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Robert Redford’s ambitious sports dramaThe Legend of Bagger Vancestars industry prominent actors like Will Smith, Matt Damon, and Charlize Theron. However, the 2000 movie was far from leaving a mark among fans.
Written by Jeremy Leven, the movie is based on Steven Pressfield’s 1995 novel of the same name. The plot of the movie was based on the Hindu sacred text theBhagavad Gitabut despite the gravity of the story and the astounding cast, the movie lost the box office battle.
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Will Smith On Playing Bagger Vance
Will Smithhas a decorated career as an actor and he has been a pretty big name in Hollywood for decades. When he ran intoSteven Spielbergat a party, he asked the director why he never had a call for him to be in the director’s movie. Spielberg said“You’re too big for my movies,”and Smith felt that too, and decided to be inThe Legend of Bagger Vance.
“I thought ‘Bagger Vance’ was a great opportunity for me to just turn it off. This is the first time in my career that I completely surrendered all my instincts and my natural desire to bend scenes into the Will Smith thing. I just completely gave myself as a tool to Robert Redford to create the film he wanted to create,”Smith once said (viaThe Morning Call).
Smith plays Bagger Vance and the character is never like anyone he ever played.“It was a really scary place to be in,”Smith added, still, Smith attempted to walk the road but somewhere down the line it felt short.
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Matt Damon’s Hardship Didn’t Pan Out
ForMatt Damontoo,The Legend of Bagger Vancewas one of the hardest movies he had ever been in.The Martianactor was forced to learn to play Golf, spending up to eight hours a day learning the game before the production.“It hurt everytime I swung the club,”Damon said (via Morning Call) who even cracked his rib once while overswinging at a ball.“We had this chiropractor, Tony, come on the set. The cameras would roll, I’d swing, and Tony would come running over to pop my rib back in place,”he added.
Of course, by the look of it, the movie doesn’t exclusively follow the narrative of a sports drama, it was rather mystic in nature as it was inspired by the Hindu textBhagavad Gita. As forRobert Redford, the director has previously made acclaimed movies likeOrdinary People,and A River Runs Through It,and this time he had the same passion. However, made $80 million, and the movie faced a huge loss of $40 million. The critical response to the movie was also mediocre scoring only 43% at Rotten Tomatoes.
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Lachit Roy
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Lachit Roy is a seasoned writer specializing in science and entertainment news. Armed with a postgraduate degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Tezpur University, he brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to his craft.Lachit is particularly passionate about crafting engaging content on entertainment news and trends. A dedicated movie enthusiast, he possesses an in-depth understanding of the cinematic world and takes joy in disseminating the latest updates to the global fandom. When not immersed in writing, Lachit can be found indulging in his love for movies and series, occasionally tending to his garden, but predominantly expanding his expertise in the realms of his interests.
