Kingpin
KINGPIN (12)
D: Peter Farrelly & Bobby Farrelly
Rysher (Brad Krevoy, Steve Stabler & Bradley
Thomas)
US 1996
113 mins
Comedy/Sports
W: Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan
DP: Mark Irwin
Ed: Christopher Greenbury
Mus: Freddy Johnston
Woody Harrelson (Roy Munson), Randy Quaid (Ishmael Boorg),
Vanessa Angel (Claudia), Bill Murray (Ernie McCracken)
This gross-out comedy was the Farrelly's follow up to Dumb
& Dumber, and though it didn't reap the box office takings of its predecessor, it's still every bit as funny (if you can take it), poking fun at the Amish community as well as Redneck
America.
Woody Harrelson stars as Roy Munson, a once professional
bowler with a wicked arm, but after losing it in an accident he turns into an alcoholic hustler.
He takes a talented Amish bowler (Randy Quaid) under his
wing, and with the help of a beautiful gangster's moll (Angel), they journey to Vegas to participate in the annual competition.
Some of the humour is, of course, in the worst possible
taste, but a talented cast make it much more than your average toilet comedy, especially Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray and their terrible comb-overs
6/10
