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Overview
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Release Date:
28 February 2008 (Australia) more
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Don't get chumpatized. more
Plot:
Diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
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(5 articles)
'Bones' cast takes us behind the scenes (and the belt buckle)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 12 November 2009, 11:18 AM, PST)
DVD Review: ‘Anvil! The Story of Anvil’ Still Best Documentary of 2009 to Date
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 14 October 2009, 7:37 PM, PDT)
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Excellent, even if you hate video games more (71 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Steve Wiebe | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Billy Mitchell | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Walter Day | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mark Alpiger | ... | Himself |
| Greg Bond | ... | Himself |
| Craig Glenday | ... | Himself |
| Brian Kuh | ... | Himself |
| Robert Mruczek | ... | Himself |
| Todd Rogers | ... | Himself |
 | Steve Sanders | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Doris Self | ... | Herself |
| Roy Shildt | ... | Himself - 'Mr. Awesome' (also archive footage) |
| Mike Thompson | ... | Himself |
| Derek Wiebe | ... | Himself |
| Jillian Wiebe | ... | Herself |
| Nicole Wiebe | ... | Herself |
| Adam Wood | ... | Himself |
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (USA) (new title)
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Rated PG-13 for a brief sexual reference.
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79 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (A Brief Sexual Reference) | Australia:PG
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Several of those depicted in the documentary, including Wiebe and Mitchell themselves, claim that it does not accurately depict events. For example, Wiebe and Mitchell were, and still are, on much friendlier terms than is suggested, and another player's record was in place during some of the events but is omitted. The director has conceded to many of these claims in statements, arguing that the fictionalized account is more entertaining. more
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Factual errors: When Billy Mitchell is describing an analogy of top WWI fighter aces, he claims the top French ace shot down 24 enemy planes. In reality the top French pilot (René Fonck) shot down 75 enemy planes, He also claims the Red Baron shot down 87 enemy planes, when he only had 80 confirmed kills. more
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Billy Mitchell: Well, maybe they'd like it if I lose. I gotta try losing sometime. more
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Eye of the Tiger more
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Best movie I have seen in years. A wonderful stage is set up for a battle between good vs. evil. Will the underdog, who has been kicked down his entire life, reach his goal of scoring the highest Donkey Kong score ever? Will he meet face to face and defeat the evil, pompous villain in a match of "competitive gaming?" The protagonist is built up as a normal simpleton who has not been able to achieve his goals throughout life even with all the talent that he possesses. The antagonist is portrayed wonderfully as an arrogant hypocrite who thinks that the entire video game world revolves around him. You want nothing more than to see the villain fall down.