Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
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| Directed by | Rowdy Herrington |
| Produced by | Kim Dawson |
| Written by | Rowdy Herrington Kim Dawson Bill Pryor Tony De Paul |
| Starring | James Caviezel Claire Forlani Jeremy Northam Malcolm McDowell Aidan Quinn Devon Gearhart |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Tom Stern |
| Editing by | Pasquale Buba |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 30, 2004 |
| Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $2.7 million |
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius is a 2004 film based on the life, specifically the golfing career, of Bobby Jones, the first player in the sport ever to win all four of the men's major golf championships consecutively (in that era, before The Masters existed and before the PGA Championship was counted as a major, the British and U.S. Amateurs were considered "majors" along with the British Open and the U.S. Open). Jim Caviezel stars as Bobby Jones. The film is notable for the fact that it was the first motion picture concerning the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews that was actually given permission to film on location.
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[edit] Commercial response
The movie flopped badly at the box office with an opening weekend gross of $1.2 million[1] and $2.7 million overall, against a production cost of over $17 million. The film received a 26% from Rottentomatoes.com with a 30% "Cream of the Crop" rating.[2]
[edit] Cast
- Jim Caviezel – Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.
- 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
- Devon Gearhart – Little Bobby
- Thomas "Bubba" Lewis – Bobby
- 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
- Larry Thompson – John Malone
- Tim Ware – George Adair
- David Van Horn – Young Perry
- Rand Hopkins – Major Cohen
- Tom Arcuragi – Ralph Reed
- Stephanie Sparks – Alexa Stirling
- Erin Smith – Young Alexa
- Larry Mayran – Judge Broyles
- Matt Lanter - Bobby Jones' Caddy (as Matthew Lanter)
- Justice Leak - Guy on street
- Rhoda Griffis – Woman hit in leg (uncredited)
[edit] Filming Locations
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Castleberry Hill, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Covington, Georgia, USA
- Griffin, Georgia, USA
- Scotland, UK
- Southern California, California, USA
- St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.SyringomyeliaFoundation.org The Syringomyelia Foundation (Bobby Jones Suffered From Syringomyelia)
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