Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Behind The Scenes; Sensor Matic
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Behind The Scenes
Roy Munson was once an expert bowler. Now he's a balding, polyester-clad loser, who wears a hook where his bowling hand used to be. The cash-free Roy finds a potential goldmine in Ishmael, an oafish Amish man who's a bowling prodigy. Munson trains the ingenuous, sheltered Ishmael, and enters him in a million-dollar bowling tournament in Reno. But the bumbling pair need money to get there, so with the aid of a sexy babe who joins them, they hustle unsuspecting bowlers as they travel across the country.
During their VERY wacky trek, Ishmael is exposed to some rather un-Amish things -- like a strip club. But when the climactic tournament begins, Roy considers coming out of retirement (hook and all), when he discovers that one of the competitors is Big Ern McCracken, a cheesy, sleazy ex-champ -- who caused Roy to lose his hand.
A washed-up, one-handed former professional bowler thinks he's found his ticket back into the sport (?) when he discovers an overgrown Amish bowling prodigy and enters him in a $1 million winner-take-all tournament. But first, they've got to beat the man who threw the ex-pro's career in the gutter. From the creators of "Dumb and Dumber."
Released theatrically in the USA July 26, 1996.
Color by Foto-Kem; in DTS Stereo.
Additional cast: Prudence Wright Holmes (Mrs. Boorg), Rob Moran (Stanley Osmanski) and Danny Green (Calvert Munson).
Additional credits: Jim Burke (co-producer) and James B. Rogers (assistant director).
Rated BBFC 12 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Kingpin Reviews:
"...Uproarious....Harrelson and Quaid throw themselves into their cross-country bowling odyssey with unencumbered acting abandon..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today
"...KINGPIN is consistently inventive in its wackiness, with a generous dose of gross-out humor..."
-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"...A very funny movie....The leads come together with the joy and assurance of actors who know they are in material that's working....Murray is superb..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...Presented in a terrific procession of gag-inducing gaggery, Harrelson and Murray knock 'em dead every time..."-- Jonathan Crocker, Total Film
"Gleefully tasteless, but with moments of genuine wit."
-- Andy Webster, Premiere
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Behind The Scenes; Sensor Matic
Movie Details
Color; Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Behind The Scenes; Sensor Matic; Contemporary Classics
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Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)
Got Milk? The bull milking scene is too funny in this movie. This was a hilarious movie. Bill Murray plays a real creep in this, and Woody Harelson is plain A** funny! If you want a good laugh, get this movie!! Submitted by Stacey (Manteca) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Great Movie has always been a favorite of the Family Funny,Great Cast, Original Humor, Great Pick You Up Movie Submitted by a reviewer (United States of America) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 1 found this helpful.
the funniest ever I remember watching this when I was in the army and it brought back a lot of memories. Plus i liked the extended scenes Submitted by prelli21 (tucson, az, usa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 2 found this helpful.
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