Kingpin (1996)
Roy Munson could be to bowling what Michael Jordan is to basketball. There’s just one obstacle: his conniving rival Ernie McCracken, whose dirty tricks ultimately rob Roy of his ability to ever bowl again. 17 years later, as a washed up, bald, fat, broke loser, Roy’s life is looking pretty tragic. Enter Ishmael, an Amish bowler with a golden arm. Knowing this is his ticket back, Roy persuades Ishmael to take the trip with him to a million dollar tournament in Reno.
Primary Title
- Kingpin
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 29 April 2012
Release Year
- 1996
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 45
Duration
- 135:00
Channel
- FOUR
Programme Description
- Roy Munson could be to bowling what Michael Jordan is to basketball. There’s just one obstacle: his conniving rival Ernie McCracken, whose dirty tricks ultimately rob Roy of his ability to ever bowl again. 17 years later, as a washed up, bald, fat, broke loser, Roy’s life is looking pretty tragic. Enter Ishmael, an Amish bowler with a golden arm. Knowing this is his ticket back, Roy persuades Ishmael to take the trip with him to a million dollar tournament in Reno.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Comedy films
- Bowling--Drama
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Comedy
Contributors
- Peter Farrelly (Director)
- Bobby Farrelly (Director)
- Barry Fanaro (Writer)
- Mort Nathan (Writer)
- Woody Harrelson (Actor)
- Randy Quaid (Actor)
- Bill Murray (Actor)
- Vanessa Angel (Actor)
- Brad Krevoy (Producer)
- Steven Stabler (Producer)
- Bradley Thomas (Producer)
- Freedy Johnston (Composer)
- Rysher Entertainment (Production Unit)
- Motion Picture Corporation of America (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Comedy films
- Bowling--Drama
- Feature films--United States