Tin Cup (1996)

Director:

Ron Shelton

Writers (WGA):

John Norville (written by) and
Ron Shelton (written by)

Release Date:

16 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Golf pro. Love amateur.

Plot:

A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Golf | Golf Pro | Golfer | Golf Club | Golf Course

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Kevin Costner	...	Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy
Rene Russo	...	Dr. Molly Griswold
Don Johnson	...	David Simms
Cheech Marin	...	Romeo Posar
Linda Hart	...	Doreen
Dennis Burkley	...	Earl
Rex Linn	...	Dewey
Lou Myers	...	Clint
Richard Lineback	...	Curt
George Perez	...	Jose
Mickey Jones	...	Turk
Michael Milhoan	...	Boone
Gary McCord	...	Himself
Craig Stadler	...	Himself
Peter Jacobsen	...	Himself

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

135 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Arlington, Texas, USA

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Trivia:

Many of the golf shots by Kevin Costner's character where actual shots by Costner himself.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: CBS golf producer Lance Barrow offers that Salome is in West Texas near Floydada. Floydada is in the panhandle about 60 miles east of Lubbock, not near Fort Stockton as the road signs at the first of the movie suggest. Barrow is from Floydada and was probably giving a shout out to folks back home.

Quotes:

Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy: This is everything, ain't it? This is the choice it comes down to - this is our immortality.
Romeo Posar: You don't need to be thinking immortality - you need to be thinking hit the 7 iron!

Movie Connections:

Features "Golf Central" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Nobody There But Me

Just an awesome film

If somebody watches Tin Cup and does not find this movie a "must-see", it might be either because you don't know golf, or because you take life too easy. This film is nothing but irresistible. It combines those tiny-little-moments that we golfers must face every time we are in the golf course (yes, we may not be facing the US Open title, but golf gives us a chance to know ourselves every time we hit the ball: Do I play safe or do I take chances? Am I a winner, or am I a loser? Do I have nerves, or do I simply breakdown?). Tin Cup goes insight all of that, and it shows it to us, in such a simple form through the eyes and life of Roy McAvoy and his buddies, that at the end you find yourself with nothing but the urge to rent it again. Forget for a while about the romance and the girl, if so you want, but don't deny that the songs, the views, and the dialogue are superb. See it as a great sport movie, with a clear lesson to all of us: In life as in Golf, it is you who make that final call. A good call means success; a bad one, well I guess you know where the rest goes.