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Yes, he's a phenomenal guitarist. I actually got to attend his Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp back in 2002...changed my guitar playing (and my life) forever. He's still out there performing at almost 82 years old!
It's probably my all-time favorite movie, even with its flaws. It didn't do very well at the box office, though...I saw this in a theater in Columbus, OH, when it came out in 2000. There were only two other people in the theater with me, both high-school girls.
I think they made a mistake releasing this movie in the Fall. They should have released it in the Spring or early Summer, IMO.
I agree...I believe that this was filmed around Kiawah Island, SC ( although I seem to remember that they actually built a "special golf hole," just for this movie). There's just something about golf in the Carolinas
Hi, ecarle. I have been a fan of your writing for a long, long time (I used to read your posts on the old IMDB boards). I finally took the plunge after all these years and signed up, just to finally correspond with you.
"The Legend Of Bagger Vance" is probably my all-time favorite movie. I do think it's a "flawed movie" in some ways, but I love the cinematography and the "spirituality" of this movie (I think you have to be a golfer to really get it). I really like what you wrote above and will add a few thoughts of my own:
1) In addition to Bruce McGill as Walter Hagen, I thought Joel Gretsch did a great job as Bobby Jones.
2) I also enjoyed Peter Gerety's Nescaloosa. I think he's an underrated character actor and he did a great job as well.
3) I love the historical golf references in the movie. The scene where Junuh hits the "jigger" into the wind is a tribute to Tiger's famous "Stinger." I think Hagen hitting the 3-iron on the beach on 18 alludes to Seve Ballesteros, who supposedly learned the game hitting an old 3-iron on a Spanish beach. And I think Junuh's putt on 18 was a nod to Jack Nicklaus and his putt on 16 at the 1975 Masters.
I can't believe this movie is over 20 years old now. Where has the time gone?