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The King of Kong (2007) -- Diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games.

Overview

User Rating:
8.3/10   11,517 votes
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Director:
Seth Gordon
Contact:
View company contact information for The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
28 February 2008 (Australia) more
Tagline:
Don't get chumpatized. more
Plot:
Diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Watch Steve Wiebe Become The King of Kong Live
 (From /Film. 2 June 2009, 10:36 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
More fun then non-gamers should think more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Steve Wiebe ... Himself (also archive footage)
Billy Mitchell ... Himself (also archive footage)
Walter Day ... Himself (also archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Alpiger ... Himself
Greg Bond ... Himself
Craig Glenday ... Himself
Brian Kuh ... Himself
Robert Mruczek ... Himself
Todd Rogers ... Himself

Steve Sanders ... Himself (also archive footage)
Doris Self ... Herself
Roy Shildt ... Himself - 'Mr. Awesome' (also archive footage)
Mike Thompson ... Himself
Derek Wiebe ... Himself
Jillian Wiebe ... Herself
Nicole Wiebe ... Herself
Adam Wood ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (USA) (new title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for a brief sexual reference.
Runtime:
79 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (A Brief Sexual Reference) | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Hollywood, Florida, USA more
Company:
LargeLab more

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Trivia:
Several of those depicted in the documentary, including Wiebe and Mitchell themselves, claim that it does not accurately depict events. For example, Wiebe and Mitchell were, and still are, on much friendlier terms than is suggested, and another player's record was in place during some of the events but is omitted. The director has conceded to many of these claims in statements, arguing that the fictionalized account is more entertaining. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the scene in which Steve's son Derek is crying and shouting, the "Donkey Kong" sounds heard don't match the action shown on-screen. more
Quotes:
Jillian Wiebe: Work is for people who can't play video games. more
Movie Connections:
Features Ms. Pac-Man (1981) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
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16 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
More fun then non-gamers should think, 14 January 2008
7/10
Author: D A from SoFla, UsA

Though this geeky arcade fighting flick may remain an acquired taste, The King of Kong feels like one of the more entertaining documentaries to emerge in years. Even though you would think the chief demographic of forty year old virgins and basement-ridden, antisocial, hardcore, old-school gamers would flip the bill, Kong immediately offers so much more on so many different levels of psychological and sociological intrigue that anyone not self-conscious enough to feel embarrassed for investing an emotional stake into a Donkey Kong showdown, (highlighting a bittersweet anti-climax) will find themselves deep inside a world they never thought imaginable.

The mock-epic tone, which so many supporting characters delightfully contribute to, feels seized by director Seth Gordon and infused into his charming take on good-vs-evil, letting this potentially inspiring metaphor stretch it's wings into a blossomed, well-rounded quirk-fest far more fun then it's rigorous gaming pedigree would suggest.

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