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Airplane! The Rewatchables
Airplane!

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The real LAX announcers, dailies demand, Ethel Merman’s final role, Elmer Bernstein’s score, Kareem’s Zero Hour analogue, Al White’s jive dialogue, and a deleted opening gag

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  • The real married couple who recorded the LAX announcements performed the red-zone and white-zone argument. — Bill Simmons
  • Demand to watch the dailies reportedly required the studio to add a second screening room. — Bill Simmons
  • The film was Ethel Merman’s final acting role. — Bill Simmons
  • Elmer Bernstein was asked to score the comedy with the seriousness of his dramatic work. — Bill Hader
  • Kareem was cast in the athlete-pilot role because Zero Hour! had used football star Elroy Hirsch. — Bill Simmons
  • Al White researched Black English, wrote the jive dialogue, and also wrote Barbara Billingsley’s lines. — Bill Simmons
  • A test audience’s silence caused an opening-airport spitting gag to be removed. — Bill Simmons
Tin Cup The Rewatchables
Tin Cup

Most Rewatchable Scene

Opening lesson; U.S. Open sequence; Roy shoots 62

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  • Molly's first lesson establishes chemistry, the swing philosophy and unanswered questions about her appearance and arrival.
  • The first lesson conveys a believable golf obsessive through philosophical dialogue. — Bill Simmons
  • Caddying for Sims introduces the lay-up conflict and enjoyable professional cameos; Mickelson gambling has aged especially well. — Bill Simmons
  • Qualifying with a seven-iron after breaking the other clubs is admired; a hybrid is offered as an alternative single-club choice.
  • Sims's road-shot trick seems like an ingenious protagonist move rather than villain behavior. — Bill Simmons
  • The pelican shot is enjoyed; shooting 62 is preferred, with praise for Jim Nantz's unchanged voice.
  • The wide shot of the long tenth-hole putt is praised for showing the entire tournament setting; golf permits repeat filming without complex resets. — Craig Horlbeck
  • Russo's physical reactions, the broadcasters' astonishment and spectators entering the lake make the finale work; the twelve would remain memorable. — Bill Simmons
  • Nice par, David can mean the golf score or a romantic double entendre; Sims's actual finish is not shown. — Craig Horlbeck
  • The unconventional ending is preferred to an ordinary winning finish, especially on repeat viewing.
  • The opening lesson is the scene preference because it establishes character and golf poetry.
  • The U.S. Open hour is another preference, especially the opening shanks; helicopter footage is corrected from drone footage. — Craig Horlbeck
  • The 62 and final forty minutes are preferred, excluding the unnecessary final five. — Bill Simmons
Tin Cup The Rewatchables
Tin Cup

The Slow Ride / Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop

Double Bogey Blues

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  • Double Bogey Blues is the declared needle-drop choice; the soundtrack and montages are also enjoyed. — Bill Simmons
  • This Could Take All Night accompanies an awkward sexual encounter, prompting competing interpretations of premature ejaculation and erectile difficulty. — Bill Simmons
Tin Cup The Rewatchables
Tin Cup

The most 1996 thing

Craig Stadler’s clothes

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  • Period details include young Nantz, Nissan/Infiniti sponsorship, the Walkman, Fuji blimp, romantic montage and Ring magazine. — Bill Simmons
  • Russo's hairstyle and excited recognition of period golfers date the film; Stadler's clothes are the stated period winner, while golf clothing overall is admired and absent Hootie music regretted.
Tin Cup The Rewatchables
Tin Cup

What’s Aged the Best?

Jim Nantz; Mickelson gambling; sports psychology; golf sayings; CBS coverage; golf bags; West Texas; supporting characters; Tin Cup jokes

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  • Mid-1990s CBS golf coverage lends authenticity, although CBS did not cover the real U.S. Open; booth access strengthens the final hour.
  • Nantz, Mickelson gambling, the shanks and forward-looking sports psychology are aged-best selections. — Bill Simmons
  • Molly's professional competence is questioned after the meltdown, then defended because she initially recommends laying up.
  • Let the big dog eat remains influential; origins of grip it and rip it and the doctor riddle are questioned rather than securely established.
  • Broadcast production, leather golf bags, pawnshops, strip clubs, water on the eighteenth, Cheech as sidekick, Jimmy Roberts, West Texas and enduring Tin Cup jokes are praised. — Bill Simmons
  • Johnson and Marin's later Nash Bridges partnership is noted. — Bill Simmons
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