The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

Director:

Robert Redford

Writers (WGA):

Steven Pressfield (novel)
Jeremy Leven (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 November 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Some Things Can't Be Learned. They Must Be Remembered.

Plot:

A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy.

Plot Keywords:

Starting Over | Suicide | Underdog | Dream Like | Fantastic

Awards:

2 wins & 10 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 24

4:35 PM

MAX

Cast

Will Smith	...	Bagger Vance
Matt Damon	...	Rannulph Junuh
Charlize Theron	...	Adele Invergordon
Bruce McGill	...	Walter Hagen
Joel Gretsch	...	Bobby Jones
J. Michael Moncrief	...	Hardy Greaves
Lane Smith	...	Grantland Rice
Peter Gerety	...	Neskaloosa
Michael O'Neill	...	O.B. Keeler
Thomas Jay Ryan	...	Spec Hammond
Trip Hamilton	...	Frank Greaves
Dermot Crowley	...	Dougal McDermott
Harve Presnell	...	John Invergordon
Danny Nelson	...	McManus
Bob Penny	...	Laidlaw
Michael McCarty	...	Delahunty
Carrie Preston	...	Idalyn Greaves
Turner Green	...	Eugene James
Blake King	...	Wilbur Charles
Andrea Powell	...	Mary Jones
John Bennes	...	Citizen
Jonathan Green	...	Citizen
Shane Brown	...	Citizen
J. Don Ferguson	...	Citizen
E. Roger Mitchell	...	Aaron
Charles Riffenburg IV	...	Card Player (as Charles Riffenberg IV)
Leon Lamar	...	Card Player
Cory Carbaugh	...	Card Player
Charles Seabrook	...	Card Player
Bilaal Salaam	...	Card Player
Charles Ward	...	Man #1
Julie Jones	...	Woman #1
Valanie Lang	...	Girl #1
Bernard Hocke	...	News Photographer
Dan Beene	...	Willy
Elliott Street	...	Carter
Wilbur Fitzgerald	...	Roy (as Wilbur T. Fitzgerald)
Sonny Seiler	...	Sonny the Boarder
Joseph P. Reidy	...	Photographer (as Joseph Reidy)
Tannis Stoops	...	Anna Mae
Dearing Paige Hockman	...	Hagen Girl
Erika Mounts	...	Hagen Girl
Neil Gonzaga	...	Bar Patron
Ronald Steppe	...	Bar Patron
Hugh Baggett	...	Bar Patron
Jabulani Brown	...	Jones' Caddy
Vijay Patel	...	Hagen's Caddy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Green	...	Man #2
Malia Herrick	...	Hagen girl (scenes deleted)
Ricardo Bunge	...	American Soldier (uncredited)
Jon Drew	...	Groundskeeper (uncredited)
Jim Keisler	...	Groundskeeper (uncredited)
Jack Lemmon	...	Narrator / Old Hardy Greaves (uncredited)
Todd Soley	...	Doughboy #1 (uncredited)
Ray Wineteer	...	Counsilman Ellis (uncredited)
Kenneth Wonderley	...	First fan on stage (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Redford

Writing credits (WGA)
Steven Pressfield		(novel)
Jeremy Leven		(screenplay)

Produced by
Chris Brigham	....	co-producer
Jake Eberts	....	producer
Michael Nozik	....	producer
Robert Redford	....	producer
Joseph P. Reidy	....	co-producer (as Joseph Reidy)
Karen Tenkhoff	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Rachel Portman

Cinematography by
Michael Ballhaus		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Hank Corwin

Production Design by
Stuart Craig

Art Direction by
Angelo P. Graham
W. Steven Graham

Set Decoration by
Jim Erickson
Michael Seirton

Costume Design by
Judianna Makovsky

Makeup Department
Pierce Austin	....	hair stylist
Wayne Herndon	....	hair stylist: Charlize Theron
Linda Kamp	....	background makeup supervisor
Deborah K. Larsen	....	makeup artist: Charlize Theron
Dennis Liddiard	....	makeup artist
Gary Liddiard	....	head makeup artist
Diane Maurno	....	makeup artist
Bunny Parker	....	head hair stylist
Betty Lou Skinner	....	hair stylist
Kathe Swanson	....	hair stylist
Chris Varosky	....	makeup artist
Beka Wilson	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Denise Pinckley	....	production manager
Michael Stricks	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anne Carroll	....	dga trainee
Douglas Plasse	....	assistant director
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director
Chris Surgent	....	assistant director

Art Department
Rodney Armanino	....	construction coordinator
Jack Ballance	....	set designer
Wren Boney	....	set dresser
Roland Brooks	....	charge scenic artist
Kenneth Bryant	....	lead man
Randall S. Coe	....	construction foreman
Susan Dennis	....	property assistant
Erin Fite	....	art department production assistant
Patrick Fuhrman	....	chargehand
Hugh W. Griffith III	....	set dresser
Geoffrey S. Grimsman	....	set designer
Ted Haigh	....	graphic designer
Molly Hughes	....	art department assistant
J. Luther Jones III	....	carpenter
Marion Kolsby	....	assistant art director
Alba Leone	....	buyer
Eric Luling	....	on-set dresser
Michael Marcus	....	art designer
Kay Michaels	....	art department coordinator
Joseph Andrew Miller	....	art department assistant
Thomas Minton	....	set designer
Christine Moosher	....	assistant set decorator
Swift Moseley	....	key greens
Christopher Neely	....	lead man
Erik L. Nelson	....	property master
James Passanante	....	painter
Mari Phillips	....	set dresser
Alan Porter	....	drapery foreman
Julie Sanford	....	set designer (as Julie Starr Sanford)
Adam Scher	....	set designer
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction gang-boss
Michael Shapiro	....	set dresser
Bennet Silver	....	set dresser
Lance Totten	....	set dresser
Sylvia Trapanese	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Michael Axinn	....	foley editor
Jessica Bellfort	....	assistant adr editor
Steve Bowerman	....	boom operator
Lindakay Brown	....	dialogue editor
Mick Davies	....	utility sound
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Sean England	....	machine room operator
Andre Fenley	....	supervising assistant sound editor
Richard Hymns	....	supervising sound editor
Peter F. Kurland	....	production sound mixer
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	foley recordist (as Frank Merel)
Shannon Mills	....	assistant sound designer
Shannon Mills	....	sound effects editor
Richard Quinn	....	dialogue editor
Gary Rizzo	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound designer
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Rydstrom	....	supervising sound editor
Susan Sanford	....	foley editor
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Ethan Van der Ryn	....	sound effects editor
Doug Winningham	....	assistant sound effects editor
Mary Works	....	assistant dialogue editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	adr supervisor
Jennifer Barin	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Brian Magerkurth	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Juan Peralta	....	digital sound mix technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Rodney M. Byrd	....	special effects foreman
Burt Dalton	....	special effects coordinator
G. Heath Hood	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Gianni Aliotti	....	resource coordinator
Michael A. Chang	....	studio technical supervisor: PDI
Richard Chuang	....	visual effects supervisor
Debbie Fought	....	compositor: PDI
Jonah Hall	....	digital artist
John Hanashiro	....	visual effects editorial
Albert Hastings	....	digital artist: PDI
Jason Heapy	....	visual effects coordinator: PDI
Les Hunter	....	visual effects producer: PDI
Mel Kangleon	....	color grader: PDI
Kat Kelly	....	visual effects editorial
Kristy King	....	visual effects production assistant
Michael Macias	....	digital paint artist: PDI
George Merkert	....	visual effects executive producer
Chris Milano	....	production assistant: PDI
Bertrand Ong	....	animator: PDI
Thomas Pushpathadam	....	animator: PDI
Federico Rivia	....	digital effects artist
Krzysztof Rostek	....	animator: PDI
Jeffrey Roth	....	matte painter: PDI
Greg Snyder	....	visual effects editorial
Alan Sonneman	....	matte painter: PDI
David Stephan	....	storyboard artist
Rahul Thakkar	....	software development
Chris Trimble	....	digital compositor: PDI
Mark R. Wilkins	....	technical supervisor: PDI
Erik Winquist	....	digital artist: PDI
Marlon Montgomery	....	animation technology (uncredited)
Stephen Sobisky	....	virtual effects project manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Davis Bates	....	stunts
Scott Dale	....	stunts
Cal Johnson	....	stunt double: Matt Damon
Cal Johnson	....	stunts
Anderson Martin	....	stunts
Phil Neilson	....	battlefield sequence coordinator
Phil Neilson	....	stunt coordinator
Bill Scharpf	....	stunts
Todd Warren	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ismael Aranjo Jr.	....	grip
Florian Ballhaus	....	camera operator
Florian Ballhaus	....	director of photography: second unit
Derek Bruyere	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
J. Patrick Daily	....	key grip
Lee Donaldson	....	grip
David James	....	still photographer
Thomas Lappin	....	assistant camera
Dwight Joseph Lavers	....	dolly grip
Michael McGuire	....	rigging key grip
Charlie McIntyre	....	rigging gaffer (as Charles H. McIntyre III)
Daniel P. Moore	....	video operator
Charles 'Chaz' Norcross	....	electrician
Andrew Rowlands	....	camera operator
Darrell B. Sheldon	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Rob Springer	....	epk camera operator
Susan Starr	....	assistant camera
Phillip Todd	....	additional assistant camera
James R. Tynes	....	chief lighting technician
Tom Fendley	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jamie A. Marlowe	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Robin Carlan	....	extras casting assistant
Marty Cherrix	....	extras casting associate (as Marty Keener Cherrix)
Michael Hothorn	....	casting assistant
Kim McCray	....	extras casting assistant
Kim Petrosky	....	extras casting
Manny Poulos	....	casting associate
Terri Taylor	....	casting associate
Matt Woodard	....	extras casting assistant
Debra Zane	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cynthia Black	....	costumer
Layne Brightwell	....	key costumer
David Butler	....	costume production assistant
Celeste Cleveland	....	tailor
Kate Edwards	....	key costumer
Julian J. Filiberti	....	set costumer
K. Drew Fuller	....	costumer
Dorothy Masters	....	stitcher
Janet Melody	....	seamstress
Barnaby Smith	....	key set costumer

Editorial Department
Sam Adelman	....	assistant editor
Liza D. Espinas	....	associate editor (as Liza Espinas)
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Thomas M. Harrigan	....	assistant editor
Anthony L. Jamison	....	assistant editor
Carter Reedy	....	assistant editor
Yvonne Valdez	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Bill Abbott	....	music editor
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Barney Bigard	....	composer: song "Mood Indigo"
John Bissell	....	music supervisor
Andrew Crowley	....	musician: trumpet
George Hamer	....	music contractor
Todd Homme	....	executive in charge of music
Lesley Langs	....	assistant music editor (as Leslie Langs)
Denise Okimoto	....	assistant music editor
Rachel Portman	....	orchestrator
David Snell	....	conductor
Tony Stanton	....	music copyist
Clarence Williams	....	composer: song "E Flat Blues"

Transportation Department
Robert Buckman	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Hyde	....	transportation coordinator
Robert 'Bull' Maher	....	driver
Ken Nevin	....	transportation co-captain (as Ray Nevin)
Mike Robinson	....	special driver
Hank Van Apeldoorn	....	driver
Susan Van Apeldoorn	....	transportation

Other crew
Craig Bankey	....	unit publicist
Laura Banks	....	stand-in: Ms. Theron
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Andre Blair	....	stand-in: Mr. Smith
Chris Cozens	....	auricle operator
Julie Cummings	....	production assistant
Karen C. Eide	....	assistant production office coordinator
Lisa Jean Felski	....	construction accountant
Shawna-Nova Foley	....	craft service assistant
Robert George	....	second assistant accountant
Kurt Greufe	....	first assistant accountant
Nancy Herrmann	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach
Thomas Johnston	....	script supervisor
Dana Kullerd	....	set production assistant
David Ray Martin	....	assistant location manager
Robin Meyers	....	additional script supervisor
Kate Miller	....	typist
Kathryn Mindala	....	accountant
Joshua L.T. O'Malley	....	third assistant accountant
Colin Penney	....	production assistant
Meagan Riley-Grant	....	assistant: Ms. Theron
Jason Rody	....	set production assistant
Chris Romberg	....	first assistant accountant
Holly S. Rymon	....	production office coordinator
Per Saari	....	assistant: Mr. Redford
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Brad Simonsen	....	assistant to producer
Lewis Sparks	....	set production assistant
Lewis Sparks	....	stand-in: Mr. Damon
Diane Stockdale	....	choreographer
Robin Stockdale	....	choreographer
Carrie Sweeney	....	set production assistant
Sam Tedesco	....	supervising location manager
Andrew J. Young	....	location scout
Kirk Bair	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)
Ronda McCall	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tim Smith	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
James Redford	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Allied Filmmakers (as A Wildwood/Allied Production)
• DreamWorks SKG (present) (as Dreamworks Pictures)
• Epsilon Motion Pictures
• Twentieth Century Fox (present)
• Wildwood Enterprises (as A Wildwood/Allied Production)

Distributors

• DreamWorks Distribution (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (theatrical) (widescreen)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2001) (Switzerland) (DVD) (as Medaria Home Entertainment)
• Rialto Film AG (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2004) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• 20th Century Fox (????) (Japan) (theatrical) (Far East)
• Beta Theatrical Motion Pictures (continental Europe)
• DreamWorks Distribution (????) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Icon Entertainment International (????) (UK) (theatrical) (UK and the rest of the world)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (????) (worldwide) (theatrical) (non-North America)
• Universal Pictures Video (????) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Other Companies

• Chapter III Records  soundtrack published by
• City of Savannah, Georgia  the producers wish to thank (as City of Savannah)
• Colleton River Golf Course  the producers wish to thank
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Jekyll Island Club Hotel  the producers wish to thank
• Kiawah Island Inn and Resort  the producers wish to thank
• Paskal Lighting  lighting and grip equipment
• Savannah Film Commission  the producers wish to thank
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• South Carolina Department of Commerce  the producers wish to thank
• South Carolina Film Office  the producers wish to thank
• The Georgia Film Office  the producers wish to thank (as Georgia Film, Video & Music Office)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation  author and creator: Berne Convention (as Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37600) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Allied Filmmakers

Trivia:

Although the film is based on fiction, both Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen were real golfers. Jones was the more famous because, among other things, he founded the US Masters tournament in Augusta.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Junnuh leaves the hotel and is driving down the road, people are waving to him on the side of the road. However, as he passes them by they are no longer visible in the rear window of the truck.

Quotes:

Rannulph Junuh: What was it Adele?... What did you like about us?...
Adele Invergordon: I liked the way we danced...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Brawl in the Family (#13.7)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

In Paradisium

This movie is about Redemption

It has been a long time since I have enjoyed a movie as much as I did this one. We all watch movies for a lot of reasons besides the obvious reason of "entertainment." While THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE does it in a most charming and entertaining way it is all about Redemption. Each of us faces adversity in our daily life and how we face it marks the quality of the life that we live. Junuh has faced personal demons for more than ten years since he fought in WW I. The "Loss of his swing" is more than an athletic loss that he refers to. He has lost his faith in himself and his ability to face life after his return from the war.

The role of Bagger Vance, ably played by Will Smith, was not as God like as the character described by Steven Pressfield in his book from which this film was adapted. In the movie Vance had the ability to help people think beyond the obvious and to reach back for something special. In Junuh he helps reinstill a personal belief and an appreciation of life. In the Pressfield book, Vance WAS a God.

All of the roles were well played and the young boy playing Lemmon in his youth stole the show. It was also good to see Jack Lemmon in his final movie role. I thought it was an interesting coincidence that Lemmon's final role was in a mystical movie just as Burt Lancaster's was in THE FIELD OF DREAMS. The score was also especially moving and the music fit the movie to a "T." This is a different kind of movie but still qualifies as a "feel good" movie. We don't always have an opportunity to go back and take a second stab at life and that is the beauty of this movie.

It is a wonderful thing to be able to go back and make amends for mistakes we have made in our lives and to come out on the other side as a better person. That is what Junuh was able to achieve and that made me feel very good when the credits rolled. For those of you who thought this was a golfing movie that is not the case. It is a movie about life and the chance to make a fresh start which is always important for those who struggle to overcome adversity.