Tin Cup

Tin Cup is an American comedy film directed by Ron Shelton from the year 1996. The film starred Kevin Costner and Rene Russo.

Action

The earlier successful golfer Roy McAvoy lives in Texas from golf lessons. One day the psychologist Dr. Molly Griswold turns to him. She wants to learn golf game to impress her boyfriend David Simms. Simms and McAvoy were once sporting rivals.

McAvoy falls in love with Dr. Griswold, she is first reluctant. He starts at the Tournament U.S. Open, where he lost on the first day. In the afternoon, he is mocked by Simms in a bar. Molly suggests a bet that Roy with the golf ball strikes a distant pier, on which a pelican sits, who then will fly away in fright. Starting point, however, is within a closed space. The ball is across the room, the door, get on the terrace to the lake. Roy manages the feat. Thereafter, it is also better in the tournament, he captures some good punches. Molly sleeps with him.

McAvoy succeed not only some good beats, he plays at the U.S. Open even in the lead. On the fourth and final day, he is on the fairway of the eighteenth fairway and would reach the par 5, the green with the second shot. This he attempted with a fairway wood ( 3-wood ). Although just in the face of headwinds and lying against the green water hazard of impact is very difficult simply because of the length, McAvoy attacks the green. The ball lands on the green, but does not reach the upper plateau of the green, where the flag is in the hole. Instead, the ball rolls along the sloping plateau front of the green into the water obstacle.

McAvoy could nevertheless still opt for the tournament when he just sweat-dropped the ball immediately before water obstacle and lose a penalty stroke in purchasing. He could then still save par. Unreasonably he decides against it, however, so that it comes to the multiple repetition of the drama, which he gambled away the victory. But McAvoy is not on, but wants to prove that he can beat this himself and the world. He tried until he actually hits the ball on the green, and even punches him. This makes it the moral winner and has now been extended to finally Mollys heart.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on " ReelViews ," the director Ron Shelton have already bring some good sports movies like White Men 's not rotated. He praised Shelton reach a balance between the romantic and the sporting strands of the plot.

Roger Ebert praised in the Chicago Sun - Times from August 16, 1996, the screenplay and dialogues of the film. He also praised the performances of the supporting actors Don Johnson, Cheech Marin and Linda Hart.

Awards

Kevin Costner was nominated in 1997 for a Golden Globe. Cheech Marin was nominated for the 1996 NCLR Bravo Award.

Background

As title song A Little Bit Is Better Than Nada the American country musician Texas Tornados was used.

The production costs were approximately 45 million U.S. dollars. Location was the Tubac Golf Resort in Arizona.

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