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TIN
CUP
Writtenby
JOHNNORVILLEandRONSHELTON
December1995Draft
FOREDUCATIONAL
PURPOSESONLY
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TINNYCHEATIN'HEARTMUSIC,thedullGROANofaTRACTOR,
CRICKETSCHIRPIN'lovesongs,sporadicZAPSfromBUG
LIGHTS,andanoccasionalrandomTHWOCKaswe--
FADEIN:
EXT.TEXAS-DRAMATICANGLE-SUNSET
Outwestwherethesundescendsgloriouslyoverdesolate
mountains.Asenseoftimelessbeautyuptibledniocrrna
ifyouignoreUSMhetofGANTWehtheoftETRPSTUhteCI,
TRACTOR,theZAPS,theTHWACKS...andsomethingelse...
...MEN'SVOICES.Garrulouswithdrink,fraternityand
amusement.
WePANDOWNTO:
EXT.DRIVINGRANGE-LATEDAY
Aman,JOSE,isontheroof,wrestlingwitharickety
satellitedish,stringingwire,tryingtogetittowork.
(Wegetglimpsesofhimthroughoutthesceneashe
struggleswithwhatisassuredlyapirateoperation.)
Fourofsixfloodlightsnailedtotheroofcastpoolsof
yellowintothegatheringdarkness.ROY"TINCUP"McAVOY
standsundertheswarmofmothscrowdingthebrightest
light,hittinggolfballs.THWOCK...!Launchingthem,
really,intothedeepeningnight.There'sabeerbetween
hislegs.Behindhim:
Agroupofmenformsasemicircle,facingawayfromTin
Cup.Thesemenaretherangeregulars:CURT,CLINT,
EARL,andDEWEY.Eachmanhasmoneyinonehandandhis
preferredlibationintheother.They'realllooking
backandforthbetweenthebuglightshungontheback
wall,andmutteringwhatsoundslikebetsto:
ROMEOPOSAR--asmallerman,hestandsatthecenterof
thegroupwithahandfulofcash.Romeoisapart-time
bookieandfull-timedrivingrangeman.Bornacrossthe
riverinMexico,RomeoisTinCup'scaddie,confidante,
bestfriend.
ROMEO
Okay,allbetsaredown!
Theireyesrivetonthebuglights,edgy,hopeful,
until...ZAP!ABUGisELECTROCUTED.AndDeweycheers
triumphantlywhiletheotherregularsmuttercursesabout
howtheywoulda,coulda,shouldabet.
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ROMEO
Numberoneisthewinner!Dewey
hasthewinner.Paysfivetotwo!
RomeoquicklypaysDeweyandmorequicklytakesmoneyfrom
thelosers.It'sfast-paced,inane,time-killing
gambling.TinCuplooksover.
TINCUP
Don'tyoushitheelseverget
bored?
Theregularsflapdismissivepalmsandmutterinthe
negativeastheyturnbacktoRomeoandtheactionatthe
buglights.
TINCUP
...'CuzIgotariddle.
TinCupleadstheregularsinside.
INT.DRIVINGRANGE-LATEDAY
TinCupholdscourt.
TINCUP
Takesabouttwoouncesofbrains
tofigureitout.Anyonethink
theygotabrainwithtwoounces
ofbrainsinit?
CUTTO:
Theregularssilentlylookateachother,reluctantto
revealtheheftoftheirbrains.
TINCUP
ForChrissakes,boys!Alittle
self-confidencefromtheplayers'
gallery.Weain'ttalkinglong
division.
EARL
(timidly)
Howmuchwegottalose?
TINCUP
Youwanttoliventhingsup,Earl?
That'sahellofanidea.Say
everyoneputsintwentybucksand
thepotgoestowhoeversolvesthe
riddle.
DEWEY
Yougoingtogettheriddle,Tin
Cup?
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TINCUP
(patiently)
Dewey.I'mtheoneaskingthe
riddle.Ialreadyknowthe
answer.Idon'tgettaguess.
Although...WecouldsayifIget
tofivehundredbouncesandnoone
getstheriddle,Igetthepot.
AndIknowwhatyou'rethinking.
It'sanimpossibleriddle.Well,
It'snot.It'saneasyriddle.
Andifsomehowbythegraceof
flukeluckIwin,andyouall
don'tagreeitwasaneasy
riddle,hell,I'llrefundyour
money.
EARL,CLINT&ALL
I'min...We'rein...Countus
in...etc...
TINCUP
Okay,aman'sdrivingdownthe
roadwithhissonandhtyegte
inacrash.Twoambulancescome
andtakethemanandhissonto
differenthospitals.Songoes
intotheoperatingroom,the
doctorlooksathimandsays,'I
can'toperateonthisboy.He's
myson.'How'sthatpossible?
(beat)
Theclock'stickingboys...
TinCupbeginsbouncingaballonthefaceofhiswedge.
EARL
Fatherdidn'tsneakbackin,
right?He'sstillattheother
hospital?
TINCUP
Itain't'StarTrek,'Earl.No
onebeamedhimaboard.
Thateliminatesthemostplausibletheoryintheirminds.
Thementhinkharder.
EARL
Well...ifthefathermarriedthe
son'sdaughter--
TINCUP
It'safamilyriddle,Earl.Think
cleanthoughts.
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Theregularspuzzlesomemore.
CLINT
Giveusalittlehint.
MOLLY(O.S.)
Thedoctor'sawoman.
Allheadsturntotakeinthearrivalof:
MOLLYGRISWOLD
Standingjustinsidethedoor--she'safresh-faced
beautyinherearlythirties,andshe'sgotallnew
everythingthesportofgolfrequires:newbag,new
clubs,newshoes,newclothes,newvisor...shelooks
likeshesteppedoutofanadinGolfDigest.Andall
themenareaskingthemselvesthesamequestion:what's
shehelytsheeniliceitnvMseyllootppusodnigeher?T
riddle'sanswer.
MOLLY
Thedoctoristheson'smother.
Feministsposetheriddleto
revealhowdeeplyoursexual
stereotypesrun.
(directlytoTinCup)
Itakeityou'reafeminist?
TinCupmissestheballhe'sbeenbouncing,breakingthe
spell.TheregularswaitforTinCup'sresponse.
TINCUP
Ma'am,I'vebeencalledalotof
things--butnoone'sever
saddledmewiththatone.
MOLLY
Youmighttrybeingsaddled
sometime--thesmellofleather,
thestingofawhip...
Theregularssnicker,enjoyingherone-upmanship.
TINCUP
(slightlytaken
aback)
I'mjustahumblegolfpro...
MOLLY
You'reRoyMcAvoythegolfpro?I
picturedsomething...different.
Ihaveaseveno'clocklesson.
TINCUP
IthoughtIhadaDoctorGriswold
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atseven.
Theyhurryouttotherange,TinCupoblivioustohis
gaffe.
Andtheregularsgathertolookoutthewindow--
THEIRPOV-THROUGHWINDOW
Totherange,whereMollyisstretchingandTinCupis
discreetlywavingtotheregularstogetlost.
EXT.DRIVINGRANGE-NIGHT
CUTTO:
Thelessonbegins.TinCupcanbeslightlycondescending
inthesesituations,thoughshe'sgothimalittlewary.
TINCUP
Thefirstthingyougottalearn
aboutthisgame,Doc,isitain't
abouthiwlettlalbtettihilagni
intosomeyonderhole.It'sabout
innerdemonsandself-doubtand
humanfrailtyandovercomingall
thatcrap.So...whatkinda
doctor'dyousayyouwere?
MOLLY
I'mapsychologist--inlayman's
termscallmeaneo-Jungian,post-
modernFreudian,holistic
secularist.
Damn.
TINCUP
Shebeginsunpackingoneofherbags,pullingoutevery
golfgimmickonthemarket--swingaidstrapstopull
yourelbowstogether,aballpendulumthathangsfrom
yourhat,ametalcontraptionforyourfeet,etc.
MOLLY
Innerdemonsandhumanfrailtyare
mylife'swork.Iusedto
practiceinElPasobutI'vemoved
herenow...
TINCUP
What'rethose?
MOLLY
IorderedthesefromtheGolf
Channel.
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Hestaresindisbeliefasshetriestowriggleintosome
ofthisstuff.He'senchantedanddismayed.
TINCUP
Thatstuff'sawasteofmoney.
MOLLY
I'msurethereareexcessesand
repetitionshere,butIbelievein
thegatheringofknowledgeandI
figured,well,theremustbesome
truthsaboutthegolfswing
illustratedbythesedevices--
andthatyou'dhelpmesort
throughit.
Shestandstherewithcontraptionscomingfromevery
limb.
MOLLY
Ihavedozensofgolfvideotapes,
too...Andagolfwatch.
TINCUP
(irritated,impatient)
Takeitoff.Allofit.Now!
You'reasmartwoman,for
Chrissakes--don'tyouknowthe
workofcharlatanswhenyousee
it?
Shedepositsallthegolfgimmickdevicesinapile.
MOLLY
No.Icanalwaystellwhen
someoneislyingtohimself,but
I'mquitesusceptibleand
frequentlywrongwhenthatperson
liestome.
(pointingtothe
pileofdevices)
Thatstuffcostmeover200
dollars--
TINCUP
Thenit's200dollarsofshit...
Heteesaball,handsMollyherdriverandstepsback.
TINCUP
Goahead.Takeaswing.
Mollytakesapitty-patswingandwhiffs,andmutters
underherbreathwiththeeaseofalongshoreman.
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Aw,fuck...
MOLLY
TINCU