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Release Date:
26 July 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
A comedy right up your alley. more
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A star bowler whose career was prematurely "cut off" hopes to ride a new prodigy to success and riches. full summary | add synopsis
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Bowling
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Tournament
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Hit In Groin
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Low-brow +disgusting equals fun!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Woody Harrelson | ... | Roy Munson |
 | Randy Quaid | ... | Ishmael |
 | Vanessa Angel | ... | Claudia |
 | Bill Murray | ... | Ernie McCracken |
 | Chris Elliott | ... | The Gambler |
 | William Jordan | ... | Mr. Boorg |
 | Richard Tyson | ... | Owner Of Stiffy's |
 | Lin Shaye | ... | Landlady |
 | Zen Gesner | ... | Thomas |
| Prudence Wright Holmes | ... | Mrs. Boorg |
 | Rob Moran | ... | Stanley Osmanski |
| Daniel Greene | ... | Calvert Munson (as Danny Green) |
| Will Rothhaar | ... | Young Roy |
| Mark Charpentier | ... | 1979 Bowling Buddy |
| Brad Faxon | ... | 1979 Bowling Buddy |
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Rated PG-13 for crude sex-related humor and a drug scene.; Rated R for some crude sex-related humor. (edited version)
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113 min | USA:117 min (R-rated version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-10 |
Iceland:L |
USA:PG-13 (No. 34604) |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Australia:M |
Belgium:KT |
Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Netherlands:12 |
Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:12 |
USA:R (director's cut)
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The signer on Roy's Odor Eaters championship check is Sydney J. Bartholomew Jr., the movie's production designer.
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Revealing mistakes: When the machine returns Roy's bowling ball with his detached rubber hand still holding onto it, you can clearly see that there is a fourth hole.
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Ernie McCracken:
You're on a gravy train with biscuit wheels.
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Referenced in Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) (V)
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Soundtrack:
A Beautiful Morning
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Before "There's Something About Mary" or "Me myself and Irene" there was Kingpin. Kingpin is a comedic masterpiece-not many comedies make me laugh out loud like this one. If the Farrellys were not attached this movie wouldn't be half as great as it was (This film was originally written by Barry Fanaro, and Mort Nathan) Roy Munson was a bowling champion in the late 1970s. Roy retires after a dirty trick pulled by Ernie McCracken costs him to lose his hand. Roy becomes an alcoholic and sinks very low going as far as sleeping with his repellent, disgusting Landlord. He meets up with Ishmael Boorg (Randy Quaid) in a bowling alley. After some convincing talks him into driving down to reno and enlist in a bowling contest. This is the Farrelly's second movie after dumb and dumber, and is some ways, a lot funnier. Bill Murray is genius and ad libs most of his lines. Woody Harrelson does a great job; He goes as far as shaving his head and goes all the way to look like a dead-beat. Randy Quaid is innocent and funny. **** stars.