The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

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Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG
Release Date: Sep 30, 2005
Running Time: 115 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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Francis Ouimet was a working-class immigrant kid who--flanked by a 10-year-old caddie smaller than his golf bag--started with nothing and came out of nowhere to break down the barriers and become America's first golf hero nearly a century before Tiger Woods. In a world where it was believed only the wealthy and privileged could play, and win, at golf, it took an outsider to change the rules forever and prove that anyone with enough courage, grit and faith could achieve greatness. It all came to a head at the 1913 U.S. Open. Suddenly, Francis found himself in an ultimate showdown of skill and spirit--he, the unknown upstart American, facing off against Harry Vardon, a U.S. Open winner and six-time British Open champion (a record that still stands today) who was the sport's undisputed champion. One was a towering idol, the other an impossible underdog--and their legendary battle would transcend sport to become an illustration of human determination at its best.
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Francis Ouimet
John McDermott
Arthur Ouimet
Harry Vardon
Lord Northcliffe
Ted Ray
Sarah Wallis
Eddie Lowery
Alec Campbell
Mary Ouimet
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The main slice against Game is that it's about golf. Besides comedies, such as Caddyshack and Happy Gilmore, a serious movie about the game really isn't going to stir your soul, say like, football or baseball. But actor-turned-director Bill Paxton--who made his directorial debut with the creepy Frailty--takes the story and keeps it convincingly affecting. Much like Seabiscuit, it's the real-life historical context that makes Game even more compelling. Paxton painstakingly details how the game… Continued