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Kingpin (1996)
6.7
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 35,234 users
Metascore:
43/100
Reviews: 173 user | 48 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com
A star bowler whose career was prematurely "cut off" hopes to ride a new prodigy to success and riches. |
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| Woody Harrelson | ... | ||
| Randy Quaid | ... |
Ishmael
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| Vanessa Angel | ... |
Claudia
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| Bill Murray | ... | ||
| Chris Elliott | ... |
The Gambler
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William Jordan | ... |
Mr. Boorg
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| Richard Tyson | ... |
Owner Of Stiffy's
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| Lin Shaye | ... |
Landlady
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| Zen Gesner | ... |
Thomas
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Prudence Wright Holmes | ... |
Mrs. Boorg
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| Rob Moran | ... |
Stanley Osmanski
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Daniel Greene | ... |
Calvert Munson
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Mark Charpentier | ... |
1979 Bowling Buddy
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Brad Faxon | ... |
1979 Bowling Buddy
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Storyline
Roy Munson was raised to be the best bowler in the world (trained early on by his father). But a fellow bowler, Ernie McCracken 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 travelling sales man. But it's really all down hill for him from that night on until ... One day he meets Ishmael who is Amish and sneaks away from the farm to bowl (his fellow Amish would disown him if they knew)! Roy convinces Ishmael to let him be his trainer and he'll make him the best bowler the world has ever seen. Reluctantly Ishmael agrees to go on the road and shortly afterwards actually finds that life outside the farm is quite fun. Soon their paths cross that of Ernie McCracken who is still a top ranking bowler. While Roy's career and life have landed in the toilet bowl, Ernie is still drawing huge crowds and all the babes... Written by Jane Byron Dean <McGinty@aol.com>
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A comedy right up your alley. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for crude sex-related humor and a drug scene See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Kingpin - Estes Loucos Reis do Boliche See more »Box Office
Budget:
$27,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$5,582,000 (USA) (28 July 1996) (1956 Screens)Gross:
$24,944,213 (USA) (13 October 1996)Company Credits
Production Co:
Rysher Entertainment, Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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| USA: (R-rated version)Sound Mix:
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2.35 : 1
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[the caption reads "Ocelot, Iowa. 1969." Roy Munson's father is fueling a car at the Munson Service Center. He calls out to the driver:]
Calvert Munson: All set, Charlie!
Young Roy: Pa!
[Young Roy, running, trips over a very low white picket fence, breaking half a picket as he runs to his dad]
Calvert Munson: [Grinning] Whoa!
Young Roy: Hey, Pa! You got time for a game before supper?
Calvert Munson: Go get your ball. I'll meet you out back.
[Mr. Munson has installed a very small bowling lane in the back yard]
Calvert Munson: Okay, Roy, come on, I want to see some smoke on this one!
[...]
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Performed by Blues Traveler
Written by John Popper and Chan Kinchla
Artist Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc. See more »
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Trivia
PGA Tour players Brad Faxon and Billy Andrade both appear in two scenes, when Roy enters the bowling alley in the opening sequence, and when he leaves for the first tournament. Both players have numerous wins on tour. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the beginning of the Reno Open, Ishmael holds a sign saying "Go Roy", when Roy takes his first bowl in the tournament the sign says "Will work for food" See more »Quotes
[First lines][the caption reads "Ocelot, Iowa. 1969." Roy Munson's father is fueling a car at the Munson Service Center. He calls out to the driver:]
Calvert Munson: All set, Charlie!
Young Roy: Pa!
[Young Roy, running, trips over a very low white picket fence, breaking half a picket as he runs to his dad]
Calvert Munson: [Grinning] Whoa!
Young Roy: Hey, Pa! You got time for a game before supper?
Calvert Munson: Go get your ball. I'll meet you out back.
[Mr. Munson has installed a very small bowling lane in the back yard]
Calvert Munson: Okay, Roy, come on, I want to see some smoke on this one!
[...]
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Crazy Credits
The Blues Traveler dressed as Amish performing in the final credits. See more »Soundtracks
"But Anyway"Performed by Blues Traveler
Written by John Popper and Chan Kinchla
Artist Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc. See more »
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