Surprisingly Good Biography of an Icon
Not being a golfer or a fan of biographies of sportsmen, this viewer found a surprising amount of satisfaction in this recreation of the life of Bobby Jones, whose fame in the game of golf is legendary. So the question arises: "How can a film about golf maintain such a viewer's attention and appreciation?" The answer lies in the physical production of this beautiful little film. Capturing the essence of the world in the 1920s and 1930s not only in costuming and manners and atmosphere but in sociologic and philosophic vantages, Director Rowdy Herrington has ably explored the life and times of the reluctant hero in a way that exhumes a period in history when everyone needed something to believe in. Actors Jim Caviezel, Malcolm McDowell, Jeremy Northam, and Claire Forlani not only look their parts: their demeanor before the camera absorbs the state of mind of America lapsing from the riotous 20s to the massive depression of the 30s.
Bobby Jones physical problems, both self induced and genetic, are explored with just enough veracity to make him more of a well-rounded character than a cardboard saint (we don't learn the name of his neurological disorder - syringomyelia - until the final credits). His struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds to move through every golfing challenge of his day and succeed beyond the realm of possibility is well captured in Caviezel's delicately nuanced performance.
Not a great movie, but certainly worth more attention than it received in the theaters. You don't need to be a golfer to appreciate the beauty of this little moment of nostalgia. Grady Harp
Bobby Jones physical problems, both self induced and genetic, are explored with just enough veracity to make him more of a well-rounded character than a cardboard saint (we don't learn the name of his neurological disorder - syringomyelia - until the final credits). His struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds to move through every golfing challenge of his day and succeed beyond the realm of possibility is well captured in Caviezel's delicately nuanced performance.
Not a great movie, but certainly worth more attention than it received in the theaters. You don't need to be a golfer to appreciate the beauty of this little moment of nostalgia. Grady Harp
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- Jun 2, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Боббі Джонс: Геній удару
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,694,071
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,233,297
- May 2, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $2,707,913
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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