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Golfballs!

Name: Golfballs!
Director: Steve Procko
Released: 1999
Duration: 86 min

Representation Score

1.1/10

Minimal

1999

Director

Steve Procko

Runtime

86 minutes

Average Rating

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New Showbiz Analysis

Golfballs! is a typical late-90s comedy that relies heavily on well-known genre clichés. The story revolves around a business rivalry between two golf clubs, driven by competition and profit motives. Female characters like Liberty Pennytree take active roles in saving their club, but their actions are closely tied to their physical appearance. The film prioritizes visual appeal and traditional social hierarchies over deeper representation. Overall, the film does not intentionally address multiple aspects of identity. It follows Western social norms and capitalist competition without questioning these systems.

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Category Breakdown

Does Golfballs! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories that challenge the idea that everyone is straight. The focus is on traditional relationships and attraction.

How does Golfballs! portray gender?

Limited

Female characters play key roles in the story through strategic planning, but their actions are often tied to how they look. For example, their ability to act is linked to being attractive in ways like the 'cart wash' scene.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Golfballs!?

Minimal

The setting and character names suggest a mostly white, Western social environment. There is no indication of a diverse cast or non-Anglo-Saxon representation.

How does Golfballs! represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story emphasizes traditional capitalist structures and Western competitive ideals. It focuses on taking over the market and making profits rather than critiquing these systems.

Does Golfballs! include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information available regarding the inclusion of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Female characters like Liberty Pennytree play significant roles in driving the main plot and strategic planning.

Limited or Absent

The film relies on the objectification of women to advance the commercial plot.
There is a lack of racial and ethnic diversity among the characters.
The story does not include LGBTQ+ identities or perspectives that go beyond assuming everyone is straight.
The narrative reinforces traditional capitalist competition without exploring diverse cultural values.

Official Synopsis

Ah, the Pennytree Golf Club...lavish clubhouse, manicured greens, 18 holes of golfing paradise... NOT! Tattered and almost without any customers, Pennytree has become the target of a takeover by it's neighbor and competitor, Bentwood Country Club, owned and operated by the conniving Simon Roosevelt. Inspired by a freak accident, Liberty Pennytree hatches a plan to bring in more golfers and crush Simon's takeover plans. Gorgeous ladies, hot bods and the fun filled "cart wash" are the attractions as busloads of new customers flock to the "new" Pennytree Golf Club. The ladies of Pennytree, led by "Barbara the Bod", are a hit with the customers, money is rolling into Pennytree and Simon is steaming. Simon's not giving up and issues the ultimate challenge, a winner-take-all-match between Pennytree and Brentwood, "your pro against my pro."

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