1. 'The Greatest Game Ever Played': Fun facts about the golf movie - Golfweek
Sep 30, 2024 · Shia LaBeouf portrays Francis Ouimet in the 2005 film The Greatest Game Ever Played. ... When a truant officer caught Jack, however, Eddie took ...
Director Bill Paxton’s movie was released in theaters on Sept. 30, 2005.
2. An engaging golf tale movie review (2005) - Roger Ebert
American amateur Francis Ouimet (Shia LaBeouf) takes on a 1913 U.S. Open field that includes the formidable British golfer Harry Vardon in "The Greatest Game ...
"The Greatest Game Ever Played" was a game of golf, in case you thought your team might have been involved. In 1913, a working-class American amateur named
3. The Greatest Game Ever Played | Rotten Tomatoes
Based on a book by Mark Frost about the true story of Francis Ouimet, played by Shia LaBeouf, the amateur champion of the 1913 U.S. Open golf tournament. A few ...
Blue-collar Francis Ouimet (Shia LaBeouf) fights class prejudice while mastering golf, a game guarded by the upper crust. Employed as a caddy at the exclusive Brookline Country Club, Francis fine-tunes his skills during off hours. His father, Arthur (Elias Koteas), disapproves, but a few admirers help Francis enter the 1913 U.S. Open. The underdog competes against British star Harry Vardon (Stephen Dillane) and finds common ground with his boyhood idol. The film is based on a true story.
4. The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) - Decent Films
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005). B+ SDG. The Greatest Game Ever Played is perhaps the most visually and emotionally dynamic film ever made about a game ...
The Greatest Game Ever Played is perhaps the most visually and emotionally dynamic film ever made about a game of golf — perhaps the most visually and emotionally dynamic possible film about a game of golf.
5. The Greatest Game Ever Played [2005] [PG] - 1.3.3 - Kids-In-Mind.com
Taking place around 1913, a young working class man dreams of one day playing golf, which he loves, but his father disapproves.
Taking place around 1913, a young working class man dreams of one day playing golf, which he loves, but his father disapproves. They make a bet that if he does not qualify for a tournament he will give it up and "make something of himself." He loses the bet, but is convinced sometime later to try again, even though his father threatens to throw him out of their house. With Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane, Justin Ashforth, Peter Firth and George Asprey. Directed by Bill Paxton. [1:55]
6. The Greatest Game Ever Played | Disney Savvy Wiki - Fandom
Set mainly in 1913, the film is about Francis Ouimet, the first amateur to win the U.S. Open. Amateur golf in that era was a sport only for the wealthy, and ...
The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 American film directed by Bill Paxton. The film was released on September 30, 2005. It is based on the early life of amateur golf champion Francis Quimet and his surprise winning of the 1913 U.S. Open. Set mainly in 1913, the film is about Francis Ouimet, the first amateur to win the U.S. Open. Amateur golf in that era was a sport only for the wealthy, and Ouimet came from an Irish and French-Canadian immigrant family that was part of the working class. Ou
7. The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) and the Aesthetics of Grass
Sep 20, 2014 · The film foregrounds Shia LaBeouf as Francis Ouimet first as a boy living across from a golf course in Brookline, Massachusetts where he works ...
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8. [PDF] Greatest Game Ever Played - YMI Classroom
In golf, the great- est game was played at the 1913. U.S. Open, when an American amateur named Francis Ouimet (pronounced wee-met) took on the all-time British ...
9. The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) - DVD Movie Guide
Apr 5, 2006 · At the start of the 20th century, young Francis Ouimet (Matthew Knight) obsesses over golf. He makes money as a caddy and idolizes star golfer ...
Reviewed by Colin Jacobson: The Greatest Game Ever Played will never be seen as the Greatest Movie Ever Made. ItÂs simplistic and far too worried about goofy effects. It fails to tale its story in a compelling, dramatic manner. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Elias Koteas. Disney, $29.99, 4/11/2006.
10. Thoughts on “The Greatest Game Ever Played” | Serpent's Den
Aug 24, 2022 · Coming from Disney and adapted by Mark Frost from his own book, the set up is as follows: in Edwardian-era Boston, young Francis Ouimet (played ...
Historically-based sport movies were all the rage for a while in the early 2000s. Off the top of my head you had Remember the Titans (football), Miracle (hockey), Cinderella Man (boxing), Seabiscui…
11. Greatest Game Ever Played, The | Reelviews Movie Reviews
Sep 30, 2005 · This is a reasonably faithful account of what happened during the 1913 U.S. Golf Open. (The final score and the closeness of the last two holes ...
When it comes to this sort of true-life sports story, Disney has cornered the market. In the past few years, the studio has released four fact-based tales of triumph, each centered on a different kind of game people play. First, there was Remember ...
12. The Greatest Game Ever Played (2006) - Christian Answers
An amateur player from a working class family, Francis Ouimet—played by Shia LaBeouf (“Holes”)—shocked the golf world when at the 1913 U.S. Open, flanked by his ...
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13. The Greatest Game Ever Played - Variety
Sep 18, 2005 · In the 1913 U.S. Open, the unknown, 20-year-old Francis Ouimet came out of nowhere to discombobulate the world's best players. What Paxton has ...
Based on the true tale of the 1913 U.S. Open, in which a youth from the wrong side of the tracks surprised the pros, "The Greatest Game Ever Played," the second feature directed by actor-cum-director Bill Paxton, offers an inspiring story, lush visuals and accessible characters to give a black-hat-white-hat view of class struggle in America and England.
14. The greatest game ever played (DVD)
Based on the 1913 US Open golf championship-at which two equally sympathetic young men, both of whom grew up economically and socially disadvantaged, go club ...
Based on the 1913 U.S. Open golf championship-at which two equally sympathetic young men, both of whom grew up economically and socially disadvantaged, go club to club in one of the most exciting and dramatic athletic events of the 20th century.
15. The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) - Letterboxd
A biopic of 20-year ... Shia is damn good in this and looks like he can actually play golf. I loved Flitter as the caddie. Fun film. Why did we ever start using ...
A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.
16. The Greatest Game Ever Played - by Benji Judd - Medium
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“The Greatest Game Ever Played” is a game of Golf which takes place in the early year of 1913. A very individualistic approach to…