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The Phantom of the Open

Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.

Director

Craig Roberts

Year

Genre

Biography, Comedy, Drama

Box Office

$748,695

Production

N/A

Awards

2 nominations total

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(Runner) Can I get you anything? Coffee?
(Maurice) Do you have any tea? - The Phantom of the Open

(Runner) Can I get you anything? Coffee? (Maurice) Do you ha...

(Runner) We have some tea.
(Maurice) A cup of tea. Milk, six sugars. - The Phantom of the Open

(Runner) We have some tea. (Maurice) A cup of tea. Milk, six...

(Maurice) Has the interview started?
Cos I just ordered some tea. - The Phantom of the Open

(Maurice) Has the interview started? Cos I just ordered some...

(Maurice) Haven't got me tea.
(Dick) All right. We're good to go. - The Phantom of the Open

(Maurice) Haven't got me tea. (Dick) All right. We'...

- In three, two, one.
- (Clapperboard claps) - The Phantom of the Open

- In three, two, one. - (Clapperboard claps)

(Dick) I'm here
with a legend of the golfing world. - The Phantom of the Open

(Dick) I'm here with a legend of the golfing world.

A man who has broken records
and rewritten the history books. - The Phantom of the Open

A man who has broken records and rewritten the history books...

You made your name
in the British open in 1976. - The Phantom of the Open

You made your name in the British open in 1976.

Now, why did you choose
that particular tournament? - The Phantom of the Open

Now, why did you choose that particular tournament?

Because you were working as a
crane operator at the time. Am I right? - The Phantom of the Open

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

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

80, well, tell us about the young Maurice flitcroft.

Did you dream
of becoming a sportsman as a child? - The Phantom of the Open

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

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

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

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

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

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

Things were very different there. They'd say things lik...

Probablyjust be in the shipyard
like me dad. - The Phantom of the Open

Probablyjust be in the shipyard like me dad.

(Scratchy noise) - The Phantom of the Open

(Scratchy noise)

(Maurice) Or! Would have done
if the war hadn't ended, but it did. - The Phantom of the Open

(Maurice) Or! Would have done if the war hadn't ended, ...

(Laughs) - The Phantom of the Open

Tried lots of different things, - The Phantom of the Open

Tried lots of different things,

In the evenings she ran,
like, a theatre group for wayward kids. - The Phantom of the Open

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

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

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

Out of wedlock n'all. Which was a big deal in those day...

So... he never knew his dad? - The Phantom of the Open

So... he never knew his dad?

All of a sudden, my own dreams,
well, they were put on hold. - The Phantom of the Open

All of a sudden, my own dreams, well, they were put on hold.

Well, take your pick, son.
World's your oyster. - The Phantom of the Open

Well, take your pick, son. World's your oyster.

(Maurice) Mikey got a degree.
Ended up a manager at the yard. - The Phantom of the Open

(Maurice) Mikey got a degree. Ended up a manager at the yard...

I always fancied
a pop at academia meself, - The Phantom of the Open

I always fancied a pop at academia meself,

(Melancholic instrumental music) - The Phantom of the Open

(Melancholic instrumental music)

Then came the summer of 1975 - The Phantom of the Open

Then came the summer of 1975

- Have a look in the microwave.
- I prefer my own one. - The Phantom of the Open

- Have a look in the microwave. - I prefer my own one.

Out. It's not gone off yet,
so I think we're all right. - The Phantom of the Open

Out. It's not gone off yet, so I think we're all r...

Can you lot shut up in there?
Out of the kitchen! Thank you. - The Phantom of the Open

Can you lot shut up in there? Out of the kitchen! Thank you.

Hey! Stop doing your stupid dancing
near the new TV! - The Phantom of the Open

Hey! Stop doing your stupid dancing near the new TV!

- You've got to use the remote.
- Get out of that. Come on. - The Phantom of the Open

- You've got to use the remote. - Get out of that. Come...

- Get off! This top is gabicci!
- Ooh, it's gabicci, is it? - The Phantom of the Open

- Get off! This top is gabicci! - Ooh, it's gabicci, is...

Why do you have to use the remote?
Can't you use switches? - The Phantom of the Open

Why do you have to use the remote? Can't you use switch...

- But what's the point?
- I might be standing by. - The Phantom of the Open

- But what's the point? - I might be standing by.

(Music continues) - The Phantom of the Open

(Music continues)

'We've left Newton
and we're chugging across the Atlantic.' - The Phantom of the Open

'We've left Newton and we're chugging across ...

And Hopkins has put me
in charge of the changeover. - The Phantom of the Open

And Hopkins has put me in charge of the changeover.

Well... it's good for you, son. - The Phantom of the Open

Well... it's good for you, son.

He must have a lot of faith in you,
giving you a big job like that. - The Phantom of the Open

He must have a lot of faith in you, giving you a big job lik...

There's gonna be a lot of redundancies
when the axe falls. - The Phantom of the Open

There's gonna be a lot of redundancies when the axe fal...

(Maurice) They need you, he says.
So, that's good. - The Phantom of the Open

(Maurice) They need you, he says. So, that's good.

Oh, well.
I'll get another job if it comes to it. - The Phantom of the Open

Oh, well. I'll get another job if it comes to it.

(Maurice chuckles) - The Phantom of the Open

(Maurice chuckles)

I knew a young man once Said he was gonna be a somebody - The Phantom of the Open

I knew a young man once Said he was gonna be a somebody

- What?
- That is my favourite, that is. - The Phantom of the Open

- What? - That is my favourite, that is.

We've been hearing rumours there might be
some business going on. You heard anything? - The Phantom of the Open

We've been hearing rumours there might be some business...

Look, uh, I shouldn't be telling you,
lads, it's secret. - The Phantom of the Open

Look, uh, I shouldn't be telling you, lads, it's s...

- What does that mean?
- Redundancies. Lots of 'em. - The Phantom of the Open

- What does that mean? - Redundancies. Lots of 'em.

What we got to lose?
"Seek and thou shalt find" and all that. - The Phantom of the Open

What we got to lose? "Seek and thou shalt find" an...

Willie, there must be something
you always wanted to do, - The Phantom of the Open

Willie, there must be something you always wanted to do,

- Cliff, you can go back to your old job.
- What old job? - The Phantom of the Open

- Cliff, you can go back to your old job. - What old job?

I've gotta finish
this flipping nun's habit. - The Phantom of the Open

I've gotta finish this flipping nun's habit.

- Don't be too late. You'll hurt your eyes.
- It has to be done. - The Phantom of the Open

- Don't be too late. You'll hurt your eyes. - It h...

'I believe that the job you do
is fundamental - The Phantom of the Open

'I believe that the job you do is fundamental

(audience react) - The Phantom of the Open

(audience react)

'It's all on this
to equal Watson's score.' - The Phantom of the Open

'It's all on this to equal Watson's score.�...

(Applause) - The Phantom of the Open

'The new champion, Tom Watson.' - The Phantom of the Open

'The new champion, Tom Watson.'

(Tony) 'So, there we have it.' - The Phantom of the Open

(Tony) 'So, there we have it.'

(I the drifters: "You're more
than a number in my little red book" j“) - The Phantom of the Open

(I the drifters: "You're more than a number in my ...

Want to have a crack at the British open.
Ten grand if you win it. - The Phantom of the Open

Want to have a crack at the British open. Ten grand if you w...

Idunno,
that's what I've got to find out. - The Phantom of the Open

Idunno, that's what I've got to find out.

"Bartender, beautician, buses". - The Phantom of the Open

"Bartender, beautician, buses".

- That's disappointing.
- Maybe ask someone at your golf club. - The Phantom of the Open

- That's disappointing. - Maybe ask someone at your gol...

So, do you know anyone
who has anything to do with golf? - The Phantom of the Open

So, do you know anyone who has anything to do with golf?

(Phones ringing) - The Phantom of the Open

(Phones ringing)

J“ you're more than a one-night date j“ - The Phantom of the Open

J“ you're more than a one-night date j“

A par is the optimum amount of shots
on any given hole. - The Phantom of the Open

A par is the optimum amount of shots on any given hole.

So, for example, on a par four,
the optimal amount of shots is four. - The Phantom of the Open

So, for example, on a par four, the optimal amount of shots ...

Correct. What is a birdie? - The Phantom of the Open

Correct. What is a birdie?

(Maurice) One shot under the par.
80, for example, par four, three. - The Phantom of the Open

(Maurice) One shot under the par. 80, for example, par four,...

Bogey? I know that one, dad.
Here, that's one of these, mate. - The Phantom of the Open

Bogey? I know that one, dad. Here, that's one of these,...

- Oh, they're even better than I thought.
- So shiny, aren't they? - The Phantom of the Open

- Oh, they're even better than I thought. - So shiny, a...

- Need to be a millionaire to play this.
- You should see what the clothes cost. - The Phantom of the Open

- Need to be a millionaire to play this. - You should see wh...

'...Maurice flitcroft
in barrow-in-furness.' - The Phantom of the Open

'...Maurice flitcroft in barrow-in-furness.'

"'...getting into the British open
championship, - The Phantom of the Open

"'...getting into the British open championship,

"Left arm
perpendicular to the sternum." - The Phantom of the Open

"Left arm perpendicular to the sternum."

- Ah!
- (Dog barking) - The Phantom of the Open

- Ah! - (Dog barking)

Sorry Flipping heck - The Phantom of the Open

Sorry Flipping heck

I got all this and all this
from my mate John down the market. - The Phantom of the Open

I got all this and all this from my mate John down the marke...

(Cliff laughs) - The Phantom of the Open

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Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.

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Director: Craig Roberts

Writer: Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby

Production: N/A

Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 65/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $748,695

Released: 18 Mar 2022

Awards: 2 nominations total

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