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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
Reviews for Kingpin
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?
Ends up with a seven-ten split between hilariously tasteless and just plain distasteful.
The combination of the overkill factor and a basic mean-spiritedness finally sinks it for me.
I found the sleazy comedy more tedious than watching an actual bowling match.
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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