The Greatest Game Ever Played. The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2. Francis Ouimet. The film was directed by Bill Paxton, and was his last film as a director. Shia La. Beouf plays the role of Ouimet. The films screenplay was adapted by Mark Frost from his book, The Greatest Game Ever Played Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf. It was shot in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with the Kanawaki Golf Club,2 in Kahnawake, Quebec, the site of the golf sequences. Set mainly in 1. 91. Francis Ouimet, the first amateur to win a U. S. Open. Amateur golf in that era was then a sport only for the wealthy, and Ouimet came from an immigrant family that was part of the working class. Ouimet watches an exhibition by legendary British golf pro Harry Vardon Stephen Dillane as a 7 year old boy, and becomes very interested in golf. He begins as a caddie at The Country Club, a posh enclave located across the street from his home in suburban Brookline, Massachusetts, while making friends with the other caddies. He works on his own golf game at every chance, and gradually accumulates his own set of clubs. Francis practices putting at night in his room. He wins the Massachusetts Schoolboy Championship. One day, a Club member, Mr. Hastings, asks Ouimet to play with him over The Country Club course, where caddies have almost no access of their own, and he shoots a fine round of 8. His talent, composure, and good manners earn admirers and interest. With the help of Mr. Hastings and the Club Caddiemaster, Francis gets a chance to play in an upcoming tournament, the U. S. Amateur, the local qualifying for which is to be held at the very same Country Club course. However, his father Arthur Elias Koteas tells his son to quit golf and get a real job. 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Ouimet is distracted, misses and falls one stroke short of qualifying for the championship proper. With much jeer from the rich folk, Ouimet, now 2. Watch Mickey`S House Of Villains Online Forbes. After some time with his golf forgotten, Ouimet is still at the bottom of the working class. But one day, the president of the United States Golf Association enters the store and personally invites him to play in the upcoming U. S. Open. After some maneuvering and consideration from his employer, Ouimet secures entry. His father informs Ouimet that he must find his own place to live after the tournament Ouimet agrees. However, his mother has been supportive of his golf from the start. She admonishes Ouimets father for not recognizing Ouimets talent and that he now has a chance to show it to everyone. Ouimet competes in the 1. U. S. Open that takes place at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, the familiar course located across the street from his home. The favorites are British champions Vardon and Ted Ray, who are accompanied by the snobbish Lord Northcliffe Peter Firth, and the reigning U. S. Open champion, John Mc. Dermott. Northcliffe looks to see that either Vardon or Ray wins the Open, to affirm British dominance over the Americans in golf, and also to prove that only gentlemen were able champions. Ouimet competes with his 1. Eddie Lowery Josh Flitter, who skips school to caddie for Ouimet. After the first two rounds, Vardon and Ray have a seemingly comfortable lead, with Mc. Dermott unable to keep up. After some initial struggles, Ouimet rallies back and ends up tying with Vardon and Ray at the end of the third round, meaning that the three of them would compete in an 1. The night before, Northcliffe mocks Ouimets social status to Vardon, who came from humble beginnings himself, and Vardon finally tells Northcliffe that he is going to try to win only for his own pride, not Britains and that if Ouimet wins, it will be because of his own skill, not his background. The playoff round commences, with all three competitors keeping it close until the final holes, where Ray fades out, and Vardon and Ouimet staying tied going into the final hole. Vardon ends up bogeying, giving Ouimet the chance to clinch the win. Seeing him become nervous before the final putt, Eddie calms him down, and Ouimet is able to make the putt and win the U. S. Open. As the crowd carries him and Eddie on their shoulders, they start to hand him money. Ouimet refuses it all, only accepting one bill from his now proud father. In the clubhouse, Vardon privately congratulates Ouimet and suggests that they should play a friendly round together in the future. Ouimet and Eddie then walk home, carrying the U. S. Open trophy. Historical accuracyeditThe movie shows a dramatic finish in the playoff, with Ouimet sinking a putt on the 1. Championship by a single stroke. In reality, Ouimet finished birdie par on 1. Vardons bogey double bogey to end the playoff five strokes clear of Vardon and six ahead of Ray. The movie also shows the playoff as being in fair weather, and moves the rain to the third round. In the movie the historical 1. Brookline Country Club is played as a dog leg left. ReceptioneditBox officeeditThe film opened at 9 at the U. S. box office in its opening weekend grossing US3,6. CriticaleditThe film received generally positive reviews, from golf fans and non fans of the sport alike. Roger Ebert gave it three of four stars, stating it gave the real history of the greatest golf match with a strong human element while showing the golf play in a gripping story. He notes that he is not a golf fan but found it absorbing all the same. Paxton and his technicians have used every trick in the book to dramatize the flight and destination of the golf balls. We follow balls through the air, we watch them creep toward the green or stray into the rough, we get not only an eagles eye view but a clubs eye view and sometimes, I am convinced, a balls eye view. Larry King proclaimed it every bit as good as Seabiscuit. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes 6. Despite all the underdog sports movie conventions, the likable cast and lush production values make The Greatest Game Ever Played a solid and uplifting tale. Awards and accoladeseditAwards and accolades for The Greatest Game Ever Played. Year. Result. Award. Category. Recipients. Nominated. ESPY Awards. Best Sports Movie. Nominated. Satellite Awards. Best Youth DVD2. 00. Nominated. Young Artist Awards. Best Performance in a Feature Film Supporting Young Actor. Josh Flitter. Home video releaseseditThe film has been released on DVD and UMD by Walt Disney Home Entertainment. Special features include two making of documentaries with cast and crew members, plus a rare 1. Francis Ouimet on WGBH, the Boston public television station, at Brookline, Massachusetts golf course where the 1. U. S. Open took place. It was released on Blu ray Disc in 2. DVDBlu ray combo pack in 2. ReferenceseditExternal linksedit.