Movie "Kingpin" - DVD Movies Encyclopedia

Short description of the movie "Kingpin"

Roy Munson (Woody Harrelson) was raised to be the best bowler in the world (trained early on by his father). But a fellow bowler, Ernie McCracken (Bill Murray) and a misunderstanding with some rough punks, leaves poor Roy with the loss of his bowling hand! Not to let this get him down, he gets a prosthetic hand and becomes a traveling sales man. But it's really all down hill for him from that night on until ... One day he meets Ishmael (Randy Quaid) who's a Quaker that sneaks away from the farm to bowl (his fellow Quakers would disown him if they knew)! Roy convinces Ishmael to let him be his trainer and he'll make him the best bowler the world has ever seen. Reluctantly Ismael agrees to go on the road and shortly afterwards actually finds that life outside the farm is quite fun. Soon their paths cross that of Ernie McCracken who is still top ranking bowler. While Roy's career and life have landed in the toilet bowl, Ernie is still drawing huge crowds and all the babes! They both square off for the untimate bowling championship ... to see which one truly IS the champion. To find that out you'll have to see this funny and original movie. Bill Murray is at his best, since Caddyshack. Randy Quaid makes some daring choices that really work and Woody Harrelson brings us the comdey style from "Cheers" that made him a household name!

Starring actors in "Kingpin" movie:

Woody Harrelson as a character Roy Munson Woody Harrelson also starred in the next movies: "The Thin Red Line" in a role of Sergeant Keck; "Anger Management" in a role of Galaxia/Security Guard; "Natural Born Killers" in a role of Mickey Knox; "After the Sunset" in a role of Stan Lloyd; "A Prairie Home Companion" in a role of Dusty; "North Country" in a role of Bill White; "She Hate Me" in a role of Leland Powell; "Money Train" in a role of Charlie; "Wag the Dog" in a role of Sergeant William Schumann; "A Scanner Darkly" in a role of Ernie Luckman; "Edtv" in a role of Ray Pekurny; "The Walker" in a role of Carter Page III; "No Country for Old Men" in a role of Carson Wells; "Semi-Pro" in a role of Monix; "Sleepwalking" in a role of Randall; "Transsiberian" in a role of Roy; "Doc Hollywood" in a role of Hank Gordon; "White Men Can't Jump" in a role of Billy Hoyle; "Indecent Proposal" in a role of David Murphy; "Battle in Seattle" in a role of Dale; "Management" in a role of Jango; "Zombieland" in a role of Tallahassee; "2012" in a role of Charlie Frost; "Defendor" in a role of Defendor; "The Messenger" in a role of Captain Tony Stone;

Randy Quaid as a character Ishmael Boorg Randy Quaid also starred in the next movies: "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" in a role of Bruno; "Midnight Express" in a role of Jimmy Booth; "Brokeback Mountain" in a role of Joe Aguirre; "Independence Day" in a role of Russell Casse; "The Ice Harvest" in a role of Bill Guerrard; "Quick Change" in a role of Loomis; "Christmas Vacation" in a role of Cousin Eddie Johnson; "The Long Riders" in a role of Clell Miller; "Hard Rain" in a role of Sheriff; "Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story" in a role of Coach Lew Tuttle; "Real Time" in a role of Reuben; "Days of Thunder" in a role of Tim Daland; "The Wraith" in a role of Sheriff Loomis; "The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns" in a role of Jack Woods; "Back by Midnight" in a role of Eli Rockwood; "Elvis" in a role of 'Colonel' Tom Parker;

Vanessa Angel as a character Claudia Vanessa Angel also starred in the next movies: "Spies Like Us" in a role of Russian Rocket Crew; "Raging Sharks" in a role of Linda Olsen;

Bill Murray as a character Ernie McCracken Bill Murray also starred in the next movies: "Charlie's Angels" in a role of John Bosley; "Garfield" in a role of Garfield; "Groundhog Day" in a role of Phil Connors; "Wild Things" in a role of Kenneth Bowden; "Osmosis Jones"; "Lost in Translation" in a role of Bob Harris; "Ghostbusters II" in a role of Dr. Peter Venkman; "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" in a role of Steve Zissou; "Tootsie" in a role of Jeff Slater; "Ghost Busters" in a role of Dr. Peter Venkman; "The Lost City" in a role of The Writer; "Ed Wood" in a role of Bunny Breckinridge; "Quick Change" in a role of Grimm; "Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties" in a role of Garfield; "The Darjeeling Limited" in a role of The Businessman; "Stripes" in a role of John Winger; "Scrooged" in a role of Frank Cross; "Caddyshack" in a role of Carl Spackler; "City of Ember" in a role of Mayor Cole; "Zombieland" in a role of Zombie; "The Limits of Control" in a role of American; "Broken Flowers" in a role of Don Johnston; "Rushmore" in a role of Herman Blume; "Fantastic Mr. Fox" in a role of Badger; "Little Shop of Horrors" in a role of Arthur Denton;

Chris Elliott as a character The Gambler Chris Elliott also starred in the next movies: "Groundhog Day" in a role of Larry; "Scary Movie 2" in a role of Hanson; "There's Something About Mary" in a role of Dom Woganowski; "Scary Movie 4" in a role of Ezekiel; "Cabin Boy" in a role of Nathanial Mayweather; "Dance Flick" in a role of Ron;

William Jordan as a character Mr. Boorg William Jordan starred only in the movie "Kingpin"

Richard Tyson as a character Owner of Stiffy's Richard Tyson also starred in the next movies: "There's Something About Mary" in a role of Detective Krevoy; "Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000" in a role of Robert the Fox; "Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane" in a role of Paul Judd; "The Fear Chamber" in a role of Teddy; "Bigfoot" in a role of David Caldwell; "Kindergarten Cop" in a role of Cullen Crisp, Sr.; "Lost Treasure Of The Maya" in a role of Robert; "3 Days Gone" in a role of Agent Markowitz; "Jake's Corner" in a role of Johnny Dunn;

Lin Shaye as a character Roy's Landlady Lin Shaye also starred in the next movies: "Boat Trip" in a role of Sonya; "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in a role of Teacher; "A Cinderella Story" in a role of Mrs. Wells; "There's Something About Mary" in a role of Magda; "Bachelor Party Vegas" in a role of Cassandra; "Dead End" in a role of Laura Harrington; "2001 Maniacs" in a role of Granny Boone; "The Hillside Strangler" in a role of Jenny Buono; "Snakes on a Plane" in a role of Grace; "Hood of Horror" in a role of Clara;

Zen Gesner as a character Thomas Boorg Zen Gesner also starred in the next movies: "Boat Trip" in a role of Ron; "The Ringer" in a role of David Patrick;

Prudence Wright Holmes as a character Mrs. Boorg Prudence Wright Holmes starred only in the movie "Kingpin"

Rob Moran as a character Stanley Osmanski Rob Moran also starred in the next movies: "Bag Boy" in a role of Ralph Riley; "Navy Seals" in a role of U.S. Helicopter Co-Pilot; "Me, Myself & Irene" in a role of Trooper Finneran;

Daniel Greene as a character Calvert Munson Daniel Greene also starred in the next movies: "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" in a role of Bob Redding; "Me, Myself & Irene" in a role of Dickie Thurman;

Will Rothhaar as a character Young Roy Will Rothhaar also starred in the next movies: "Hearts in Atlantis" in a role of John 'Sully' Sullivan; "King of California" in a role of Security Guard; "Love Is the Drug" in a role of Trevor; "Just Add Water" in a role of Dirk;

Mark Charpentier as a character 1979 Bowling Buddy Mark Charpentier starred only in the movie "Kingpin"

Brad Faxon as a character 1979 Bowling Buddy Brad Faxon starred only in the movie "Kingpin"