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Kingpin

PG-13
Movie
1996
1h 54m
English
Comedy
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.
Rating
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6.8
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Kingpin (1996) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
46

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Woody Harrelson
Roy Munson
Randy Quaid
Ishmael Boorg
Bill Murray
Ernie McCracken
Chris Elliott
The Gambler
Richard Tyson
Owner Of Stiffy's
Lin Shaye
Landlady
Rob Moran
Stanley Osmanski
Daniel Greene
Calvert Munson
Will Rothhaar
Young Roy
Mark Charpentier
1979 Bowling Buddy
Brad Faxon
1979 Bowling Buddy
Linda Carola
1979 Waitress
Danny Murphy
Beaver Valley Bowl Manager
David Shackelford
Red Neck Stutterer
Rick Barker
Beaver Bowl Hustler
Gretchen Treser
Make-Out Queen
Willie Garson
Purse Snatcher
Googy Gress
Lancaster Bowl Manager
Suzan Hughes
Cocktail Waitress

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ziggymacarthur says...
2 months ago
Outside of Bill Murrays mostly improvised dialogue and Claudia's tits, theres not much thats really exciting about this film. Most of the jokes dont land like they use to. The script was also fairly paint by numbers and the acting is mediocre at best.
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TKPNPodcast says...
3 years ago
Over and over people recommend this movie to me. It was assigned to me, so I finally gave it a second look. It's like I remember. I think the problem for me is the casting of Harrelson/Quaid. If you take away the rubber hand and Amish jokes...they have nothing that really works with these characters. Murray brings the goods, but despite Quaid and Harrelson being good in other work, this just doesn't catch for me. Such a shame.
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jarvis-8243417 says...
5 years ago
From the Farrelly brothers comes the screwball comedy Kingpin. The story follows a washed up pro bowler named Roy Munson who trains an up-and-coming Amish bowler named Ishmael for the Reno championship so that Ishmael can save his family’s farm. Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, and Vanessa Angel lead the cast, but it’s Bill Murray who steals the show. Murray brings a lot of charisma to the film with his arrogant, showboating hustler character Ernie McCracken; owning nearly every scene he’s in. However, as a Farrelly brothers film it tends to push boundaries and use edgy sexual humor; which is often crude and vulgar. So, while Kingpin is a lot of fun, the comedy is really hit-and-miss (especially in the extended edition).
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Jim222001 says...
6 years ago
A bit too raunchy at times. It’s an awesome bowling comedy nevertheless. Due to a great cast.
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Featured User Reviews

Wuchak
4 years ago
_**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 weal More
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