Wimbledon
She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in...
Country
Budget
$31 000 000
Box office
$40 701 767
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Liza Chasin, Mary Richards, Debra Hayward, David Livingstone
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Brian Morris
Audition
Irene Lamb
Editing
Short description
Britain’s Peter Colt has never quite lived up to his dreams of tennis stardom. Once ranked as high as number 11 in the world, the journeyman veteran has watched his number slip to 119 as his confidence on the court slowly ebbs away. Now, on the eve of his leaving the world of professional tennis, he’s granted a wild card, allowing him to play his final Wimbledon tournament…make that his final tournament ever.
What's left behind the scenes
- The scenes showing crowds of spectators gathered at the entrance to Wimbledon were actually filmed at the entrance to the London Zoo, simply because the filmmakers felt it looked more interesting there.
- Getting the actors to play tennis in a way that looked at least professional proved to be much more difficult than expected. Ultimately, it was decided that the actors would mostly simulate hitting the ball, and the ball itself would be added later using computer graphics. However, the actors performed the serves themselves using a real tennis ball.
- Maria Sharapova could have played the role of one of Kirsten Dunst's rivals, but it was decided against because they looked too much alike from a distance.
- This film was dedicated to Mark McCormack, a prominent figure in American sports.
- Klaus Badelt was supposed to be the composer for the film and had already started working, but problems with his other project, "Catwoman (2004)", led to him having to give way to Ed Shermur.
- Klaus Badelt was set to be the film's composer and had already begun work, but issues with another of his projects, Catwoman (2004), forced him to step aside for Ed Sherwood.
- The story of Peter Colt in the film largely resembles the performance of the famous Croatian tennis player Goran Ivanišević at the 2001 Wimbledon tournament, which he won as the 125th ranked player in the world after receiving a wildcard from the organizers.
- Filming of the movie began on June 28th, 2003, at Wimbledon and other locations in the UK, with a budget of $35 million, immediately after Kirsten Dunst finished filming 'Spider-Man 2'. Filming wrapped up in early autumn of the same year. The original planned start date for filming was July 2002.
- Maria Sharapova could have played one of the rivals to Kirsten Dunst's character, but it was decided against this because they looked too similar from a distance.
- Ian Somerhalder was considered for the role of Jake Hammond, but the director chose another candidate.
- Scenes showing crowds gathered at the Wimbledon entrance were actually filmed at the entrance to London Zoo, simply because the filmmakers thought it looked more interesting there.
- Ian Somerhalder was considered for the role of Jake Hammond, but the director preferred another candidate.
- The lead male role was originally intended for Hugh Grant.
- Initially, the lead male role was intended for Hugh Grant.
- Scenes on the seafront in the English town of Brighton were filmed between September 1st and 6th, 2003, with 250 local residents used as extras.
- The film features 9 former and current professional tennis players. Five of them (Vikas Pun, Betty Sekulovski, Murphy Jensen, Alan Jones, and Rebecca Dandeniya) played the roles of tennis players – tournament participants. The other four (John McEnroe, Chris Evert, Mary Carillo, and John Barrett) appear as themselves – sports commentators at the tournament. Notably, Chris Evert and John McEnroe were themselves Wimbledon tournament winners.
- The tennis consultant and acting coach was the famous Australian tennis player of the 80s, Pat Cash, who won the Wimbledon tournament in 1987 by defeating Ivan Lendl in the final.
- The film was shot during the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. The actors went onto the court at the beginning or end of a match, as if they were competitors. The officials and spectators in these scenes were actually officials and spectators at the tournament, not invited extras. This was the only time in the more than century-long history of Wimbledon that such a thing was allowed.
- The working title of the film was "Two Weeks in Love".
- The lead female role could have gone to Reese Witherspoon.
- The story of Peter Colt shown in the film is largely reminiscent of the performance of the famous Croatian tennis player Goran Ivanišević at the 2001 Wimbledon tournament, which he won while ranked 125th in the world and having received a wild card invitation from the organizers.
- The film was shot during the 2003 Wimbledon tournament. The actors walked onto the court at the beginning or end of a match as if they were competitors. The officials and spectators in these segments of the film were actual tournament officials and spectators, not hired extras. This was the only time in the more than century-long history of the Wimbledon tournament that such a thing was permitted.
- The seaside scenes in Brighton, England, were filmed between September 1 and 6, 2003, with 250 local residents appearing as extras.
- Getting the actors to play tennis, at least convincingly, turned out to be much more difficult than expected. Ultimately, it was decided that the actors would mostly just mimic hitting the ball, and the ball itself would be added later using computer graphics. However, the actors performed the serves themselves with a real tennis ball.
- The tennis consultant and actor coach was the famous Australian tennis player of the 80s, Pat Cash, who won the Wimbledon tournament in 1987, defeating Ivan Lendl in the final.
- Nine former and current professional tennis players appear in the film. Five of them (Vikas Poonia, Betty Sekulovska, Murphy Jensen, Alan Jones, and Rebecca Dandenia) played tennis tournament participants. Four others (John McEnroe, Chris Evert, Mary Carillo, and John Barrett) appear as themselves—sports commentators at the tournament. Notably, Chris Evert and John McEnroe were Wimbledon champions themselves.
- To better suit her role, Kirsten Dunst had to undergo serious physical training.
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