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Kingpin (1996)

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Reviews Counted:34

Fresh:18

Rotten:16

Average Rating:5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Roy Munson was once an expert bowler. Now he's a balding, polyester-clad loser, who wears a hook where his bowling hand used to be. The cash-free Roy finds a potential goldmine in Ishmael, an... Roy Munson was once an expert bowler. Now he's a balding, polyester-clad loser, who wears a hook where his bowling hand used to be. The cash-free Roy finds a potential goldmine in Ishmael, an oafish Amish man who's a bowling prodigy. Munson trains the ingenuous, sheltered Ishmael, and enters him in a million-dollar bowling tournament in Reno. But the bumbling pair need money to get there, so with the aid of a sexy babe who joins them, they hustle unsuspecting bowlers as they travel across the country. During their VERY wacky trek, Ishmael is exposed to some rather un-Amish things -- like a strip club. But when the climactic tournament begins, Roy considers coming out of retirement (hook and all), when he discovers that one of the competitors is Big Ern McCracken, a cheesy, sleazy ex-champ -- who caused Roy to lose his hand. [More]

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, Bill Murray

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, Bill Murray, Chris Elliott, Lin Shaye, Jonathan Richman

Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

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May 18, 1999

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Brian Gibson
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05/07/07
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

The Farrelly brothers funniest comedy.

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07/06/03
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

Has plenty of clever sight gags and outrageous jokes you can't help laughing at, no matter how hard you resist.

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06/18/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Crude and hilarious

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Jon Niccum
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Lawrence Journal-World

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Matt Brunson
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12/29/06
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

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?

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12/10/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
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Funny, outrageous, vulgar. The only bowling comedy in memory.

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04/23/07
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Carol Cling
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Las Vegas Review-Journal

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

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