Seven Days in Utopia (2011)

After a disastrous debut on the pro circuit, a young golfer finds himself unexpectedly stranded in Utopia, Texas and welcomed by an eccentric rancher.

Director:

Matthew Dean Russell

Writers:

David L. Cook (screenplay), Rob Levine (screenplay)

Stars:

Lucas Black, Robert Duvall, Melissa Leo

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Duvall	...	Johnny Crawford
Lucas Black	...	Luke Chisholm
Melissa Leo	...	Lily
Deborah Ann Woll	...	Sarah
Brian Geraghty	...	Jake
Kathy Baker	...	Mabel
Joseph Lyle Taylor	...	Martin Chislom
Jerry Ferrara	...	Joe Buckner
K.J. Choi	...	Tae Kwon Oh
Robert Bear	...	Chuck
Josh Painting	...	Duane
Brandel Chamblee	...	Himself
Kelly Tilghman	...	Herself (as Kelly Ann Tilghman)
Ezra Proch	...	Young Luke
Dora Madison	...	Luke's Sister (as Madison Burge)

Storyline

Luke is a young up-and-coming golfer. His father has pushed him to succeed on the green his entire life. After finally hitting rock bottom, he runs from his circumstances and his past and meets a man who took the time to care, Johnny Crawford. Johnny continues to surprise Luke at every turn, as he tries to help him bury his past and uncover the key to his future.

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Plot Keywords:

golfer | golf movie | ranch | golf | place name in title | 

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Taglines:

Life is never the same once you've been to Utopia.

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sept Jours à Utopia

Filming Locations:

Fredericksburg, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,500,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$18,000,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,000,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prospect Park, Utopia Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Duvall and Lucas Black previously appeared together in Sling Blade (1996) and Get Low (2009).

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Goofs

None of the vehicles had a registration or inspection sticker displayed on the lower left corner of the windshield, as required by Texas law, in order to drive on a public highway.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Johnny Crawford: How can a game have such an effect on a man's soul? The way I see it, how can it not? You don't chose the game, it choses you. And when it does, life and golf become forever connected. That's how it was for a young man named Luke Chisholm.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.110 (2010)

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Soundtracks

Carolina
Written and Performed by Warren Hood

User Reviews

Nice cute story....ruined by the religion thing at the end

I love this site and rely on it a lot as a movie lover but needed to add a regular person review here. Kind of getting tired of these "christian" movies. Really...I watched the whole movie only to be told to find out if he won the damn tourney after the movie was over on a religious web site. Give me a break.

Don't waste your time on this one. I love fun and happy going movies and am not anti-god....but this is just silly. Don't waste your time. Lord have mercy. The acting was cute...and the story line was even OK...acting was medium but having a movie with an ending that says....if you want to find out what happens go visit my web site so I can preach to you is just ludicrous. It's about as solid as Rick Santorum for president. I would give it a 3.0 as a movie because of the stupid tactics.