Kingpin

PG-13

7/26/19961h 54m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ You wouldn't want to meet these pinheads in an alley. ~

Overview:

After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.

Director:

Bobby Farrelly

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$27,000,000.00

Revenue:

$25,023,434.00

Key words:

sports
stripper
handicap
sexual favor
star spangled banner
bowling team
hair loss
comb over
inflatable doll
combover
unlikely lovers
kingpin
carriage
lancaster, pa

Cast

Woody Harrelson

~ as ~

Roy Munson

Randy Quaid

~ as ~

Ishmael Boorg

Vanessa Angel

~ as ~

Claudia

Bill Murray

~ as ~

Ernie McCracken

Chris Elliott

~ as ~

The Gambler

William Jordan

~ as ~

Mr. Boorg

Nancy Frey-Jarecki

~ as ~

Sarah Boorg

Richard Tyson

~ as ~

Owner Of Stiffy's

Lin Shaye

~ as ~

Landlady

Zen Gesner

~ as ~

Thomas

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 5 year(s) ago
6
Farrelly brothers bowling comedy with Harrelson, Quade, Vanessa Angel and Murray

A former professional-class bowler (Woody Harrelson) discovers a childlike Amish prodigy in Pennsylvania (Randy Quade). While training him, they hook-up with the earstwhile girlfriend (Vanessa Angel) of a wealthy bowling enthusiast (Rob Moran) and head to a Tournament in Reno, Nevada, where they reaquaint with a conman and competitor (Bill Murray).

"Kingpin" (1996) is a Farrelly brothers comedy marred by their usual distasteful elements, e.g. bathroom & sex humor. If you can get past that or roll with it, this is a decent story of redemption with some laughs augmented by the road-movie plot.

The film runs 1 hour, 54 minutes, and was shot in Pennsylvania (Mars, Rochester & Pittsburgh), Nevada (Reno) and New York (Webster).

GRADE: B-