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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Original title: The King of Kong
  • 20072007
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 19m
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8.0/10
37K
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
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20 Photos
DocumentaryBiographySport
Die-hard gamers compete to break world records on classic arcade games.Die-hard gamers compete to break world records on classic arcade games.Die-hard gamers compete to break world records on classic arcade games.
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    • Seth Gordon
    • Seth Gordon
  • Stars
    • Steve Wiebe
    • Billy Mitchell
    • Mark Alpiger
    • Seth Gordon
    • Seth Gordon
  • Stars
    • Steve Wiebe
    • Billy Mitchell
    • Mark Alpiger
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    • 118User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
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    The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
    Trailer 2:05
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    Steve Wiebe in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
    Steve Wiebe in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
    Steve Wiebe in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
    Steve Wiebe in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
    Billy Mitchell in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
    Steve Wiebe in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
    Billy Mitchell in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
    Steve Wiebe in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
    Billy Mitchell in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
    Seth Gordon in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
    The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
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    Steve Wiebe
    Steve Wiebe
    • Self - Donkey Kong Challenger
    Billy Mitchell
    Billy Mitchell
    • Self
    Mark Alpiger
    • Self
    Adam Wood
    • Self
    Walter Day
    • Self - World's Video Game Referee
    Steve Sanders
    Steve Sanders
    • Self - Author: Master's Guide to Donkey Kong
    Steven Krogman
    • Self
    Robert Mruczek
    • Self - Head Referee, Twin Galaxies
    Doris Self
    • Self - Q*bert Contender
    Todd Rogers
    • Self
    Brian Kuh
    • Self - Donkey Kong Expert
    Zack Hample
    • Self
    Barbara Mitchell
    • Self
    Jon Farley
    • Self
    Nicole Wiebe
    • Self - Steve's Wife
    Sandra Wiebe
    • Self
    Ryan Wiebe
    • Self
    Paul Pitkin
    • Self
      • Seth Gordon
      • Seth Gordon
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    • Trivia
      In late 2017, it was discovered that all of Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong records of over one million points were fraudulent. The video footage was made using the MAME emulator, which allows players to use save states.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Walter Day: I wanted to be a hero. I wanted to be the center of attention. I wanted the glory, I wanted the fame. I wanted the pretty girls to come up and say, "Hi, I see that you're good at Centipede."

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Nanny Diaries/Illegal Tender/Resurrecting the Champ/Mr. Bean's Holiday/The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Gummy Substances
      Written and Performed by Clay Tweel

    User reviews118

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    10/10
    Transcendent
    KING OF KONG is one of the greatest movies I've seen in a while - not documentaries, movies. The film-making here is nothing short of extraordinary - building suspense, creating anticipation, and playing with the archetypes like the best Hollywood movies.

    If you have ever played the original Donkey Kong arcade game, or on the original Nintendo, you have to see this movie. I have never beaten Level 3 on the third cycle - the spring on the elevator stage, if you know what I'm talking about, is going extremely fast. These guys get beyond 20 cycles.

    I don't want to give anything away...I heard they are going to make this a feature movie with actors, but I think that eliminates the main draw of this concept - these guys are in their forties, in some freak cases have wives and children, and they play Donkey Kong with as much heart as Lance Armstrong rode bikes. They are some of the strongest characters I've seen in a movie since STAR WARS. To best summarize how enjoyable this movie is, after watching the DVD for the first time, I immediately restarted it from the beginning, and watched it again.
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      • February 28, 2008 (Australia)
      • United States
      • English
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      • New Hampshire, USA
    • Production company
      • LargeLab
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    • 1 hour 19 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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