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The Phantom of the Open

Now, why did you choosethat particular tournament?

Now, why did you choose
that particular tournament?

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Now, why did you choose that particular tournament?
Duration
5 seconds
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56
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:05
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
comedy, drama, sport
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Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice.
Because you were working as a crane operator at the time. Am I right? - The Phantom of the Open 00:05
Because you were working as a crane operator at the time. Am...
Yes. When I took up the game of golf in, uh, 1975, - The Phantom of the Open 00:11
Yes. When I took up the game of golf in, uh, 1975,
80, well, tell us about the young Maurice flitcroft. - The Phantom of the Open 00:05
80, well, tell us about the young Maurice flitcroft.
Did you dream of becoming a sportsman as a child? - The Phantom of the Open 00:04
Did you dream of becoming a sportsman as a child?
But, uh, you know, where I... Where I come from, - The Phantom of the Open 00:09
But, uh, you know, where I... Where I come from,
The only job options for a lad like me was the yard. Shipyard. - The Phantom of the Open 00:05
The only job options for a lad like me was the yard. Shipyar...
Oh, as a child, I did have ambitions, of course, - The Phantom of the Open 00:07
Oh, as a child, I did have ambitions, of course,
But any dreams I had tended to end up in pieces. - The Phantom of the Open 00:05
But any dreams I had tended to end up in pieces.
When the war came, I was sent to live with a very nice family in Scotland. - The Phantom of the Open 00:05
When the war came, I was sent to live with a very nice famil...
Things were very different there. They'd say things like... - The Phantom of the Open 00:04
Things were very different there. They'd say things lik...
Probablyjust be in the shipyard like me dad. - The Phantom of the Open 00:04
Probablyjust be in the shipyard like me dad.
(Scratchy noise) - The Phantom of the Open 00:06
(Scratchy noise)
(Maurice) Or! Would have done if the war hadn't ended, but it did. - The Phantom of the Open 00:05
(Maurice) Or! Would have done if the war hadn't ended, ...
(Laughs) - The Phantom of the Open 00:08
(Laughs)
Tried lots of different things, - The Phantom of the Open 00:07
Tried lots of different things,
In the evenings she ran, like, a theatre group for wayward kids. - The Phantom of the Open 00:05
In the evenings she ran, like, a theatre group for wayward k...
We got on like a house on fire. Pretty soon, I popped the question. - The Phantom of the Open 00:06
We got on like a house on fire. Pretty soon, I popped the qu...
I promise I'll give you champagne, - The Phantom of the Open 00:07
I promise I'll give you champagne,
Out of wedlock n'all. Which was a big deal in those days. - The Phantom of the Open 00:05
Out of wedlock n'all. Which was a big deal in those day...
So... he never knew his dad? - The Phantom of the Open 00:04
So... he never knew his dad?