Tin Cup

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Tin Cup
Directed by Ron Shelton
Produced by Gary Foster
Written by John Norville
Ron Shelton
Starring Kevin Costner
Rene Russo
Don Johnson
Cheech Marin
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) August 16, 1996 (USA)
Running time 135 min.
Language English
Budget ~ US$45,000,000
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Tin Cup is a 1996 romantic comedy starring Kevin Costner and Rene Russo, with major supporting roles played by Cheech Marin and Don Johnson.

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[edit] Synopsis

The storyline focuses on the relationship that develops between two entirely opposite personalities. Costner plays golf driving range pro Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy, a perennial "frat boy" whose future does not seem to extend past his next beer. Russo portrays Dr. Molly Griswold, whose current "gig" is as a clinical psychologist in Salome, a back-water West Texas town where McAvoy's driving range is located. Molly comes to Roy for golf lessons because her boyfriend is a golfer. Roy is attracted to her, but she sees through his charming "crapola" and makes a show of resistance. Roy decides that the way to impress her is by winning the U.S. Open.

[edit] Cast

Don Johnson and Cheech Marin would appear together in starring roles on the television program Nash Bridges.

The grandparents and grandchild with a dog in the scene where Simms yells at them after asking for an autograph are played by Kevin Costner's parents, Sharon and Bill Costner. The grandchild is played by his son, Joe Costner.

[edit] Production

Kevin Costner trained extensively with Gary McCord to learn how to play golf, as stated in the foreword he wrote for McCord's book, Golf For Dummies. McCord, who helped Costner develop a swing and pre-shot routine, is listed in the end credits as a golf consultant.

The film's climactic scenes take place at a fictional U.S. Open tournament set in North Carolina. Several pro golfers make cameo (credited) appearances. Much of the film was shot in Kingwood, Texas, USA.

When filming at the Tubac Golf Resort in the Arizona desert, the script called for a water hazard. Since there were none on the course, the filmmakers built one and named it "Tin Cup Lake."

Many of the golf shots by Kevin Costner's character were made by Costner himself.

[edit] Real-life parallels

The scene at the end of the movie where Kevin Costner hits the shot into the water hazard again and again was based on an actual event. Gary McCord (the commentator with the handlebar mustache in the movie) is an actual commentator and pro on the Champions Tour. In a tournament he had a similar shot to Costner's. He needed a birdie to win and went for it. He shot over and over again and finally got it in 15 strokes. In the movie Costner gets it in 12.

However, there is no town called Salome in West Texas.

[edit] Trivia

  • The riddle Costner poses (and Russo solves) at the beginning of the movie has been traced back as far as The Cosby Show and, a decade before that, All in the Family.
  • Kevin Costner is shown at times drinking Shiner Bock beer. The beer was also shown in another Kevin Costner movie, Fandango.

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Films directed by Ron Shelton

Bull Durham (1988) • Blaze (1989) • White Men Can't Jump (1992) • Cobb (1994) • Tin Cup (1996) • Play It to the Bone (1999) • Dark Blue (2002) • Hollywood Homicide (2003)