Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (2010)

Shows how the classic board game has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon, and follows the colorful players who come together to compete for the coveted title of Monopoly World Champion.

Director:

Kevin Tostado

Writers:

Craig Bentley (screenplay), Kevin Tostado (screenplay)

Stars:

Zachary Levi, Philip Orbanes, Ken Koury

Cast

Credited cast:
Zachary Levi	...	Narrator (voice)
Philip Orbanes	...	Himself (as Phil Orbanes)
Ken Koury	...	Himself
Matthew McNally	...	Himself
Richard Marinaccio	...	Himself
Tim Vandenberg	...	Himself
Domenic Murgo	...	Himself
Bjørn Halvard Knappskog	...	Himself
Dale Crabtree	...	Himself
Hank Azaria	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anne Archer	...	Dr. Caroline 'Cathy' Ryan (archive footage)
Kenneth Brandon Baker	...	Himself
Alec Baldwin	...	Jack Donaghy (archive footage)
Stephen Balzac	...	Himself
Elizabeth Banks	...	Beth (archive footage)

Storyline

Ever since the 1930s, no board game has had the lasting worldwide success of Monopoly. Although it started as a protest simulation, the game evolved to be a welcome wish fulfilling fantasy of being a financial high roller in the Great Depression. In this film, the history of the game is retold with its tremendous popular culture influence and the little idiosyncrasies that grown around it. In addition, we are introduced to various players who are compete around the world for the real cash prizes that go far beyond $200.

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Plot Keywords:

monopoly | board game | monopoly the board game | world map | token | 

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Taglines:

Rolling the dice is just the beginning...

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Genres:

Documentary | History | Sport

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Under the Boardwalk

Filming Locations:

Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imageworks.tv, Rhino Films, Tostie Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

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User Reviews

I am not 100% sure why, but this one never caught my interest.

I found that although "Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story" had some interesting moments, I never really got into this documentary. It could because they spent so much time focusing on an international Monopoly championship (so?) and didn't spend enough on the history of the game. Or perhaps it's because I never really loved Monopoly (I did like the film about Scrabble a lot more interesting) since so much of its outcome seems controlled by chance. All I know is that by the time the film was over, I felt completely neutral about it--not impressed nor did I dislike it. In many ways, it reminded me of boiled rice--filling but not particularly exciting on its own. Now I am NOT saying don't watch it--just saying my reaction was so ambivalent.