Home
Kingpin main backdrop
Kingpin main poster

Kingpin

Visit website

6.5/10 • 903

1996-07-04 • 1h 54m

Comedy

You wouldn't want to meet these pinheads in an alley.

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.

Directors
Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Writters
Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro
Editors
Christopher Greenbury

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Woody Harrelson

    Woody Harrelson

    Roy Munson

  2. Randy Quaid

    Randy Quaid

    Ishmael Boorg

  3. Vanessa Angel

    Vanessa Angel

    Claudia

  4. Bill Murray

    Bill Murray

    Ernie McCracken

  5. Chris Elliott

    Chris Elliott

    The Gambler

  6. William Jordan

    William Jordan

    Mr. Boorg

  7. Nancy Frey-Jarecki

    Nancy Frey-Jarecki

    Sarah Boorg

  8. Richard Tyson

    Richard Tyson

    Owner Of Stiffy's

  9. Lin Shaye

    Lin Shaye

    Landlady

Reviews1

View Reviews
Wuchak Avatar

Wuchak

Jun 4, 2020

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-

Media

  • Kingpin poster
  • Kingpin poster
  • Kingpin poster
  • Kingpin poster
  • Kingpin poster
  • Kingpin poster
  • Kingpin poster
  • Kingpin poster
  • Kingpin poster

Recommendations

  • Kiss of Death main backdrop

    Kiss of Death

    5.7

  • Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious main backdrop

    Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious

    6.8

  • Outside Providence main backdrop

    Outside Providence

    5.8

  • Beauties at War main backdrop

    Beauties at War

    4.9

  • The Sunshine Boys main backdrop

    The Sunshine Boys

    6.8

  • No Backdrop

    Arsenal Invincibles

    7.3

  • Deaner '89 main backdrop

    Deaner '89

    4.8

  • The Cowboy Way main backdrop

    The Cowboy Way

    5.7

  • Balancing Act main backdrop

    Balancing Act

    6.8

  • Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho main backdrop

    Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho

    5.8

  • Firebase main backdrop

    Firebase

    6.8

  • Scenic Route main backdrop

    Scenic Route

    6.3

  • Big Night main backdrop

    Big Night

    7.0

  • Up Close & Personal main backdrop

    Up Close & Personal

    6.3

  • Catfight main backdrop

    Catfight

    5.5

  • The Distinguished Gentleman main backdrop

    The Distinguished Gentleman

    6.1

  • Major League II main backdrop

    Major League II

    5.7

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told main backdrop

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

    6.4

  • What About Bob? main backdrop

    What About Bob?

    6.9

  • Better Off Dead... main backdrop

    Better Off Dead...

    6.6

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$27,000,000.00
Revenue
$25,023,434.00
Keywords
sportsstripperhandicapsexual favorstar spangled bannerbowling teamhair losscomb overinflatable dollcomboverunlikely loverskingpincarriagelancaster, pa