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Kingpin
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PG13,1hr 53min
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Released:
July 26, 1996
Distributor:
MGM
Synopsis: In the '70s, Roy Munsen (Woody Harrelson) was a bowling phenomenon. He was none too sharp about picking friends, though, and the champion he had to beat, "Big Ern," takes him under his supposedly friendly wing. Big Ern (Bill Murray) shows him the high-living lifestyle, and induces him to go on the road with him, hustling small-town bowlers. A couple of the men he bilks take exception to the scam, and show their displeasure with Roy by mangling his hand. Twenty years later, Roy (who now has a hook ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
The Farrelly brothers' sophomore effort doesn't have the repeat watchability of their hilarious debut, Dumb and Dumber, but it returns enough of the winning elements -- including a road trip and a panoply of outlandish characters -- to follow up that strike with a solid spare. Using his same comb-over hairdo from that year's The People Vs. Larry Flynt, but swapping his wheelchair for a prosthetic hook, ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Roy Munson
Ishmael
Claudia
Ernie McCracken
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