Welcome to the sister article to Comedy Clicks! Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best comedy films that the world of cinema can offer! Today we will be looking at Wimbledon

About the Film

Summary of Plot

A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women’s circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.- iMDB

Year Of Release

2004

Running Time

1 Hour 38 Minutes

Director

Richard Loncraine

Tagline

She’s the golden girl. He’s the longshot. It’s a match made in…

Opening Weekend US & Canada

$7,118,985

Trailer

Starring

Kirsten Dunst – Lizzie Bradbury
Paul Bettany – Peter Colt
Jon Favreau – Ron Roth
Sam Neill – Dennis Bradbury
Bernard Hilly – Edward Colt
Eleanor Bron – Augusta Cplt
Robert Lindsay – Ian Frazier
James McAvoy – Carl Colt

Song From the OST

Trivia

• Getting the actors to play professional-looking tennis proved much more difficult than anticipated. Eventually, it was decided to film them performing the strokes and digitally add the ball afterwards
• Scenes for the film were filmed during the Wimbledon tournament 2003. The actors would walk out on court at the beginning or end of a match as though they were really competing
• The scenes showing the public queuing outside Wimbledon were in fact shot at London Zoo, simply because it looks more interesting.
• The actors actually did their own serves with real tennis balls.