Dare to dream and be a relentless optimist even if you have no experience or skill in your field, amirite? That’s the remit of young actor-turned-filmmaker Craig Roberts (“Submarine,” the Amazon series “Red Oaks“), the director behind “The Phantom Of The Open,” an uplifting story about a naive dreamer who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history. In the process, he became a folk hero.
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Written by Simon Farnaby, adapted from his own book, and co-authored by Scott Murray, “The Phantom Of The Open” stars Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans, and Jake Davies, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Mark Lewis Jones, and Johann Myers. Here’s the official synopsis:
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN tells the heartwarming true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist. This humble crane operator from Barrow-in-Furness managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976, despite never playing a round of golf before. He shot the worst round in Open history and drew the ire of the golfing elite, but became a folk hero in the process and, more importantly, showed his family the importance of pursuing your dreams.
Sony Pictures Classics will release ‘The Phantom Of The Open” on June 3, 2022. Watch the first trailer below.