Kingpin Movie

Kingpin
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Run Time: 113 min
MPAA Rating: PG13
Released: 1996
Directors: Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly
Genre/Type: Comedy
Road Movie
Buddy Film
Producers: Steven Stabler
Brad Krevoy
Bradley Thomas
Plot Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
In the '70s, Roy Munsen (Woody Harrelson) was a bowling phenomenon. He was none too sharp about picking friends, though, and the champion he had to beat, "Big Ern," takes him under his supposedly friendly wing. Big Ern (Bill Murray) shows him the high-living lifestyle, and induces him to go on the road with him, hustling small-town bowlers. A couple of the men he bilks take exception to the scam, and show their displeasure with Roy by mangling his hand. Twenty years later, Roy (who now has a hook in place of his hand), earns his living as a salesman. On a visit to a bowling alley, he cannot help but notice the incredible talents of an Amish boy, Ishmael (Randy Quaid). Bowling is not part of the Amish lifestyle, but Ishmael occasionally sneaks into the bowling alley and plays a frame or two. Roy takes Ishmael under his wing, and together they begin a quest for bowling success. This comedy is directed by Peter and Robert Farrelly, who also directed Dumb and Dumber. Like those comedies, it contains a lot of gross-out jokes and bathroom humor.

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Cast

Actors Character Born
Woody Harrelson Roy Munson Jul 23, 1961 in Midland, TX
Randy Quaid Ishmael Oct 1, 1950 in Houston, TX
Vanessa Angel Claudia Nov 10, 1966 in London, England, UK
Bill Murray Ernie McCracken Sep 21, 1950 in Wilmette, IL
Chris Elliott The Gambler May 31, 1960 in New York City, NY
William Jordan Mr. Boorg
Willie Garson Purse Snatcher
Daniel Greene Calvert Munson
Googy Gress Lancaster Bowl Manager
Chris Berman Himself May 10, 1955 in Greenwich, CT
Hank Brandt Bowling Priest
Andre Rosey Brown Skidmark's Friend
George Christy Stiffy's Announcer
Clint Allen Store Clerk
Cecile Krevoy Sexy Senior Bowler
Thomas Lupo Beaver Bowl Hustler
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Review by Derek Armstrong
The Farrelly brothers' sophomore effort doesn't have the repeat watchability of their hilarious debut, Dumb and Dumber, but it returns enough of the winning elements -- including a road trip and a panoply of outlandish characters -- to follow up that strike with a solid spare. Using his same comb-over hairdo from that year's The People Vs. Larry Flynt, but swapping his wheelchair for a prosthetic hook, Woody Harrelson is at his most wide-eyed and gleeful, while Randy Quaid finally finds a narrative equal for the hick innocence that goes wasted in the Vacation movies. But the funniest turn is from Bill Murray as the amoral bowling champ, a slyly scene-stealing characterization if there ever was one. Kingpin was a key step in Murray's growing awareness that he is better suited to supporting roles in smartly subversive movies (Rushmore, Ed Wood) than lead roles in stupidly formulaic ones (The Man Who Knew Too Little). Although there is plenty of loopiness throughout this film, it reaches its ecstatic peaks during the bowling sequences, which highlight the sport's rabid cult following and turn trash talking into a sleazeball art form. Sandwiched between Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary in its directors' careers, the less distinctive Kingpin can't help but suffer in stature by comparison. But some fans consider it the superior effort in the Farrellys' unique brand of dumb brilliance.
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