The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

The fifth film directed by Robert Redford, The Legend of Bagger Vance offers a poetic account of a fictional 1930s golf match. Will Smith plays the title role, a mysterious caddy who advises Rannulf Junuh (Matt Damon), a golfer and World War I veteran, in an exhibition match against real-life golfing greats Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen. The film showcased Jekyll's vintage architecture.

Location: Bagger Vance filmed scenes at the Jekyll Island Club Resort and built a colonnade on the Resort's riverfront lawn for a dance scene. Due to fears of a hurricane, the crew had to dismantle the colonnade and rebuild it in the same place to finish the shoot.

In addition, a bar was built near the Club Resort's grand dining room. After shooting, it was placed in storage in Savannah, but Club Resort leadership later reinstalled it as a permanent fixture.

Trivia: Like the novel it's based on, the film's plot is loosely inspired by the sacred Hindu text "Bhagavad Gita." The names "Bagger Vance" and "Junuh" are taken from characters in the story, "Bhagavan" and "Arjuna."