Kingpin is a 1996 slapstick comedy film, directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray. It was filmed in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a stand-in for Scranton, Amish country and even Reno, Nevada.
Roy Munson (Woody Harrelson) is a child bowling prodigy who wins the 1979 Iowa state amateur championship, and plans to leave his tiny hometown of Ocelot to go on the professional bo...
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Kingpin is a 1996 slapstick comedy film, directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray. It was filmed in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a stand-in for Scranton, Amish country and even Reno, Nevada.
Roy Munson (Woody Harrelson) is a child bowling prodigy who wins the 1979 Iowa state amateur championship, and plans to leave his tiny hometown of Ocelot to go on the professional bowling tour. He wins his first tournament, defeating a none-too-pleased established pro named Ernie McCracken (Bill Murray) in the finals and earning his enmity. The unhappy McCracken decides to get back at the young bowler, first by putting sugar in his gas tank, then convincing him to join him in a bowling alley "cash game" hustle. Munson needs money to repair his car engine, so he agrees. The scheme goes horribly awry when their "marks" realize they've been hustled; Roy is abandoned by the opportunistic McCracken and the angered marks shove...
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