The Greatest Game Ever Played Movie Review 2005

Classic kid-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks story tells how 20-year-old amateur golfer Francis Ouimet (LaBeouf) beat his boyhood idol and defending champ Harry Vardon (Dillane) to win the 1913 U.S. Open. Ouimet's working-class background precludes him from playing at the country club course where he caddies, but he learns to play on his own. Class barriers abound, and there's lots and lots of golfing. The draw of the underdog, the fact that it's a true story, and some fine performances, ultimately carries the day.

Distribution

Walt Disney Home Video, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521, Phone: (818)265-6500, URL: http://disney.store.go.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 115 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sports Dramas, Golf, Period Piece: 1910s, True Stories, Historical Drama

Screenplay

Mark Frost

Cast

Shia LaBeouf, Stephen (Dillon) Dillane, Elias Koteas, Marnie McPhail, Stephen Marcus, Peter Firth, Michael Weaver, Josh Flitter, Peyton List, James Paxton, Matthew Knight, Len Cariou, Luke Askew

Cinematography

Shane Hurlbut

Director

Bill Paxton

Music

Brian Tyler

Other

Peter Sullivan, Mark Ormandy, Paul Poduska, Elliot Graham, Pierre Perrault, Renee April, Francois Seguin

Producer

Larry Brezner, Mark Frost, David Blocker, Inc. Morra Brezner Steinberg & Tenenbaum Entertainment, Buena Vista