The Legend of Bagger Vance is a 2000 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Robert Redford, starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, and Charlize Theron. The screenplay by Jeremy Leven is based on the 1995 book The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life by Steven Pressfield. It takes place in the U.S. state of Georgia in 1931. The film served as the final roles of Jack Lemmon before his death the following year and Lane Smith before his death five years later.
- Starring : Will Smith / Matt Damon
- Genre : Drama / Fantasy / Sport
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : Robert Redford
- Production : Twentieth Century Fox / DreamWorks / Epsilon Motion Pictures / Wildwood Enterprises / Allied Filmmakers
- Distributor : DreamWorks Distribution / 20th Century Fox / Beta Theatrical Motion Pictures / Columbia TriStar Film / Columbia TriStar Films AB / Icon Entertainment International / Twentieth Century Fox / 20th Century Fox Argentina / Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. / Independent Films / Rialto Film AG / UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) / PlazaVista Entertainment / Universal Pictures / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / American Broadcasting Company (ABC) / DreamWorks Home Entertainment / Gativideo / Iris / Movie Mix / Tanweer Films / Trifecta Entertainment and Media / Vlaamse Radio en Televisie (VRT) / Yorin
The Legend of Bagger Vance movie
The Legend of Bagger Vance release date
- October 29, 2000 : USA (premiere)
- November 3, 2000 : USA
- February 1, 2001 : Germany
- February 8, 2001 : Australia
- February 8, 2001 : Singapore
- February 9, 2001 : Spain
- February 23, 2001 : UK
- March 2, 2001 : Ireland
- March 3, 2001 : Japan
- March 9, 2001 : Sweden
- April 11, 2001 : France
- May 17, 2001 : Switzerland (German speaking region)
- June 17, 2001 : Philippines
- November 2, 2001 : Israel (premiere)
- November 8, 2001 : Israel
The Legend of Bagger Vance cast
- Will Smith as Bagger Vance
- Matt Damon as Rannulph Junuh
- Charlize Theron as Adele Invergordon
- Bruce McGill as Walter Hagen
- Joel Gretsch as Bobby Jones
- J. Michael Moncrief as Hardy Greaves
- Peter Gerety as Neskaloosa
- Lane Smith as Grantland Rice
- Michael O’Neill as O.B. Keeler
- Thomas Jay Ryan as Spec Hammond
- Trip Hamilton as Frank Greaves
- Dermot Crowley as Dougal McDermott
- Harve Presnell as John Invergordon
- Danny Nelson as McManus
- Bob Penny as Laidlaw
On release, the film was a box office bomb, grossing almost $40 million worldwide – only half of its budget – and received mixed reviews; criticism was targeted by several African American commentators and reviewers for employing the “magical negro” stereotype.
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