Tin Cup (1996)
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69% of critics liked it
(48 reviews) -
57% of users liked it
(48,427 ratings)
Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) is a talented golf pro, who owns his own driving range. That sounds impressive, but the reality is quite different. While it's true that Roy is indeed a talented golfer and does own a driving range, it is in a tiny, unheard of Texas backwater. With almost no customers,… More Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) is a talented golf pro, who owns his own driving range. That sounds impressive, but the reality is quite different. While it's true that Roy is indeed a talented golfer and does own a driving range, it is in a tiny, unheard of Texas backwater. With almost no customers, he is likely to go broke. His golfing talents remain untapped and his life is rapidly going nowhere. To pass the time, he drinks a lot of beer with his buddies, or swings at a bucket of balls. Sometimes, he even plays real golf, and his friend and assistant Romeo (Cheech Marin) caddies for him. That's all there is for Roy, until he is wakened from his deathlike reverie by a visit from a newcomer in town, psychologist Molly Griswold (Renee Russo). Teaching her how to swing a club reminds him of feelings he had nearly forgotten. Discovering that she is the girlfriend of his old golfing rival, David Simms (Don Johnson), goads him yet further, and he returns to the PGA golf tour to compete in the U.S. Open. Maybe he'll get Molly for himself, maybe not, but in the meantime he has some things to prove to himself. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ron Shelton
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 16, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- New Line Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
As he always does in comedy, Costner grants an irresistible gleam of gallantry to male mulishness.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Tin Cup works for viewers of any handicap.
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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
The climactic game, in which Roy, in a way that defies prediction, attempts to sink the shot of his life, is the most rousing sequence of the year, a celebration of what it really means to win.
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Todd McCarthy, Variety
Amiable and constantly amusing rather than uproarious, this mangy tale of a ne'er-do-well's fitful assault on personal and professional respectability benefits greatly from Kevin Costner's ingratiatingly comic star turn.
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, Time Out
Costner hasn't been this charming and spontaneous for years.
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Cast
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Kevin Costner
as Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy
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Rene Russo
as Dr. Molly Griswold
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Cheech Marin
as Romeo Posar
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Don Johnson
as David Simms
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Dennis Burkley
as Earl
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Linda Hart
as Doreen
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Bill Caplan
as US Open Starter
- Fred Couples
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Harold G. Herthum
as Bartender
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Mickey Jones
as Turk
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Richard Lineback
as Curt
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Rex Linn
as Dewey
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Allan Malamud
as US Open Reporter
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Gary McCord
as Himself
- Jim McLean
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Michael Milhoan
as Boone
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Jim Nantz
as CBS Announcer
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George Perez
as Jose
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Craig Stadler
as Himself
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Ken Venturi
as CBS Announcer
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Kevin J. Wilson
as Mickelson's Caddie
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Susan Cabral
as Patient in Exit Room
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Lou Myers
as Clint
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Sandy Gibbons
as Local Qualifier Official
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George Michael (II)
as Host of "The Sports Machine"
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Melissa Young
as Beautiful Blonde
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Arina Gasanova
as 19th Hole Waitress
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Tom Todoroff
as Guy at Bar
- Phil Mickelson
- John Cook
- Amy Alcott
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Kris Ancira
as Golden Tassel Dancer
- Tommy Armour III
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Gregory Avellone
as Man Behind the Ropes
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Lance Barrow
as CBS Director
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Brad Britton
as Jacobsen's Caddie
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Frank Chirkinian
as CBS Co-ordinator Producer
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Bill Costner
as Grandparent With Dog
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Joe Costner
as Grandchild
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Sharon Costner
as Grandparent With Dog
- Steve Elkington
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Brian Hammons
as Golf Channel Announcer
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Rob Harris
as Simms' Agent
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Peter Jacobsen
as Himself
- Lee Janzen
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Jess King
as Guy at Bar
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Nick Kiriazis
as Guy at Bar
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Peter Kostis
as Golf Channel Reporter
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Steven "Sven" Lewison
as Simms' Caddie
- Bruce Lietzke
- Andrew Magee
- Jeff Maggert
- John Mahaffey
- Billy Mayfair
- Blaine McCallister
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Sharyn McCreedy
as Golden Tassel Waitress
- David Ogrin
- Jerry Pate
- Corey Pavin
- Tom Purtzer
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Mike Ritz
as Golf Channel Announcer
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Jimmy N. Roberts
as ESPN Reporter
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Roy Del Ruth
as Local Qualifier Starter
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Mike Standly
as PGA Golfer
- Howard Twitty
- D.A. Weibring
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Gregory Buff White
as PGA Tour Player
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Ben Wright
as CBS Announcer
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Frederick Lewis
as Guy at Bar
- George Michael (I)

