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Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice.Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice.Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Austin W Griffin
- Young Mike
- (as Austin Griffin)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMaurice Flitcroft used to practice his golf on the playing fields of the local grammar school as he was banned from all golf courses in the area.
- GoofsThe beginning of the movie shows what looks like an old globe and zooms in on an old map to Maurice childhood. However the map borders and countries are modern from today 2022.
- Quotes
Maurice Flitcroft: No, you should. Pick all the flowers you can, while you're still young.
- Crazy creditsBefore the final credits, actual archive footage is shown of interviews with Maurice that were featured during the film, showing that they actually happened.
- ConnectionsFeatures Good Morning Britain (1983)
- SoundtracksPick Up the Pieces
Performed by Average White Band
Written by Alan Gorrie, Malcolm Duncan, Robbie McIntosh (as Robert McIntosh), Onnie McIntyre (as Owen McIntyre), Roger Ball and Hamish Stuart (as James Hamish Stuart)
Licensed courtesy of Demon Music Group
Published by BMG Rights Management UK Ltd., a BMG company and by Joe's Songs Ltd.
Administered by Wixen Music Publishing Ltd. and by Fairwood Music Ltd.
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"Flippin' Heck". This 5* comedy is well above par.
This film gets a full UK release on March 18th. And let me tell you, you should really put a note - "Go to Cinema" - in your diary right now! What a wonderful feelgood film this really is.
Positives:
Negatives:
Summary Thoughts on "The Phantom of the Open": Anyone who follows my One Mann's Movies blog will know that I don't chuck out 5* ratings willy-nilly. But I really think that this one might build to the lofty status of "feelgood British classic" with relative ease, joining the likes of "Four Weddings and a Funeral"; "Notting Hill" and "Paddington 2" as a movie you can reach for when life is getting you down and you need a morale boost.
With all the terrible footage from Ukraine continuing to flood our news, I'd strongly suggest you take advantage of 100 minutes of mental relief when this one opens on March 18th.
(For the full graphical review, please check out One Mann's Movies on the web or Facebook. Thanks).
Positives:
- What a treat March has delivered in terms of quirky feelgood British comedies! There are marked similarities between this movie and "The Duke" released a few weeks ago. 1) Both are based on totally bonkers true stories; 2) Both feature totally lovable and charismatic actors. Broadbent was kindly and twinkly in "The Duke". Here Mark Rylance sends the twinkleometer right off the chart! He's proved that he can do brilliant dead-pan comedy in "Don't Look Up". But after this one there is nothing much left in the world's charisma bank. 3) Both have stonking performances from the lady playing "'er indoors". The roles of Helen Mirren and Sally Hawkins are similar but differently performed. And both are tone perfect. You can feel the utter love between Mr and Mrs Flitcroft: soulmates for life.
- The script is by Simon Farnaby, who I know best as an actor (he pops up in a cameo as a pro golfer in the movie). But he also has a range of great film scripts in his CV, most notably the beloved "Paddington 2". This shares some of the quirky humour of that movie, while also leaning on the fantasy elements of films like "Moulin Rouge" and (particularly) "Eddie the Eagle". It works brilliantly. The British love a trier, especially a trier who is a complete loser. I found parallels between Maurice's battle against the snooty Open Championship officials, here led by Keith Mackenzie (Rhys Ifans), and Eddie's battle against the Olympic snob Dustin Target, played by Tim McInnerny.
- The score by the wonderful Isobel Waller-Bridge fits just perfectly and is an utter delight. I hope the soundtrack gets released.
Negatives:
- Man.... a proper critic should surely come up with something here! But I really found nothing not to love about this movie. I can't wait to watch it again.
Summary Thoughts on "The Phantom of the Open": Anyone who follows my One Mann's Movies blog will know that I don't chuck out 5* ratings willy-nilly. But I really think that this one might build to the lofty status of "feelgood British classic" with relative ease, joining the likes of "Four Weddings and a Funeral"; "Notting Hill" and "Paddington 2" as a movie you can reach for when life is getting you down and you need a morale boost.
With all the terrible footage from Ukraine continuing to flood our news, I'd strongly suggest you take advantage of 100 minutes of mental relief when this one opens on March 18th.
(For the full graphical review, please check out One Mann's Movies on the web or Facebook. Thanks).
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Acemi Golfçü
- Filming locations
- Littlestone golf course, Littlestone, Kent, UK(Second Golf Tournamant)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $748,695
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $25,577
- Jun 5, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $4,025,222
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
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