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Kingpin (1996)

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Release Date: July 26, 1996
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 113 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for crude sex-related humor and a drug scene.
Director: Peter Farrally, Bobby Farrelly
Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro
Cast: Will Rothhaar, Danny Green, Rob Moran, Prudence Wright Holmes, Zen Gesner, Lin Shaye, Richard Tyson, William Jordan, Chris Elliott, Bill Murray, Vanessa Angel, Randy Quaid, Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson (White Men Can't Jump) and Randy Quaid (Bye Bye Love) team up in this hilarious comedy from the filmmakers behind the comedy hit Dumb & Dumber.

Harrelson stars as a former bowling champion who, thanks to double-crossing bowling huckster Ernie McCracken (Bill Murray), finds himself reduced to a sleazy, small-time hustler. When he discovers a new protege (Randy Quaid) among the Amish of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the former champ thinks he has found Read more

Movie Review

Grade: C+ The Farrelly brothers are at it again, but no where near their usual level of comedy. Kingpin has some funny elements but just isn't as hilarious as the Farrelly brothers' great films, such as Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary. Read the full movie review

User Comments & Reviews

Kingpin, by Ken

May 6, 2004

I agree that the movie could have been better on comedy, but I thought the message was powerful. You do not always have to destroy your adversaries to "win". As Roy Munson found out, sometimes the real enemy is yourself.

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