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
Jim Nantz	...	Himself / CBS Announcer
Ken Venturi	...	Himself / CBS Announcer
Ben Wright	...	Himself / CBS Announcer
Frank Chirkinian	...	Himself / CBS Producer
Lance Barrow	...	CBS Director
Brian Hammons	...	1st Golf Channel Announcer
Mike Ritz	...	2nd Golf Channel Announcer
Peter Kostis	...	Golf Channel Reporter
Jimmy Roberts	...	ESPN Reporter
George Michael	...	Sports Machine Host
Kris Ancira	...	Golden Tassel Dancer
Sharyn McCreedy	...	Golden Tassel Waitress
Gregory Avellone	...	Man Behind the Ropes
Kevin Wilson	...	Mickelson's Caddie
Susan A. Cabral	...	Patient in Exit Room
Del Roy	...	Local Qualifier Starter
Sanford Gibbons	...	Local Qualifier Official
Irina Gasanova	...	19th Hole Waitress
Bill Caplan	...	US Open Starter
Sharon Costner	...	Grandmother with Dog
Bill Costner	...	Grandfather with Dog
Joe Costner	...	Grandchild
Rob Harris	...	Simms Agent
Nick Kiriazis	...	Guy at Bar
Tom Todoroff	...	Guy at Bar
Frederick Lewis	...	Guy at Bar
Jess King	...	Guy at Bar
Harold G. Herthum	...	Bartender
William Utay	...	Roy's Stand-in #1 (as Will Utay)
Allan Malamud	...	US Open Reporter
Melissa Young	...	Beautiful Blonde
Steven 'Sven' Lewison	...	Simms' Caddie
Brad Britton	...	Jacobsen's Caddie
Corey Pavin	...	PGA Tour Player
Phil Mickelson	...	PGA Tour Player
Fred Couples	...	PGA Tour Player
Jerry Pate	...	PGA Tour Player
Lee Janzen	...	PGA Tour Player
Billy Mayfair	...	PGA Tour Player
Steve Elkington	...	PGA Tour Player
John Cook	...	PGA Tour Player
Andrew Magee	...	PGA Tour Player
David Ogrin	...	PGA Tour Player
John Mahaffey	...	PGA Tour Player
Jeff Maggert	...	PGA Tour Player
D.A. Weibring	...	PGA Tour Player
Blaine McAllister	...	PGA Tour Player
Tom Purtzer	...	PGA Tour Player
Bruce Lietzke	...	PGA Tour Player
Tommy Armour III	...	PGA Tour Player
Gregory Buff White	...	PGA Tour Player
Mike Standly	...	PGA Tour Player
Jim McLean	...	PGA Tour Player
Howard Twitty	...	PGA Tour Player
Amy Alcott	...	LPGA Tour Player
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gillian Doyle
Rita Lilli	...	Spectator
Charlotte Biggs	...	Golf Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Barton Bollfrass	...	Bissell's Caddy (uncredited)
Kevin Bowe	...	Waffle House Waiter (uncredited)
James Cotner	...	Golf Fan (uncredited)
Nikki Giavasis	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Johnny Miller	...	Himself (uncredited)
Barrett Rakestraw	...	Houston Gallery Member (uncredited)
Jennifer Sciole	...	19th Hole Waitress (uncredited)
Graham Sibley	...	Guard (uncredited)
Barry Strickland	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Mark Thomason	...	Cop at U.S. Open Entry Gate (uncredited)
Darren VanCleef	...	Caddy (uncredited)

Directed by
Ron Shelton

Writing credits (WGA)
John Norville		(written by) and
Ron Shelton		(written by)

Produced by
Kellie Davis	....	associate producer
Gary Foster	....	producer
Karin Freud	....	associate producer
David V. Lester	....	producer (as David Lester)
Arnon Milchan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
William Ross

Cinematography by
Russell Boyd

Film Editing by
Kimberly Ray
Paul Seydor

Casting by
Ed Johnston
Victoria Thomas

Production Design by
James D. Bissell		(as James Bissell)

Art Direction by
Gae S. Buckley		(as Gae Buckley)
Christopher Burian-Mohr		(as Chris Burian-Mohr)

Set Decoration by
Ric McElvin

Costume Design by
Carol Oditz

Makeup Department
Kareen Boursier	....	hair stylist
Susan A. Cabral	....	makeup artist: Ms. Russo (as Susan Cabral)
Sherry Caudle	....	makeup artist
Elle Elliott	....	hair styles supervisor
James Lee McCoy	....	key makeup artist (as Jim McCoy)
Francisco X. Pérez	....	makeup supervisor (as Frank Perez)
Gerald Solomon	....	key hair stylist
Michelle Garbin	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
David Siegel	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael H. Anderson	....	second second assistant director (as Michael Anderson)
Steve Battaglia	....	second assistant director: second unit
H. Gordon Boos	....	first assistant director
Darren M. Demetre	....	additional second second assistant director (as Darren Demetre)
K.C. Hodenfield	....	first assistant director: second unit
W. Thomas Snyder	....	second assistant director (as Tom Snyder)
Mark Vargo	....	second unit director
Courtney Wulfe	....	additional second second assistant director

Art Department
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master (as Scott Anderson)
John J. Bradley	....	set dresser (as John Bradley)
Ernest Depew	....	construction coordinator (as Ernie Depew)
Alan Easley	....	set dresser
Nancy Gilmore	....	lead person
Trevor Goring	....	storyboard artist
Ted Haigh	....	assistant art director
Carey Harris Jr.	....	assistant property master
Kathleen Hiraga	....	art department coordinator
Frank McEldowney	....	greensman
Paul M. Rohrbaugh III	....	scenic supervisor (as Paul Rohrbaugh)
Tom Shaw Jr.	....	property master
Jesse Siono Jr.	....	stand-by painter (as Jesse Siono)
Jay Siroy	....	construction foreman
Dwain Wilson	....	on-set dresser
Andrea Cantrell	....	props (uncredited)
Raul V. Carrera	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Stan Cockerell	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Bill Garber	....	greensman (uncredited)
Paul Penley	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Lee Ross	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
Molli Simon	....	buyer: set dressing (uncredited)

Sound Department
Stu Bernstein	....	sound editor
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Campbell)
Kay Colvin	....	cable person
Marc Deschaine	....	assistant sound editor
Joe Divitale	....	sound editor (as Joseph Divitale)
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Rickley W. Dumm	....	assistant sound editor
Bruce Fortune	....	supervising sound editor
Kirk Francis	....	sound mixer
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Mark C. Grech	....	cable person (as Mark Grech)
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Andrea Horta	....	adr editor
Glenn Hoskinson	....	sound editor
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Neil L. Kaufman	....	sound editor (as Neil Kaufman)
Pamela G. Kimber	....	adr assistant
Lance Laurienzo	....	first assistant sound editor
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Trillby Kim Lowe	....	sound editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Anthony Milch	....	sound editor (as Anthony R. Milch)
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Howard Neiman	....	sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Jonathan Phillips	....	assistant sound editor
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mychal Smith	....	boom operator (as Mychal D. Smith)
Shawn Sykora	....	sound editor
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	sound editor
Aaron D. Weisblatt	....	sound editor
Paul Aulicino	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
David Behle	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Dean St. John	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Burt Dalton	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Raymond C. King	....	computer special effects (uncredited)
Brandon McNaughton	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Monty Jordan	....	assistant stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Randy Alderson	....	lamp operator
Sidney Ray Baldwin	....	still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin)
David Brink	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as David Brinks)
Sean Finnegan	....	dolly grip: second unit
Harry K. Garvin	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Harry K. Garvin	....	panaglide operator
Scott Hillman	....	rigging grip
Bobby Huber	....	key grip
Trevor Loomis	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Rick Maddux	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Richard Maddux)
Fred L. McLane	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Fred McLane)
Frank Montesanto	....	best boy grip (as Frank A. Montesanto)
John Murphy	....	dolly grip (as John W. Murphy)
Patrick Murray	....	gaffer
Frank Parrish	....	second assistant camera
Don Reddy	....	camera operator
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera (as Anthony J. Rivetti)
Calmar Roberts	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Cal Roberts)
Van Scarboro	....	video assist operator
Stephen Sfetku	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Darrell B. Sheldon	....	key grip: second unit (as Darrell Sheldon)
Richard Smock	....	rigging gaffer (as Richard C. Smock)
Mark Vargo	....	director of photography: second unit
Carl A. Vidnic	....	lamp operator (as Carl Vidnic)
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial first assistant camera (uncredited)
Rolf Eberlein	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jim Gordon	....	grip (uncredited)
Greg Harris	....	grip (uncredited)
Danny Hernandez	....	electrician (uncredited)
Glen Holland	....	lighting console operator (uncredited)
Mansur Johnson	....	grip (uncredited)
Michael Kelem	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Rick Maddux	....	best boy electric (uncredited)
Maliz van Ooyen	....	film loader: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Marshall Peck	....	location casting
Abbe Wool	....	casting assistant
Marq DeChambres	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Greg Farley	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Joe Grisaffi	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Abiiba S. Howell	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Jennifer Madeloff	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Adams-Galligan	....	assistant costume designer (as Kimberly Adams)
Gala Autumn	....	costume supervisor
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell	....	key costumer (as Cheryl Beasley-Blackwell)
Barbara Gordon	....	costumer: Kevin Costner
Brenda Maben	....	costumer
Bob Morgan	....	costumer (as Robert Morgan)

Editorial Department
Patrick Flannery	....	associate film editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer
Clay Rawlins	....	additional film editor
Rebecca Weigold	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Kevin Crehan	....	assistant music editor
Larry Fitzgerald	....	music supervisor
Jim Harrison	....	supervising music editor
Mark Hartley	....	music supervisor
William Ross	....	orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands	....	music score mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator (as Scott Smalley)
Matthew Della Polla	....	scoring consultant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Homer G. Brown	....	transportation co-captain: Houston (as Homer Brown)
Harry McCorey	....	transportation co-captain: Tucson (as Harry McCrory)
Craig Pinkard	....	transportation coordinator
Robert Santoro	....	transportation captain
Brian Steagall	....	transportation co-captain: Tucson
Charles Montgomery	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Bert Beechem	....	assistant production office coordinator
Noel Bermudez	....	production accountant
Bettiann Bevil	....	staff: Kingwood Country Club
Kevin Bowe	....	staff assistant
Billy Brashier	....	projectionist (as Billy R. Brashier)
Amberwren Briskey-Cohen	....	assistant: Mr. Foster
Brad Britton	....	golf instructor
Stephen Bures	....	staff assistant
Craig Busch	....	assistant location manager
Scott Curiel	....	staff: Deerwood Club
David Dirks	....	staff assistant
Charles Faubion	....	staff: Kingwood Country Club
Sandy Faubion	....	staff: Kingwood Country Club
Debbie Faulkner	....	staff: Kingwood Country Club
David Finch	....	technical crew: CBS
Luther Fisher	....	technical crew: CBS
John Freeman	....	staff: Deerwood Club
Heidi Fugeman	....	staff assistant
Carlos Garcia	....	caterer
Claude Gaudette	....	synthesizer programmer
Adam Glickman	....	staff assistant: second unit
Karen Golden	....	script supervisor
Patty Hanson Puskar	....	assistant: Mr. Costner
Jane Harrison	....	assistant production accountant
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Eric Fox Hays	....	production assistant (as Eric Hays)
Jim Huckabay	....	staff: Kingwood Country Club
Toni Jolly	....	staff assistant
Steven 'Sven' Lewison	....	caddie consultant
Matt Marx	....	staff assistant (as Matthew Marx)
Gary McCord	....	golf consultant
Peter McNally	....	staff assistant
Arnold Mintz	....	technical crew: CBS
Sue Bea Montgomery	....	production office coordinator
Nick Muro	....	technical crew: CBS
Stuart Neumann	....	location manager: Houston
John Norville	....	golf consultant: second unit
Dennis O'Donnell	....	staff: Kingwood Country Club
David Priesler	....	staff: Kingwood Country Club
Debbie Priesler	....	staff: Kingwood Country Club
Mike Rokosa	....	technical crew: CBS
Lauren Ross	....	location manager: Tucson
Kevin Roy	....	additional production assistant
Catherine Schellhorn	....	staff assistant
Joe Schultz	....	caterer
Kathryn Segura	....	animal trainer
Joelle Bryanne Stapleton	....	staff assistant (as Joelle Stapleton)
Cynthia Streit	....	staff assistant
Tod Swindell	....	assistant location manager
Justin Ward	....	staff assistant: second unit
Yurgis Weisberg	....	assistant: Mr. Shelton (as Yurgis Weisberg-Balchunas)
Maurice Williams	....	assistant: Mr. Lester
Jeff Winn	....	craft service
Bill Daly	....	post-production accountant manager (uncredited)
Michael Dorner	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Mitch Harbeson	....	location scout (uncredited)
Tony Kerum	....	caterer (uncredited)
Mark Kubiak	....	staff assistant (uncredited)
Peter McKernan	....	aerial coordinator (uncredited)
Eduardo Ricketts Jr.	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Rick Scheil	....	accountant (uncredited)
Gary J. Sims	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Scott Stravitz	....	set medic (uncredited)
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)

Thanks
Rick Sussman	....	special thanks: Club Corporation of America

Production Companies

• Regency Enterprises
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Warner Bros. (Argentina)
• Warner Bros. (Germany)
• Warner Bros. (Spain)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Epic Soundtrax  soundtrack album
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers

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:

Continuity: When teeing off on the 18th hole during the final round Turk can be seen in the crowd behind the tee box. Later, during the play of the same hole, he is in the bleachers alongside the 18th green. An incredible sprint for a 300 pound man.

Quotes:

Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy: Tell me you don't at least find me a little bit attractive?
Dr. Molly Griswold: You have your moments.
Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy: Well, you tell me which moments are my moments and I'll try to duplicate them.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.10)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Character Flaw

A viewing pleasure

Every time this is on TV, I stop and watch it, with absolute fascination. Do I play or even like golf? Hell, no. Do I care about any sports? Hell, no. Well, except for pro wrestling, and I barely watch that anymore as I sink into old age. What fascinates me about TIN CUP is the delirious story and the colorful characters. Costner, not one of my favorite actors normally, is simply brilliant as a down-on-his-luck golf pro and Rene Russo is absolutely striking as his newfound love interest and salvation. This is one of Russo's greatest roles, in fact. In addition, there are two terrific supporting roles, with Don Johnson as Costner's archnemesis and a real cad (which I suspect is how he is in real life) and Cheech Marin as Costner's stalwart companion and partner in tomfoolery. In fact, Costner and Marin are essentially Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, but instead of tilting at windmills they tilt at golf holes here. You definitely don't have to like golf to enjoy this movie, slick and formulaic as it may be. And seeing Johnson and Costner going nose to nose may give you the same frisson as seeing Travolta and Willis standing elbow to elbow in PULP FICTION. Two truly big names that you never expected to see together in one movie. Say what you want about both Costner and Johnson (talk about lives lived to excess), but they are both terrific in this tidy little romantic "dramedy." This not a kiddie movie. It is a movie for adults who have lived real lives and can relate to adult characters who have had their share of ups and downs and can still dream.