Wimbledon (film)
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 Wimbledon film poster |
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| Directed by | Richard Loncraine |
| Produced by | Tim Bevan, Liza Chasin, Eric Fellner |
| Written by | Adam Brooks, Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin |
| Starring | Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Austin Nichols |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 13 September 2004 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$31,000,000 |
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Wimbledon is a film released in September 2004. It is a romantic comedy about a washed-up tennis pro named Peter Colt (played by Paul Bettany) and an up and coming tennis star called Lizzie Bradbury (played by Kirsten Dunst) during the Wimbledon Championships.
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[edit] Cast
- Kirsten Dunst - Lizzie Bradbury
- Paul Bettany - Peter Colt
- James McAvoy - Carl Colt
- Bernard Hill - Edward Colt
- Eleanor Bron - Augusta Colt
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Dieter Prohl
- Sam Neill - Dennis Bradbury
- Austin Nichols - Jake Hammond
- Jon Favreau - Ron Roth
- Jonathan Timmins - The Ballboy
[edit] Summary
Paul Bettany plays Peter Colt, a journeyman British professional tennis player ranked 119th in the world. He earns a wildcard spot to the The Championships, Wimbledon. Tired of it all, he resolves to quit after this last tournament, and even gets a job to teach tennis at a country club. However, as Wimbledon begins, Peter meets and falls in love with Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst), a young American tennis pro. As their love grows, Peter's game gets better and better, winning his semi-final match in straight sets while Lizzie loses hers, having lost her focus after a night together with Peter. Peter begins playing the final match against Jake Hammond, an American star in the style of Andy Roddick, but finds himself outclassed. Lizzie, on her way home to America, sees an interview in which Peter apologizes, and comes back to Centre Court. With Lizzie cheering him on, Peter wins the title, and retires. He and Lizzie marry and Lizzie goes on to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon twice. In the last scene Peter and Lizzie are seen training their two little children on a New York rooftop.
[edit] Trivia
- Pat Cash was the tennis advisor on set and trained the actors.
- Some scenes were filmed during the Championships in 2003 between matches. It is the only time in the history of the tournament that this has been allowed.
- There is no retractable roof on Centre Court.
- The actors served with real tennis balls. All others were added digitally.
- The London Zoo's entrace was used for the entrance to Wimbledon.
- According to the DVD commentary, Maria Sharapova was turned down to play one of Lizzie's opponents because she looked too much like Kirsten Dunst from a distance.
[edit] Real tennis pros on set
- Vikas Punna as Ajay Bhatt
- Beti Sekulovski as Lizzie's first Opponent
- Murphy Jensen as Ivan Dragomir
- Alun Jones as Tom Cavendish
- Rebecca Dandeniya as Arliyia Rupesindhe
- John McEnroe as Himself/Commentator
- Chris Evert as Herself/Commentator
- Mary Carillo as Herself/Commentator
- John Barrett as Himself/Commentator
