- Box Office Bomb: Budget, $80 million. Box office, $39,459,427. The film received underwhelming critical reviews and was rather controversial for Will Smith's Magical Negro character and glossing over the racism of the time period. It was the last of three box-office busts for Matt Damon, following All the Pretty Horses and Titan A.E.. This is the last movie to date to credit Allied Filmmakers, who never really had a hit, with all of their films either being a critical flop or a commercial flop (or both). It was also the final film for Jack Lemmon before his death the following year.
- Creator Killer: The movie bombing at the box office almost ended Robert Redford's directing career, so much that he didn't direct another film for seven years.
- What Could Have Been:
- Originally, the lead roles were going to be played by Morgan Freeman and Robert Redford. But, after careful consideration, Redford decided that the movie would work better with younger men playing Bagger Vance and Rannulph Junuh.
- Brad Pitt was offered the role of Rannulph Junuh but turned it down.
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