Wimbledon [Blu-ray]

Director: Richard Loncraine Richard Loncraine

Overview

Directed by Richard Loncraine, Wimbledon follows the plight of aspiring tennis-star Peter Colt (Paul Bettany), whose bad luck seems to manifest itself just about everywhere. Professionally, Peter is near the very bottom of the world tennis ranks, and personally, he can't find love despite his best efforts to do so. In a rare turn of events, however, Peter is chosen as a wildcard to play at Wimbledon, the tennis world's most prestigious competition. While there, he meets American tennis ing?nue Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst), and his confidence on the court and off improves tenfold as he falls further in love with her. Driven by his newfound luck, Peter climbs to the top of the tournament players at record speed, until he actually has a fighting chance of winning the men's singles title -- the question is whether or not his good fortune will hold out long enough for him to get the trophy.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/07/2020
UPC:	0191329133132
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Universal
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	35,048

Special Features

Wimbledon: a look inside; Welcome to the club; Ball control; Coach a rising star; Feature commentary with actor Paul Bettany and director Richard Loncraine; 1080p High Definition; 480i/p Standard Defintion; English SDH subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kirsten Dunst	Lizzie Bradbury
Paul Bettany	Peter Colt
Sam Neill	Dennis Bradbury
Bernard Hill	Edward Colt
Eleanor Bron	Augusta Colt
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	Dieter Prohl
Austin Nichols	Jake Hammond
James McAvoy	Carl Colt
Chris Evert	Court Commentator Chris Evert
Kyle Hyde	Monte Carlo Opponent
Penny Ryder	Sylvia Littlejohn
Annabel Leventon	Pauline Rossdale
Marina Morgan	Hotel Receptionist
Barry Jackson	Danny Oldham
Beti Sekulovski	Lizzie's 1st Opponent
Vikas Punna	Ajay Bhatt
Abhin Galeya	Vijay
John McGlynn	Bookmaker
Jonathan Timmins	Ball Boy
Martin O'Brien	Reporter 1
John Warnaby	Reporter 2
Tam Hoskyns	Reporter 3
Murphy Jensen	Ivan Dragomir
Cecilia Dazzi	Billi Clementi
Kellie Shirley	Betting Shop Girl
Gemma Catlin	Betting Shop Girl's Friend
Alun Jones	Tom Cavendish
Simon Greenall	Chauffeur
Danny Baker	Radio London DJ
Sam Bond	TV Reporter,TV Reporter
Laurence Kennedy	TV Interviewer
Chris Moyles	Radio 1 DJ (voice)
Azucena Duran	Dorchester Maid
Gareth Llewelyn	Dorchester Bellhop
Geoffrey Leesley	Dorchester Doorman
Barry Lee-Thomas	Umpire - Final
John Barrett	Himself
Amanda Walker	Country Club Tennis Lady
Ryan McCluskey	Outside Broadcast Director
Peter Cartwright	Elderly Man in Lift
Eve Pearce	Elderly Woman in Lift
Jeremy Child	Fred Pilger
Ulla Dirscherl Van Zeller	Sophia Eri
Laura Morley	Lizzie's 2nd Opponent
Hamed Madani	Pierre Maroux
Rebecca Dandeniya	Arliyia Rupesindhe
Alan David	Doctor Taylor
Helen Blatch	Mrs Biggins
Barry-Lee Thomas	Umpire - Final
Mary McCormack	Peter and Lizzie's Daughter
Thomas Blore	Peter and Lizzie's Son
Ed Shearmur	Composer

Technical Credits

Richard Loncraine	Director
Tim Bevan	Producer
Eric Fellner	Producer
Liza Chasin	Producer
Debra Hayward	Executive Producer
Matthew Bristowe	Producer
David Livingstone	Executive Producer
Begona Lopez	Producer
Bill Geddes	Key Grip
Effects Associates	Special Effects
Irene Lamb	Casting
Joanna Colbert	Casting
Kim McGarrity	Stunts
Andy Godbold	Stunts
Mary Richards	Producer
George Cottle Jr.	Stunts
Andy Bennett	Stunts
James O'Dee	Stunts
David A. Stephenson	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

The fluffy, feel-good romantic comedy may have gone out of style years ago, but nobody told the filmmakers who persist in revivifying the genre with seemingly endless variations. In the case of Wimbledon, casting alone seems to have done the trick. British actor Paul Bettany -- Russell Crowe's costar in both A Beautiful Mind and Master and Commander -- exhibits a certain hangdog charm as a former tennis champ competing, with little enthusiasm, at his final Wimbledon tournament before shuffling off the court to become the resident pro at a posh London club. Kirsten Dunst plays a top-seeded American challenger who takes a fancy to the dour but personable has-been. A romance blossoms, but the young woman's ambitious father (Sam Neill) does his best to quash the relationship, lest it distract his daughter at this crucial moment. There is, we admit, a certain predictability to the story's outcome, but it doesn't proceed exactly according to precedent: You may think you always know what's about to happen, but don't be too sure. Bettany and Dunst make an appealing couple of the "opposites attract" type; his character's laid-back style complements her character's hard-charging, go-get-'em spunkiness. The tennis sequences are extremely well choreographed and edited, and it's obvious that both stars worked their tails off to look credible on the court. Wimbledon is not the sort of movie that makes an indelible impression, but it is the sort to which many viewers return whenever they're in the mood for something fun and frothy.