The Phantom of the Open (2021) on Netflix
PG-1320211h 42mComedyDramaSport
Maurice Flitcroft drives a crane at the Vickers yard in Barrow-in-Furness. Facing redundancy, he watches the British Open on television and decides to enter, though he has never played golf.
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Plot summary
Maurice Flitcroft raises his sons to believe they can become whatever they want, with his wife Jean behind him. His stepson Michael is a manager at the Vickers yard in Barrow-in-Furness, where Maurice operates a crane, while the twins Gene and James chase disco dancing competitions. When Michael warns that nationalization could make him redundant, Maurice sees the British Open on television, learns of the ten thousand pound first prize and decides to enter the next tournament. He teaches himself from an instruction book, practicing on the beach and in nearby fields, and the local club's membership rules put him off, so he tries to slip onto the course after it closes. Writing to a BBC golf presenter, he learns that an application form is all he needs, and rather than declare a handicap, he calls himself a professional.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Phantom of the Open (2021)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Flitcroft's son was used as a consultant on the film, which was announced in May 2020 with Craig Roberts directing from Simon Farnaby's screenplay, adapted from Farnaby's own biographical book about the golfer.
- The screenplay by Simon Farnaby was based on the biography he wrote with Scott Murray, whose title says it plainly: The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, The World's Worst Golfer.
