Kingpin

You wouldn't want to meet these pinheads in an alley.

6.5
19961h 54m

Production

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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.

Trailers & Videos

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Kingpin (1996) Original Trailer [HD]

Cast

Photo of Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Roy Munson

Photo of Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Ishmael Boorg

Photo of Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Ernie McCracken

Photo of Chris Elliott

Chris Elliott

The Gambler

Photo of Richard Tyson

Richard Tyson

Owner Of Stiffy's

Photo of Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Landlady

Photo of Rob Moran

Rob Moran

Stanley Osmanski

Photo of Daniel Greene

Daniel Greene

Calvert Munson

Photo of Will Rothhaar

Will Rothhaar

Young Roy

Photo of Brad Faxon

Brad Faxon

1979 Bowling Buddy

Photo of Linda Carola

Linda Carola

1979 Waitress

Photo of Danny Murphy

Danny Murphy

Beaver Valley Bowl Manager

Photo of David Shackelford

David Shackelford

Red Neck Stutterer

Photo of Rick Barker

Rick Barker

Beaver Bowl Hustler

Photo of Gretchen Treser

Gretchen Treser

Make-Out Queen

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Reviews

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Wuchak

6/10

_**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-

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