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.
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