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Kingpin

Kingpin (1996)

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Average Rating: 5.1/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 3

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In the '70s, Roy Munsen (Woody Harrelson) was a bowling phenomenon. He was none too sharp about picking friends, though, and the champion he had to beat, "Big Ern," takes him under his supposedly friendly wing. Big Ern (Bill Murray) shows him the high-living lifestyle, and induces him to go on the road with him, hustling small-town bowlers. A couple of the men he bilks take exception to the scam, and show their displeasure with Roy by mangling his hand. Twenty years later, Roy (who now has a

PG-13, 1 hr. 53 min.

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Apr 22, 1998

MGM Home Entertainment

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Critic Reviews for Kingpin

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With maybe 25 belly laughs, the brazenly crude Kingpin is often uproarious, but be forewarned that its creators apparently conceived it underneath a limbo bar. How looow can a funny guilty pleasure go?

January 1, 2000 Comment
Mike Clark
USA Today
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Ribald bowling comedy is vintage Farrelly brothers.

December 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Charles Cassady
Common Sense Media

The combination of the overkill factor and a basic mean-spiritedness finally sinks it for me.

October 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Comment
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

I found the sleazy comedy more tedious than watching an actual bowling match.

October 9, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Ends up with a seven-ten split between hilariously tasteless and just plain distasteful.

August 4, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Funny, outrageous, vulgar. The only bowling comedy in memory.

April 23, 2007 Comment (1)
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Crude and hilarious

September 2, 2005 Comment
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

It's funny in parts in a tasteless, Farrelly Brothers way. Freedy Johnston's incidental music provides one of the 90s most pleasing scores.

March 9, 2004 Comment
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS) Source: F5 (Wichita, KS)
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The Farrelly Brothers have made some very memorable comedies. Dumb & Dumber, There's Something About Mary, Me, Myself & Irene to name a few. Kingpin though is one of their best. Kingpin is the story of a once great bowler who due to a con gone awry got his bowling hand cut off, thus ending his career. Twenty years

June 1, 2011
TheDudeLebowski65
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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how this film can be rated any less than a ten is beyond me. the tragic character of Roy Munson is genius in itself but the true golden star of this film is Ernie McCracken played by bill Murray. an egotistical, vindictive bowling champ who's only ambitions are to bowl and fondle! the film is chock full with gags and

March 30, 2007
MizturY0da
MisterYoda ?

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