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Kingpin (1996)
6.7
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 37,706 users
Metascore:
43/100
Reviews: 173 user | 49 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 | ... | ||
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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 movie with a lot of balls. 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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Runtime:
| 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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This movie is dedicated to the memory of Jack S. Krevoy (as Jack Krevoy) See more »
Performed by Colin James And The Little Big Band
Written by James Bracken (as James Braken) and Marion Oliver
Artist Courtesy of EMI Music Canada/Virgin Records America Inc. See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Major League Baseball pitcher 'Roger Clemens (I)' has a small cameo in the film. In the restaurant scene where Roy punches out Ishmael, Roger Clemens plays the part of Skid Mark. Clemens currently ranks 8th on the All Time wins list for major league baseball pitchers. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Despite the popular urban legend, putting sugar into a gas tank will not ruin a car's engine (although it is very inconvenient). Sugar does not dissolve in gasoline, so although the crystals could potentially clog the fuel filters or injectors (requiring both them and the tank to be cleaned) it doesn't cause the massive damage that the legend suggests. 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
Closing dedication:This movie is dedicated to the memory of Jack S. Krevoy (as Jack Krevoy) See more »
Connections
Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriters Peter & Bobby Farrelly (2007) See more »Soundtracks
"Surely (I Love You)"Performed by Colin James And The Little Big Band
Written by James Bracken (as James Braken) and Marion Oliver
Artist Courtesy of EMI Music Canada/Virgin Records America Inc. See more »
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