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Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Woody Harrelson

As Roy Munson

Randy Quaid

As Ishmael Boorg

Vanessa Angel

As Claudia

Bill Murray

As Ernie McCracken

Chris Elliott

As The Gambler

William Jordan

As Mr. Boorg

Nancy Frey-Jarecki

As Sarah Boorg

Richard Tyson

As Owner Of Stiffy's

Lin Shaye

As Landlady

Zen Gesner

As Thomas

Prudence Wright Holmes

As Mrs. Boorg

Rob Moran

As Stanley Osmanski

Daniel Greene

As Calvert Munson

Will Rothhaar

As Young Roy

Mark Charpentier

As 1979 Bowling Buddy

Brad Faxon

As 1979 Bowling Buddy

Sayed Badreya

As Fatima

Linda Carola

As 1979 Waitress

Danny Murphy

As Beaver Valley Bowl Manager

David Shackelford

As Red Neck Stutterer

Rick Barker

As Beaver Bowl Hustler

Gretchen Treser

As Make-Out Queen

Willie Garson

As Purse Snatcher

Googy Gress

As Lancaster Bowl Manager

Suzan Hughes

As Cocktail Waitress

Michael Corrente

As Scranton Wino

Herbie Flynn

As Scranton Wino

Hank Brandt

As Bowling Priest

Libby Langdon

As Skidmark's Squirrel

Liza Oxnard

As Tavern Drunk

Lorri Bagley

As Beautiful Dancer

Steve Tyler

As Gas Station Attendant

Nancy Farrelly

As Nouchi's Gal

Cynthia Farrelly Gesner

As Silver Legacy Maid

Morganna

As Self

Victoria Scott D'Angelo

As Unified Fund Mom

Jonathan Richman

As Tavern band

Lou Consolo

As Stiffy's Goon (as Louis Charles Consolo)

Top Crew >

Bobby Farrelly

Director

Peter Farrelly

Director

Christopher Greenbury

Editor

Brad Krevoy

Producer

Mark Irwin

Director of Photography

Steven Stabler

Producer

Freedy Johnston

Original Music Composer

Bradley Thomas

Producer

Chris David

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

J.B. Rogers

Associate Producer

Jim Sheldon

Still Photographer

Kitty Olisky

Production Coordinator

Michael Chandler

Sound Designer

Scott Millan

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joe Kraemer

Music Editor

Ed Letteri

Rigging Gaffer

Steve Gehrke

Script Supervisor

Arlan Jay Vetter

Art Direction

Jonathon 'Earl' Stein

Production Sound Mixer

Pamela Withers

Costume Supervisor

Keith Samples

Executive Producer

Happy Walters

Music Supervisor

Mary Zophres

Costume Design

Sydney J. Bartholomew Jr.

Production Design

Marcus Barone

Music Supervisor

Bradford Johnson

Set Decoration

Jon Johnson

Sound Designer

John Bertolli

Co-Producer

Jim Burke

Co-Producer

Melissa Yonkey

Key Hair Stylist

Gino Crognale

Makeup Effects

David P. Kelsey

Special Effects Coordinator

Valarie St. Thomas

Makeup Artist

Kimberly Greene

Key Makeup Artist

Betty Lou Skinner

Hairstylist

Raqueli Dahan

Makeup Artist

Erik Stabenau

Stunts

John C. Meier

Stunts

Barry Fanaro

Writer

Anthony G. Schmidt

Stunts

Chris Howell

Stunts

Mort Nathan

Writer

Rick Barker

Stunt Coordinator

John Branagan

Stunts

Danny Epper

Stunts

Scott Rogers

Stunts

Tim Trella

Stunt Coordinator

Spike Silver

Stunts

Norman Howell

Stunts

Tommy J. Huff

Stunts

Donna Keegan

Stunts

Cliff McLaughlin

Stunts

Robair Sims

Stunts

Tom Lupo

Stunts

Jean Paul Ruggiero

Stunts

Reviews:

Wuchak (6/10)

Farrelly brothers bowling comedy with Harrelson, Quade, Vanessa Angel and Murray

A former professional-class bowler (Woody Harrelson) discovers a childlike Amish prodigy in Pennsylvania (Randy Quade). While training him, they hook-up with the earstwhile girlfriend (Vanessa Angel) of a wealthy bowling enthusiast (Rob Moran) and head to a Tournament in Reno, Nevada, where they reaquaint with a conman and competitor (Bill Murray).

"Kingpin" (1996) is a Farrelly brothers comedy marred by their usual distasteful elements, e.g. bathroom & sex humor. If you can get past that or roll with it, this is a decent story of redemption with some laughs augmented by the road-movie plot.

The film runs 1 hour, 54 minutes, and was shot in Pennsylvania (Mars, Rochester & Pittsburgh), Nevada (Reno) and New York (Webster).

GRADE: B-

2020-06-04