Wimbledon

Theatrical Release Date: 2004 09 17 (USA)

UPC: 025192583827

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: 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. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Category: Romance

Features: Wimbledon: A look inside
Welcome to the club
Ball control
Coach a rising star and more!

Wimbledon

Format: DVD

Release Date: 12/28/2004

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Theater Systems

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Number 119 (Main Titles) [7:51]
2. Checking In [4:51]
3. The English Wild Card [7:05]
4. Getting Good Game [5:42]
5. Serving Mush [6:17]
6. Misrepresentation [8:36]
7. Winning Team [7:05]
8. Sticking to the Game Plan [6:06]
9. Double Fault [:01]
10. Love Is Zero [5:06]
11. Spreading the Word [6:54]
12. The Duel [5:17]
13. Pep Talk [5:39]
14. Center Court [4:31]
15. Advantage Point [6:49]
16. End Titles [4:52]

Karl Williams

An underrated romantic comedy that triumphs thanks to the power of its canny casting and a script that, while leaning too heavily on the work of Richard Curtis for inspiration, nevertheless succeeds in creating tension, humor, and what the screenwriting gurus call "rooting interest." Director Richard Loncraine is to be congratulated for letting the genuine chemistry between leads Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst play itself out onscreen. The scenes that work best are those that feature the lovers lobbing verbal volleys back and forth, Tracy-and-Hepburn style; they prove what Curtis' Notting Hill (1999) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) already taught us: there are few situations better designed to inspire dazzling dialogue than a stubborn, obsessive American arguing with a witty, fatalistic Brit. Meanwhile, the plot point-driven, "rom-com" cliches, such as her possessive father (Sam Neill, trying to swap his inherent affability for a Machiavellian quality but instead ending up seeming just sort of cross) or her arrogant boyfriend, are instantly forgettable, and the filmmaker smartly minimizes their impact. It may be derivative, but Wimbledon (2004) is a grand slam. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Penny Ryder  Actor 
Jesse Loncraine  Actor 
Chris Moyles  Actor 
Barry Jackson  Actor 
Samantha Bond  Actor 
Laurence Kennedy  Actor 
Murphy Jensen  Actor 
Hamed Madani  Actor 
Peter Cartwright  Actor 
Helen Blatch  Actor 
Abhin Galeya  Actor 
Tam Hoskyns  Actor 
Beti Sekulovski  Actor 
Gemma Catlin  Actor 
Gareth Llewelyn  Actor 
Robert Lindsay  Actor 
Alan David  Actor 
Geoffrey Leesley  Actor 
Simon Greenall  Actor 
Thomas Blore  Actor 
Jeremy Child  Actor 
Amanda Walker  Actor 
Mary McCormack  Actor 
Jonathan Timmins  Actor 
Eleanor Bron  Actor 
John McGlynn  Actor 
Danny Baker  Actor 
Vikas Punna  Actor 
Kellie Shirley  Actor 
Azucena Duran  Actor 
Annabel Leventon  Actor 
Celia Imrie  Actor 
Ryan McCluskey  Actor 
Marina Morgan  Actor 
Ulla Dirscherl Van Zeller  Actor 
Rebecca Dandeniya  Actor 
Bernard Hill  Actor 
Cecilia Dazzi  Actor 
Kyle Hyde  Actor 
Eve Pearce  Actor 
Laura Morley  Actor 
John Barrett  Actor 
John Warnaby  Actor 
James McAvoy  Actor 
Martin O'Brien  Actor 
Alun Jones  Actor 
Barry-Lee Thomas  Actor 
Tim Bevan  Producer 
Adam Brooks  Screenwriter 
Eric Fellner  Producer 
Mark Levin  Screenwriter 
Richard Loncraine  Director 
Ed Shearmur  Composer (Music Score) 
Liza Chasin  Producer 
Debra Hayward  Executive Producer 
Mary Richards  Producer 
Jennifer Flackett  Screenwriter 
David Livingstone  Executive Producer 
Matthew Bristowe  Producer 
Begona Lopez  Producer 
Kirsten Dunst  Actor 
Paul Bettany  Actor 
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau  Actor 
Jon Favreau  Actor 
Sam Neill  Actor 
Austin Nichols  Actor 

Country: UK