I have to admit that I got rid of cable at my home about three years ago when I was living in Ireland, and because I don't have a cable connection thingy anymore, I also can't even get the local channels, so I just tell people that I don't even have a TV; it's easier than explaining. As such, I have a collection of a couple thousand movies on tape and DVD. And also, being as I'm living a life of leisure these days (i.e., unemployed), and LOVE movies more than just about anything, I find myself couchbound for at least two or three of them a day.
Katherine, I'm also a huge Costner fan and have seen everything he's ever done (even The Postman -- eek) about two dozen times, maybe more. He was great, and out of normal character, in Perfect World, and it took some getting used to, but I also learned to love it quickly. My fave moment in Tin Cup is when he and Rene Russo are next to the river, and he's drinking whiskey out of a chipped glass, and is kinda sweaty, and puts his left up on the front bumper where she's leaning, to try to kiss her, and that crazy woman turns him down, can you believe?
I also thought Cheech Marin was hilarious in that one. I sometimes go on themed Kevin Costner (or Redford, or Freeman, or Washington) rampages where I line up every movie I own from them in chronological order, and watch them straight thru for days.
OK, everybody, put down your backwards "L"'s on your foreheads and stop snickering. I know that I am when it comes to movies, but I'm also an expert when anybody brings up the topic, so that's my consolation for my years and years of couch time, I mean, hard work.
Oh, and on the subject of Bull Durham, doesn't Tim Robbin's naked butt in the locker room count as graphic?
Min, I think Katherine was referring to Tim in movies lately like "Mystic River", where he plays a very messed-up older man.
Clarrisa, I also loved Anniversary Party, which was a highly-underrated and underseen film, I think. It really does make you think when you watch it at different stages of your life. Anyone who's a fan of Kevin's needs to see "Life as a House" with Kristin Scott Thomas, and "A Prairie Home Companion" with Meryl Streep. Also "The Ice Storm" with Sigourney Weaver, and "Violets are Blue" with Sissy Spacek.
Lee, I loved "Local Hero" also. Watched that when I little kid first time, when I was massively in love with all things Scottish, as I still am all these years later. That's such an old flick, I doubt you'll find it anywhere except maybe to buy it on E-Bay or used on Amazon.