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Mar 2021
57m 44s

Tin Cup (1996) and The 6th Day (2000)

Simon Brew
About this episode

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, films made by Kevin Costner and Arnold Schwarzenegger after their box office peaks.

Tin Cup was the film an exhausted Costner made immediately post-Waterworld. It would turn into one of the best romantic comedies of the decade.

The 6th Day came together fast - but it targeted a PG-13 rating, and Schwarzenegger wanted a less violent project. Plus: they couldn't afford to make it in America.

Stories of both are told in this episode.

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