Kingpin (1996)

Kingpin (R)

"Makin' the 6 10 split"

The Farrelly brothers, hot off their big win with Dumb and Dumber, write and direct this absurd comedy involving Professional Bowlers, con-men/women and the Amish of all things.  The 90s are large and in charge here in soundtrack and aesthetics, but the stellar cast makes it more than watchable and is a good laugh (in a slumming kind of way).  Bill Murray (Metaballs) has an amazing turn as the villainously overthetop bowler Big Ern, a role only Bill could dominate with such confidence.  Woody Harrelson as the one-handed Roy Munson is the man wronged and his Amish partner in tenpin is Randy Quaid at his naive faced best.  There are some rough edges, terrible secondary characters and plots, some telegraphed jokes, but on the whole the movie miraculously makes the 7-10 split, orders you another beer and is the kind of date that doesn't mind the nacho cheese stains on your shirt.

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