Kingpin (1996)

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6.9	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Peter Farrelly

Bobby Farrelly

Starring (View all)

Woody Harrelson
Roy Munson

Randy Quaid
Ishmael

Vanessa Angel
Claudia

Bill Murray
Ernie McCracken

Chris Elliott
The Gambler

Richard Tyson
Owner Of Stiffy's

Lin Shaye
Landlady

Zen Gesner
Thomas

Written by

Barry Fanaro
(written by)

Mort Nathan
(written by)

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A good movie

7 years, 2 months ago at Dec 17 11:27

johanlefourbe

To be honest, I have never been a fan of the Farrelly brothers’s work. Indeed, I completely despised ‘Dumb & Dumber’ and I really didn’t like much ‘There’s something about Mary’. Last time, I saw one of their last movies, ‘Hall Pass’, and it wasn’t really good either. Still, they made a couple of good movies and this one is definitely one of them, at least, that’s my opinion.... read more

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Description: Roy Munson (Woody Harrelson) was raised to be the best bowler in the world (trained early on by his father). But a fellow bowler, Ernie McCracken (Bill Murray) and a misunderstanding with some rough punks, leaves poor Roy with the loss of his bowling hand! Not to let this get him down, he gets a prosthetic hand and becomes a traveling sales man. But it's really all down hill for him from that night on until ... One day he meets Ishmael (Randy Quaid) who's a Quaker that sneaks away from the farm to bowl (his fellow Quakers would disown him if they knew)! Roy convinces Ishmael to let him be his trainer and he'll make him the best ... (more)

Release date: 4 July 1996
UPC: 027616627520

Tags: Comedy (22), Bowling (17), Sports (11), Road Trip (10), Amish (7), Romance (5), 1990s (4), Buddies (3), 1996 (3), Tournament (2), Hustler (1), Loser (1), Star Spangled Banner (1), A Munson (1), Ultimate Combover (1), Carriage (1), Hook (1), {comedy 11} (1), Male Stripper (1), Drinking Problem (1)

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