Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)

Jim Caviezel stars as golf legend Bobby Jones, the icon who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.

Director:

Rowdy Herrington

Writers:

Rowdy Herrington (story), Kim Dawson (story),

Stars:

Jim Caviezel, Claire Forlani, Jeremy Northam

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Caviezel	...	Bobby Jones
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 (6 / 8)
Bubba Lewis	...	Bobby (14) (as Thomas 'Bubba' Lewis)
Dan Albright	...	Grandfather Jones
Paul Freeman	...	Angus
Alistair Begg	...	Stewart Maiden
Hilton McRae	...	Jimmy Maiden
Elizabeth Omilami	...	Camilla
Brian F. Durkin	...	Perry Adair

Storyline

Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., aka "Bobby Jones" rises from complete obscurity to become a golfing legend. Jones overcomes his own fierce temper, intense passion, and perfectionist tendencies to master the game and win the Grand Slam, the U.S., British, and Amateur Opens in golf, a feat unequaled even today. But it is Jones's style, personality, and character that separate him from the other professionals in his field. When Jones realizes that his unparalleled success may be destroying those he loves he's presented with an astounding proposition, one that shocks the world.

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Plot Keywords:

golf | competition | temper | dog | alcohol | 

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Taglines:

There are finer things than winning championships.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bobby Jones - A Carreira de um Génio

Filming Locations:

Agnes Scott College - 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,233,297 (USA) (30 April 2004)

Gross:

$2,694,071 (USA) (18 June 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bobby Jones Films LLC, Dean River Productions, LIFE(n)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 129 min (TV) 128 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Jones listens to a recording of "Non Piangere Liu" in the late 1920s that was recorded by Jussi Bjorling in the late 1950s.

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Quotes

Bobby: Mr. Byers and I both played terribly. He just ran out of clubs before I did.

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Crazy Credits

Tippe Moore for job "production dog" and Sidney for job "post-production dog"

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Par for the Course (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Non Piangere, Liu"
(1922-1924)
from "Turandot"
Music by Giacomo Puccini (uncredited)
Music completed by Franco Alfano (uncredited)
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni (uncredited)
Sung by Renata Tebaldi and Jussi Björling (as Jussi Bjoerling)
Rome Opera Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf (as Eric Leinsdorf) conducting
Courtesy of BMG Classics/RCA Red Seal
Under license from BMG Film & TV Music

User Reviews

A real treat

If you are a golfer and your eyes don't well up when this movie starts you have no business in watching the rest of the movie. For the rest of you, this true story will give you a glimpse of one of the best, if not the best, golfers and truest gentlemen the golf world has ever known.

The story, acting, dialog, cinematography were all first class. Some good music was even put in from time to time. All that aside this is a moment in a life that we feel is more important than all that. Even if the story, acting, dialog and cinematography weren't up to par, it would not have mattered much because we learned about the man who lived and played in another zone than the rest of us. But, that is a moot point because everything here was up to par.

For years whenever we watched the Masters Golf Tournament we heard the name Bobby Jones and the announcers would list some of his accomplishments, however, this never really told us about the man himself. Well, this movie does. Okay, some things in it may seem sappy, corny, and not real, but in those days that is the way things were. Those were days when respect for everything meant everything, was everything; and people moved on from that standard.

In some ways the movie makes Bobby Jones out to be more human although we held him above that station. Yes, he had a temper when he hit a bad shot, but learned to control it. Yes, he had some medical problems that we never really knew about. Yes, he seemed somewhat selfish running from tournament to tournament at the expense of his family, but the pressures on him were really great. And, his family always stood by him. He accomplished what he wanted to accomplish at a young age, and then quit tournament golf to be more with his family. Later he founded Augusta National Golf Course where the Masters is played each year.

James Caviezel was probably the best person to play the role of Bobby Jones and his performance made Bobby Jones more real for me and this will always stay with me. It is probably too much to hope that the age of respect will once again come around, but to those who see this movie that standard will be remembered at least on the golf course. Anyway, this movie is a real special treat.