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‘Tin Cup’ With Bill Simmons, Joe House, and Craig Horlbeck

September 16, 2025 · Tin Cup (1996) · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1:57:18

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 54:29When he shoots the 62 and basically the last 40 minutes of the movie (until the last five minutes)
Craig Horlbeck▶ 53:59The whole last hour when they get to the US Open, specifically the scene where Roy has the shanks while warming up
Joe House▶ 53:30The beginning scene with the golf setup, poetry, and 'grip it and rip it' / 'let the big dog eat' dialogue

Big Kahuna Burger Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:42The Waffle House scene between tournament rounds
Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:04:04Agrees with Waffle House but offers honorable mention for the bourbon and Maalox drinking scene
Joe House▶ 1:03:19The Waffle House scene where Roy insists on staying there instead of going somewhere fancier

Den of Thieves Benihana Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:30The 18th hole with the water (golf course in Houston that was rejiggered for the movie)
Joe House▶ 1:05:40Agrees with the 18th hole, clarifies it wasn't rejiggered and the hole exists as a playable par four

Butch's Girlfriend Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:11:47The movie should end when he says 'nice part, David' instead of going on for five more minutes with unnecessary plot resolution
Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:07:56The movie has no lesson to take away from it, which sports movies should have; also mentioned the entire stripper storyline as cuttable
Joe House▶ 1:10:35A golf pro getting the shanks at the US Open and not being able to fix it, especially the extreme level of shanking shown
Joe House▶ 1:09:56Character inconsistency - Roy McAvoy alternates between being a philosophical genius quoting Carl Sandberg and a yokel who doesn't understand big words; also noted the ex-girlfriend stripper was too old to be credible as Costner's love interest

What's Aged the Worst

Bill Simmons▶ 1:18:13Doesn't think there's a lot that has aged badly about this movie - it kind of holds up

Overacting Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:18:20Gary McCord — Gary McCord - acknowledges it's not technically overacting but says he's in a different movie

Teddy KGB Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:18:28Gary McCord — Gary McCord - hamming it up as an announcer, tonally mismatched with the scripted movie
Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:19:02Rene Russo — Rene Russo - has moments where she's 'downed up quite a bit,' specifically yelling on hole 18
Joe House▶ 1:18:39Gary McCord — Defends Gary McCord, saying it's just pure McCord being himself
Joe House▶ 1:18:50Gary McCord — Agrees McCord is 'too much' but defends the casting choice as getting what you expect from him

Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:21:27You could switch the two male leads and the movie still works - Don Johnson could be Roy McAvoy and Costner could be David Sims
Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:20:36Roy McAvoy is an all time choke artist with no clutch in him at all - when the lights are brightest, he flops

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 1:34:01Don Johnson — Kevin Costner - no (Dances with Wolves was his apex); Don Johnson - yes (Miami Vice); Renee Russo - possibly this movie; Golf movies - Caddyshack still #1; Armadillos - possibly; Seven Iron - yes; Sports losses in movies - Rocky 1 is the apex
Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:35:15Rocky — West Texas locations - Friday Night Lights; Unexpected sports losses - proposed this as category, mentioned Friday Night Lights, Remember the Titans, League of Their Own but agreed Rocky 1 is apex
Joe House▶ 1:34:19Caddyshack — Cheech - possibly his second act with Cars/Dora; Golf movies - Caddyshack over Tin Cup despite Tin Cup's realism; Rocky 1 for sports losses
Joe House▶ 1:35:29Caddyshack — Renee Russo - maybe Lethal Weapon 3/4 were bigger; Golf movies - definitely Caddyshack; Jim Nantz - not his career apex; Seven Iron - good apex candidate due to tournament inspired by movie

Is This Movie Better With

Bill Simmons▶ 1:44:53Mike and the Mad Dog
Joe House▶ 1:45:25Mike and the Mad Dog in the closing credits/last five minutes doing the day after

Just One Oscar

Bill Simmons▶ 1:45:55Don Johnson
Joe House▶ 1:45:43Cheech Marin — Cheech Marin for his monologue/speech after he breaks all the clubs
Joe House▶ 1:46:04Cheech Marin — Cheech Marin for his range

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 1:46:28Multiple questions: Is this or Happy Gilmore the most revered golf movie? What happened to Roy the next day? What memorabilia would you want?
Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:46:56Happy Gilmore more famous due to Sandler and slapstick; Roy becomes jealous like David Sims; wants Happy Gilmore or Caddyshack for double feature
Joe House▶ 1:47:16Happy Gilmore is more popular due to authenticity with PGA; Roy would get sponsors but blow the money; wants Thomas Crown Affair for double feature
Joe House▶ 1:47:46Roy might get drunk and beat himself up over losing; wants stuffed armadillo/pelican or broken three wood memorabilia; Caddyshack for double feature

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:52:53Kevin Costner — Costner - acknowledges Jim Nance but settles on Costner as 'the answer' due to this being the end of his incredible A-list run
Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:52:18Jim Nantz — Jim Nance - 'It's probably Costner, but part of me wants to say Jim Nance'
Joe House▶ 1:52:49Kevin Costner — Costner - 'the whole thing's a vehicle for him'
Joe House▶ 1:52:23Jim Nantz — Implied agreement with Jim Nance - 'I mean, it's easy for me'

Movies Referenced (41)

Happy Gilmore (1996)

17 mentions · Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck, Joe House▶ 8:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Miami Vice (2006)

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Joe House, Craig Horlbeck▶ 26:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bull Durham (1988)

7 mentions · Bill Simmons, Joe House▶ 2:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Friday Night Lights (2004)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck, Joe House▶ 1:31:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

For Love of the Game (1999)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 10:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Varsity Blues (1999)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 9:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Waterworld (1995)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 14:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Blue Chips (1994)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 21:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dances with Wolves (1990)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:34:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Draft Day (2014)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 10:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Field of Dreams (1989)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 10:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Major League (1989)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 11:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (6)

Kevin Costner

56 mentions · Bill Simmons, Joe House, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 1:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ralph Lauren

2 mentions · Joe House · Known for Annie Hall▶ 56:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Clint Eastwood

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 25:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Felipe Fernández del Paso

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for From Dusk Till Dawn, Desperado▶ 30:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jacob Hair

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:22:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mel Gibson

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Braveheart, Conspiracy Theory▶ 25:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (77)

Don Johnson

27 mentions · Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck, Joe House · Known for Django Unchained▶ 16:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rene Russo

20 mentions · Bill Simmons, Joe House, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Nightcrawler, The Thomas Crown Affair, Ransom▶ 15:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sabrina Open

19 mentions · Bill Simmons, Joe House, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Eternals▶ 2:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cheech Marin

17 mentions · Bill Simmons, Joe House · Known for Tin Cup▶ 44:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gary McCord

15 mentions · Joe House, Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Tin Cup▶ 11:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Phil Mickelson

9 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Tin Cup▶ 31:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Great White

6 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 2:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nick Faldo

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Joe House▶ 17:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Craig Stadler

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Tin Cup▶ 31:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Hanks

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Cast Away, Big, Forrest Gump▶ 1:39:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Rock

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Top Five, The Longest Yard▶ 41:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ken Venturi

4 mentions · Joe House, Bill Simmons · Known for Tin Cup▶ 2:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (3)

Ron Shelton

17 mentions · Bill Simmons, Joe House, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Bull Durham, Hollywood Homicide, White Men Can't Jump▶ 2:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 33:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Norville

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Jungle Cruise, Tin Cup▶ 21:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗