Kingpin

1996 "You wouldn't want to meet these pinheads in an alley."
6.9| 1h54m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 26 July 1996 Released
Producted By: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country: United States of America
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After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.

Genre

Comedy

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Director

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Kingpin Audience Reviews

Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.
Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!
NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!
ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre
fitmindfitbody No matter what your chronological age, if you're a 13 yr old boy in emotion, then you might enjoy this humor. I definitely didn't see humor or entertainment in watching a man being held by other men who put his hand in a machine to hack it off. That's for starters. In my experience, males are willing to have sex with any human, object,or animal, and don't truly care about appearance as long as it feels good. Good looks are only necessary when they're out in public. So the idea that this guy would vomit after having sex with a woman because she's unattractive (while she emerges grateful) is unrealistic enough without the tired grotesqueness of juvenile (You said "Do-Do"!! HAAHAHA) potty-talk afterwards.
Python Hyena Kingpin (1996): Dir: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly / Cast: Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, Bill Murray, Lin Shaye: One of the best comedies of 1996. Woody Harrelson plays champion bowler Roy Munson who quests to regain the potential he once had. He was betrayed seventeen years prior, which resulted in his rubber hand. Unable to regain the spotlight, he sets his sights to train an Amish citizen who bowls in secret. They are eventually joined by Vanessa Angel who flees from an abusive relationship. Directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly who scored big with the very funny Dumb and Dumber but the screenplay here is tighter and much more detailed. It has effective sight jokes but more importantly it has an ending of unpredicted satisfactory. Harrelson plays off the desperation to be a winner and we can sense his pain and regret. Randy Quaid is hilarious as the gullible yet sincere Amish bowler who desires to champion his family during financial crises. Angel plays off toughness with vulnerability as she remains one step ahead of Munson. Bill Murray steals scenes as a competing bowler who betrayed Munson and displays no signs of remorse that isn't met with sarcasm. Lin Shaye makes a hilarious scene stealing cameo as Roy's angry landlord whose methods of payoff leave Munsion puking his guts out in a toilet. Hilarious comedy about restoration stamped with a rubber hand. Score: 10 / 10
grantss I almost stopped watching this movie. The first 40 minutes or so are incredibly bad. Unfunny, gross-out toilet attempts at humour and silly, pointless plot.But then, from a point, it gets better. The jokes become cleverer and funnier. There is suddenly a depth to the characters and there is even a semblance of a plot.This all culminates in some great bowling scenes, with Bill Murray at his entertaining best.On that note, Bill Murray, while only being a supporting performer, is great in this movie and almost steals the show. Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid give solid performances and Vanessa Angel adds the eye candy, but Murray takes the movie to another level. Another thing that keeps the movie going is the soundtrack. Great music, especially the outro by Blues Traveler.
FilmBuff1994 Kingpin is a funny movie with some laugh out loud scenes,a well thought out storyline and some pretty good actors,but I feel the movie goes on a bit,being two hours long and most animated films would only be an hour and a half,and find a lot of the humor to be a bit dry,not the Farrelly brothers finest work.A former bowler named Roy who hasn't bowled for over twenty years meets Ishmael,who is a natural bowler,Roy wants to get him to bowl for some professional games but it is hard to get him to take part because Ishmael is part of an Amish community,Roy eventually gets to Ishmael when pretends to be Amish himself.