Jason Connery, Sean Connery’s Son, Talks Directing His Movie ‘Tommy’s Honour’ [VIDEO EXCLUSIVE]

Jason Connery, the director of the new film Tommy’s Honour, recently sat down with uInterview to discuss the movie, the history behind the story, and all the work that went into making it a reality.

Tommy’s Honour tells the story of Tom Morris and his son Tommy, who were essentially the founders of the modern game of golf. Before the Morris boys, golfers played on behalf of wealthy gamblers rather than for themselves. Tommy Morris, who was considered lower-class and an incredible golfer, decided to play only for himself and unknowingly revolutionized the game.

Connery first heard the story after reading the book of the same name by Kevin Cook in one sitting. He was enthralled and excited to make the story into a film.

“I read [Tommy’s Honour] in one sitting and it’s an amazing story all about Tom Morris and his son Tommy Morris. But really, ostensibly, it is about a period of time, what would be considered the beginning of the new era of golf,” Connery told uInterview exclusively.

“But the other side of the story that was really compelling to me, outside of the golf, was the family drama and the love story, one between young Tommy and his wife Meg and also the family drama in the Morris household between the father and son.”

With the family drama as the centerpiece, Connery, who is the son of the acting legend Sean Connery, hoped most of all to cast two people that bring that dynamic to life on the screen. And he found those two in Jack Lowden and Peter Mullan.

Said Connery, “Really, they are wonderful together and their chemistry was, one, because of their talent, but also luck because I think they really hit it off and really enjoyed each other.”

But beyond Mullan and Lowden, Connery was able to stack the film with actors that he has known for a long time, making the set a fun place to be.

“I was able to ring people up that I hadn’t seen, or had seen, but had worked with 30 years earlier, and invite them to come be in the film. One of the caddies with a big top hat who is wonderful in the film, Andy Gray, I’ve known since I was 19. So it was wonderful to have friendly faces.”

With all the work from the costume designers, set designers, and a friendly group of actors, Connery only hopes that his film takes viewers inside the world that his team has created.

“For me, the highest praise, is when people who see the film, feel as though they were there, that they were in it,” said Connery. “My thing about period, movies about sport, about family dramas is that I don’t want people to feel as though they were outside, looking in.”

Watch the trailer for Tommy’s Honour below. The film is now available on Blu-ray.