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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Steven Pressfield (novel)
Jeremy Leven (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 November 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Some Things Can't Be Learned. They Must Be Remembered. more
Plot:
A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Will Smith ... Bagger Vance

Matt Damon ... Rannulph Junuh

Charlize Theron ... Adele Invergordon

Bruce McGill ... Walter Hagen

Joel Gretsch ... Bobby Jones
J. Michael Moncrief ... Hardy Greaves

Lane Smith ... Grantland Rice
Peter Gerety ... Neskaloosa
Michael O'Neill ... O.B. Keeler
Thomas Jay Ryan ... Spec Hammond
Trip Hamilton ... Frank Greaves
Dermot Crowley ... Dougal McDermott
Harve Presnell ... John Invergordon
Danny Nelson ... McManus

Bob Penny ... Laidlaw
Michael McCarty ... Delahunty

Carrie Preston ... Idalyn Greaves
Turner Green ... Eugene James
Blake King ... Wilbur Charles

Andrea Powell ... Mary Jones
John Bennes ... Citizen
Jonathan Green ... Citizen

Shane Brown ... Citizen
J. Don Ferguson ... Citizen

E. Roger Mitchell ... Aaron
Charles Riffenburg IV ... Card Player (as Charles Riffenberg IV)
Leon Lamar ... Card Player
Cory Carbaugh ... Card Player
Charles Seabrook ... Card Player
Bilaal Salaam ... Card Player
Charles Ward ... Man #1
Julie Jones ... Woman #1
Valanie Lang ... Girl #1
Bernard Hocke ... News Photographer
Dan Beene ... Willy

Elliott Street ... Carter

Wilbur Fitzgerald ... Roy (as Wilbur T. Fitzgerald)
Sonny Seiler ... Sonny the Boarder
Joseph P. Reidy ... Photographer (as Joseph Reidy)
Tannis Stoops ... Anna Mae
Dearing Paige Hockman ... Hagen Girl
Erika Mounts ... Hagen Girl
Neil Gonzaga ... Bar Patron
Ronald Steppe ... Bar Patron
Hugh Baggett ... Bar Patron
Jabulani Brown ... Jones' Caddy
Vijay Patel ... Hagen's Caddy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

George Green ... Man #2
Kirk Bair ... Citizen (uncredited)

Jon Drew ... Groundskeeper (uncredited)

Jim Keisler ... Groundskeeper (uncredited)

Jack Lemmon ... Narrator / Old Hardy Greaves (uncredited)
Todd Peterson ... Mayor of Shanty Town (uncredited)
Todd Soley ... Doughboy #1 (uncredited)
Ray Wineteer ... Counsilman Ellis (uncredited)
Kenneth Wonderley ... First fan on stage (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Redford 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Steven Pressfield (novel)

Jeremy Leven (screenplay)

Produced by
Chris Brigham .... co-producer
Jake Eberts .... producer
Michael Nozik .... producer
Robert Redford .... producer
Joseph P. Reidy .... co-producer (as Joseph Reidy)
Karen Tenkhoff .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Rachel Portman 
 
Cinematography by
Michael Ballhaus (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Hank Corwin 
 
Production Design by
Stuart Craig 
 
Art Direction by
Angelo P. Graham 
W. Steven Graham 
 
Set Decoration by
Jim Erickson 
Michael Seirton 
 
Costume Design by
Judianna Makovsky 
 
Makeup Department
Pierce Austin .... hair stylist: Mr. Smith
Wayne Herndon .... hair stylist: Charlize Theron
Linda Kamp .... background makeup supervisor
Deborah K. Larsen .... makeup artist: Charlize Theron
Dennis Liddiard .... makeup artist
Gary Liddiard .... head makeup artist
Diane Maurno .... makeup artist
Bunny Parker .... head hair stylist
Betty Lou Skinner .... hair stylist
Kathe Swanson .... hair stylist
Chris Varosky .... makeup artist
Janet Carey .... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Beka Wilson .... assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Denise Pinckley .... production manager
Michael Stricks .... assistant unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anne Carroll .... dga trainee
Douglas Plasse .... assistant director
Joseph P. Reidy .... first assistant director
Chris Surgent .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Rodney Armanino .... construction coordinator
Jack Ballance .... set designer
Franklin T. Bennett .... scenic gang boss
Wren Boney .... set dresser
Lewis Bowen .... scenic foreman
Roland Brooks .... charge scenic artist
Kenneth Bryant .... lead man
John B. Clarey III .... foreman
Randall S. Coe .... construction foreman
Susan Dennis .... property assistant
Erin Fite .... art department production assistant
Patrick Fuhrman .... chargehand
Hugh W. Griffith III .... set dresser
Geoffrey S. Grimsman .... set designer
Ted Haigh .... graphic designer
Molly Hughes .... art department assistant
J. Luther Jones III .... carpenter
Marion Kolsby .... assistant art director
Brian Kontz .... plasterer
Alba Leone .... buyer
Eric Luling .... on-set dresser
Stephanie Macomber Kern .... scenic
Michael Marcus .... art designer
Kay Michaels .... art department coordinator
Joseph Andrew Miller .... art department assistant
Thomas Minton .... set designer
Christine Moosher .... assistant set decorator
Swift Moseley .... key greens
Christopher Neely .... lead man
Erik L. Nelson .... property master
William Scot Noonan .... labor foreman
James Passanante .... painter
Mari Phillips .... set dresser
Alan Porter .... drapery foreman
Julie Sanford .... set designer (as Julie Starr Sanford)
Adam Scher .... set designer
Jeffrey Schlatter .... construction gang-boss
Cindy Seay .... painter
John Eric Seay .... carpenter
Michael Shapiro .... set dresser
Bennet Silver .... set dresser
Lance Totten .... set dresser
Sylvia Trapanese .... scenic artist
Greg Waddle .... additional buyer
Scott D. Warner .... gangboss
Steve A. Stephenson .... carpenter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Michael Axinn .... foley editor
Jessica Bellfort .... assistant adr editor
Steve Bowerman .... boom operator
Lindakay Brown .... dialogue editor
Mick Davies .... utility sound
Tony Eckert .... foley mixer
Sean England .... machine room operator
Andre Fenley .... supervising assistant sound editor
Richard Hymns .... supervising sound editor
Peter F. Kurland .... production sound mixer
Frank 'Pepe' Merel .... foley recordist (as Frank Merel)
Shannon Mills .... assistant sound designer
Shannon Mills .... sound effects editor
Richard Quinn .... dialogue editor
Gary Rizzo .... additional sound re-recording mixer
Gary Rydstrom .... sound designer
Gary Rydstrom .... sound re-recording mixer
Gary Rydstrom .... supervising sound editor
Susan Sanford .... foley editor
Gary Summers .... sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe .... foley artist
Ethan Van der Ryn .... sound effects editor
Doug Winningham .... assistant sound effects editor
Mary Works .... assistant dialogue editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle .... adr supervisor
Jennifer Barin .... sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Brian Magerkurth .... machine room operator (uncredited)
Juan Peralta .... digital sound mix technician (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Rodney M. Byrd .... special effects foreman
Burt Dalton .... special effects coordinator
G. Heath Hood .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Gianni Aliotti .... resource coordinator
Michael A. Chang .... studio technical supervisor: PDI
Richard Chuang .... visual effects supervisor
Debbie Fought .... compositor: PDI
Jonah Hall .... digital artist
John Hanashiro .... visual effects editorial
Albert Hastings .... digital artist: PDI
Jason Heapy .... visual effects coordinator: PDI
Les Hunter .... visual effects producer: PDI
Mel Kangleon .... color grader: PDI
Kat Kelly .... visual effects editorial
Kristy King .... visual effects production assistant
Michael Macias .... digital paint artist: PDI
George Merkert .... visual effects executive producer
Chris Milano .... production assistant: PDI
Bertrand Ong .... animator: PDI
Thomas Pushpathadam .... animator: PDI
Federico Rivia .... digital effects artist
Krzysztof Rostek .... animator: PDI
Jeffrey Roth .... matte painter: PDI
Greg Snyder .... visual effects editorial
Alan Sonneman .... matte painter: PDI
David Stephan .... storyboard artist
Rahul Thakkar .... software development
Chris Trimble .... digital compositor: PDI
Mark R. Wilkins .... technical supervisor: PDI
Erik Winquist .... digital artist: PDI
Marlon Montgomery .... animation technology (uncredited)
Stephen Sobisky .... virtual effects project manager (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Davis Bates .... stunts
Scott Dale .... stunts
Cal Johnson .... stunt coordinator
Cal Johnson .... stunt double: Matt Damon
Cal Johnson .... stunts
Anderson Martin .... stunts
Phil Neilson .... battlefield sequence coordinator
Phil Neilson .... stunt coordinator
Bill Scharpf .... stunts
Todd Warren .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ismael Araujo Jr. .... grip
Florian Ballhaus .... camera operator
Florian Ballhaus .... director of photography: second unit
Derek Bruyere .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
J. Patrick Daily .... key grip
Lee Donaldson .... grip
Larry Gianneschi .... loader
Chris Jadick .... electrician
David James .... still photographer
Thomas Lappin .... assistant camera
Dwight Joseph Lavers .... dolly grip
Michael McGuire .... rigging key grip
Charlie McIntyre .... rigging gaffer (as Charles H. McIntyre III)
Daniel P. Moore .... video operator
Charles 'Chaz' Norcross .... electrician
Andrew Rowlands .... camera operator
John 'Fest' Sandau .... assistant chief lighting technician
Darrell B. Sheldon .... dolly grip: "b" camera
Rob Springer .... epk camera operator
Susan Starr .... assistant camera
Phillip Todd .... additional assistant camera
James R. Tynes .... chief lighting technician
Tom Fendley .... electrician (uncredited)
Jamie A. Marlowe .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Robin Carlan .... extras casting assistant
Marty Cherrix .... extras casting associate (as Marty Keener Cherrix)
Michael Hothorn .... casting assistant
Kim McCray .... extras casting assistant
Kim Petrosky .... extras casting
Manny Poulos .... casting associate
Terri Taylor .... casting associate
Matt Woodard .... extras casting assistant
Debra Zane .... casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cynthia Black .... costumer
Layne Brightwell .... key costumer
David Butler .... costume production assistant
Celeste Cleveland .... tailor
Kate Edwards .... key costumer
Julian J. Filiberti .... set costumer
K. Drew Fuller .... costumer
Dorothy Masters .... stitcher
Janet Melody .... seamstress
Linda N. Robinson .... set costumer
Barnaby Smith .... key set costumer
 
Editorial Department
Sam Adelman .... assistant editor
Liza D. Espinas .... associate editor (as Liza Espinas)
Dale E. Grahn .... color timer
Thomas M. Harrigan .... assistant editor
Anthony L. Jamison .... assistant editor
Carter Reedy .... assistant editor
Yvonne Valdez .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Bill Abbott .... music editor
Jeff Atmajian .... orchestrator
Barney Bigard .... composer: song "Mood Indigo"
John Bissell .... music supervisor
Andrew Crowley .... musician: trumpet
George Hamer .... music contractor
Todd Homme .... executive in charge of music
Lesley Langs .... assistant music editor (as Leslie Langs)
Denise Okimoto .... assistant music editor
Rachel Portman .... orchestrator
David Snell .... conductor
Tony Stanton .... music copyist
Clarence Williams .... composer: song "E Flat Blues"
 
Transportation Department
Robert Buckman .... transportation coordinator
Michael Hyde .... transportation coordinator
Robert 'Bull' Maher .... driver
Ken Nevin .... transportation co-captain (as Ray Nevin)
Mike Robinson .... special driver
Hank Van Apeldoorn .... driver
Susan Van Apeldoorn .... transportation
 
Other crew
Craig Bankey .... unit publicist
Laura Banks .... stand-in: Ms. Theron
Cassandra Barbour .... rights and clearances
Andre Blair .... stand-in: Mr. Smith
Chris Cozens .... auricle operator
Julie Cummings .... production assistant
Karen C. Eide .... assistant production office coordinator
Lisa Jean Felski .... construction accountant
Shawna-Nova Foley .... craft service assistant
Robert George .... second assistant accountant
Kurt Greufe .... first assistant accountant
Nancy Herrmann .... production assistant
Elizabeth Himelstein .... dialect coach
Thomas Johnston .... script supervisor
Dana Kullerd .... set production assistant
David Ray Martin .... assistant location manager
Robin Meyers .... additional script supervisor
Kate Miller .... typist
Kathryn Mindala .... accountant
Steven R. Molen .... production executive
Joshua L.T. O'Malley .... third assistant accountant
Colin Penney .... production assistant
Meagan Riley-Grant .... assistant: Ms. Theron
Jason Rody .... set production assistant
Chris Romberg .... first assistant accountant
Holly S. Rymon .... production office coordinator
Per Saari .... assistant: Mr. Redford
Laura Sevier .... rights and clearances
Brad Simonsen .... assistant to producer
Lewis Sparks .... set production assistant
Lewis Sparks .... stand-in: Mr. Damon
Diane Stockdale .... choreographer
Robin Stockdale .... choreographer
Carrie Sweeney .... set production assistant
Sam Tedesco .... supervising location manager
Andrew J. Young .... location scout
Lenny Young .... creative executive
Kirk Bair .... stand-in (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker .... completion bond representative (uncredited)
Ronda McCall .... production assistant (uncredited)
Tim Smith .... location assistant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
James Redford .... thanks
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.
Runtime:
126 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Matt Damon did not have any previous experience playing golf; he spent a month with golf pro Tim Moss in Hilton Head, South Carolina, to prepare for the role. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Junuh leaves the hotel and is driving down the road, people are waving to him on the side of the road. However, as he passes them by they are no longer visible in the rear window of the truck. more
Quotes:
Rannulph Junuh: Is there something you want to tell me?
Adel Invergordon: Well, I'm trying to think of how to say it, Junuh. There is a purpose to this visit... and that's to apologize. But I'm not a naturally apologetic woman, so it takes me a little longer to get my thoughts in order.
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25 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
Another Excellent Fantasy-Sports Film, 4 November 2006
10/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

I usually like fantasy movies and I really enjoy sports films. Combine the two well - like "Field Of Dreams" and like this movie - and I am sure to rate this extremely high. I've seen it three times and enjoyed it immensely each time.

It reminded me a bit, too, of "The Natural," but instead of baseball, this one features golf and real-life legends Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen playing the local guy, "Rannulph Junuh" (Matt Damon). Like "The Natural," this is beautifully photographed, has a wonderful feel-good ending, a variety of characters, a beautiful lead woman and good acting.

The no-name child actor in here, J. Michael Moncrief, who plays "Hardy Greaves," narrates the film as an older man looking back on this story. The kid is a fine actor, too, and I really enjoyed his Georgia accent. Charlize Theron is the beauty, playing "Adele Invergordon," a woman who organizes this famous golf match between the greatest amateur player of the world, the best professional and "Junuh," who is the focus of this story. Theron's known for her dramatic roles but she exhibits a nice comedy touch in here.

Damon does his normal fine job of acting and Will Smith, as the angelic caddie "Bagger Vance," is uncharacteristically low-key, which I found nice to see. Bruce Magill did a good as Hagen and Joel Gretsch, likewise, for Jones. Magill is obviously the best real-life golfer here among these actors. Damon had to learn the game from scratch, and did a fine job with his swing.

The only part of this film that went a little overboard - but it's the fantasy part of the story - was the New Age-type preaching by "Bagger." However, some of his speeches were simply golf visualization, which has always been taught as a means to concentrate better on one's shot-making. I didn't think hearing the Lord's name in vain a half dozen times was necessary in here, either, but what are you gonna do? Other than those things, this is great film and I one I throughly appreciate every time I see it.

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