The Legend of Bagger Vance

"It Was Just A Moment Ago."

2000 2h 6m EN

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6.6

SOLID

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43%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.7

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 1,030🥫43%Rotten Tomatoes●47Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 61,148

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Synopsis

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World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, however, he needs to get it back to play in a tournament to save the financially ravaged golf course of a long-ago sweetheart. Help arrives in the form of mysterious caddy Bagger Vance.

“It Was Just A Moment Ago.”

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Cast

Matt Damon
Rannulph Junuh
Will Smith
Bagger Vance
Charlize Theron
Adele Invergordon
Bruce McGill
Walter Hagen
Joel Gretsch
Bobby Jones
J. Michael Moncrief
Hardy Greaves
Peter Gerety
Neskaloosa
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Roy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Redford
Writers: Jeremy Leven
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 49% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Redford, shot by Michael Ballhaus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rachel Portman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hank Corwin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Robert Redford directs. Michael Ballhaus behind the camera. Rachel Portman scores. Hank Corwin cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 49% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
326 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
5International production across 3 countries: Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
6Directed by Robert Redford, shot by Michael Ballhaus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Rachel Portman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Hank Corwin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Matt Damon and Will Smith and Charlize Theron carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "It Was Just A Moment Ago.".
11IMDB entry: tt0146984 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 13 themes, including "based on novel or book", "sports", "heart attack", "world war i".