Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius | |
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Bill Pryor | |
Based on | Life of Bobby Jones |
Produced by | Kim Dawson |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Tom Stern |
Edited by | Pasquale Buba |
Music by | James Horner |
Production company | McDongall Films |
Distributed by | Film Foundry Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $20 million[2] |
Box office | $2,707,913[2] |
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius is a 2004
The film is Herrington's most recent film, as of August 2023.
Plot
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In 1936, golfer
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In 1923, Jones finally overcomes his temper troubles and wins his first major championship at the U.S. Open, defeating Bobby Cruickshank in a playoff. In the following years, great success follows as Bobby wins 2 more U.S. Opens, 4 U.S. Amateurs, and 2 Open Championships through 1929. During that timeframe, Jones attends Harvard College and later Emory University School of Law, becoming a lawyer by profession (which was his grandfather's wish), never turning professional as a golfer. By 1930, Jones begins to lose interest in tournament golf. He tells Mary his final goal is to win all 4 majors in the same year and will then retire. That year, Jones accomplishes that goal, becoming the first and still only golfer to win the calendar Grand Slam. Soon after, Bobby keeps his word and he shocks the sports world by retiring from tournament golf at only 28 years old.
A title card reveals that after retirement, Jones would continue to make contributions to the game of golf such as founding the Augusta National Golf Club and The Masters. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II. In 1948, Jones was diagnosed with syringomyelia which crippled him for the rest of his life until his death in 1971.
Cast
- Jim Caviezel – Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones, Jr.
- Devon Gearhart – young Bobby
- Bubba Lewis– teenage Bobby
- Claire Forlani – Mary Malone Jones
- Jeremy Northam – Walter Hagen
- Malcolm McDowell – O.B. Keeler
- Aidan Quinn – Harry Vardon
- Brett Rice – Big Bob Jones
- Connie Ray – Clara Jones
- Dan Albright – Grandfather Jones
- Paul Freeman – Angus
- Alistair Begg – Stewart Maiden
- Hilton McRae – Jimmy Maiden
- Elizabeth Omilami– Camilla
- Brian F. Durkin– Perry Adair
- John Shepherd – Bob Woodruff
- Happy Lashelle – Nell Woodruff
- Allen O'Reilly – Grantland Rice
- Robert Pralgo – Reporter
- Wilbur Fitzgerald – Megaphone Golf Official
- Matt Lanter – Bobby Jones's Caddy
- Ian Birse – The Monobrow
Production
The film was shot in multiple locations, including
Release
Box office
The film was a commercial failure, with an opening weekend gross of $1.2 million and $2,707,913 overall,[3] against a production cost of $20 million.[2]
Critical response
The film received negative reviews. It has a 26% approval rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 76 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "This earnest, monotonous biopic lacks dramatic tension and simplifies Jones' life."[4] On Metacritic, which uses an average of critics' reviews, the film has a 45 out of 100 rating, based on 28 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]
References
- ^ "BOBBY JONES - STROKE OF GENIUS (PG)'". British Board of Film Classification. 2005-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ a b c Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Golf Channel sues local film company for $300K". 2005-04-04.
- ^ Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius at Metacritic