Kingpin (1996)
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.
- Bobby Farrelly
- Peter Farrelly
- Steve Gehrke
- Mort Nathan
- Barry Fanaro
Rating: 6.494/10 by 862 users
Alternative Title:
Kingpin – Zwei Trottel auf der Bowlingbahn - DE
Kingpin - EC - AU
Kingpin - keglernes konge - DK
Vaya par de idiotas - ES
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 54 minutes
Budget: $27,000,000
Revenue: $25,023,434
Plot Keyword: sports, stripper, handicap, sexual favor, star spangled banner, bowling team, hair loss, comb over, inflatable doll, combover, unlikely lovers, kingpin, carriage, lancaster, pa
_**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-
