Kingpin ( 1996 film ) - wikipedia Kingpin ( 1996 film ) Kingpin Theatrical release poster Directed by Peter Farrelly Bobby Farrelly Produced by Brad Krevoy Steve Stabler Bradley Thomas Written by Barry Fanaro Mort Nathan Starring Woody Harrelson Randy Quaid Vanessa Angel Bill Murray Music by Freedy Johnston Cinematography Mark Irwin Edited by Christopher Greenbury Production companies Motion Picture Corporation of America Rysher Entertainment Distributed by Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Release date July 26, 1996 ( 1996 - 07 - 26 ) Running time 114 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $25 million Box office $32.2 million Kingpin is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly and written by Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan. Starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel and Bill Murray, it tells the story of an alcoholic ex-professional bowler ( Harrelson ) who becomes the manager for a promising Amish talent ( Quaid ). It was filmed in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ( as a stand - in for Scranton ), Amish country, and Reno, Nevada. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 Home media 5 Promotion 6 Soundtrack 7 References 8 External links Plot Flashy young bowler Roy Munson wins the 1979 Iowa state bowling championship and leaves home to turn professional. In his professional bowling tour debut, he defeats established pro Ernie McCracken, who takes the loss poorly and seeks revenge. McCracken convinces Roy to join him in hustling a group of local amateur bowlers. When the amateurs become furious after realizing they are being conned, McCracken flees while Roy is brutally beaten and loses his hand when it is forced into the ball return, ending his career. Seventeen years later, Roy uses a prosthetic hand and is living in Scranton, Pennsylvania as an alcoholic, unsuccessful traveling salesman of bowling supplies. He is always behind on his rent and is constantly harassed by his landlady Mrs. Dumars, eventually being reduced to trade sexual favors with her for a break on his back rent. On a sales visit to a nearby bowling alley, Roy meets Ishmael Boorg. Roy tries to convince Ishmael to turn pro, with Roy acting as manager. Ishmael declines, explaining that he is from the local Amish community and that his bowling hobby is a secret. Roy then sees a poster in a bowling magazine advertising a $1 million winner - take - all tournament in Reno, Nevada. Learning that Ishmael 's family is about to lose their farm to the bank, Roy eventually convinces Ishmael 's family to let him join Roy. Roy discovers that the childlike Ishmael is not aware of some of bowling 's basic rules and skills. ( His 270 average was because he was taught to bowl fifteen frames and not ten. ) However, after some coaching, Ishmael improves. The duo earn money in various local tournaments and by hustling bowlers. Ishmael defeats a wealthy bowling enthusiast named Stanley Osmanski, but Stanley attacks the duo after discovering that the roll of cash Roy put up was fake. As the group flee Osmanski 's mansion, his girlfriend Claudia, who had also been a victim of Osmanski 's violence, joins them. Roy suspects Claudia has ulterior motives and is distracting Ishmael. After Roy gets in a fistfight with her, Ishmael flees. During his absence, Roy and Claudia drive on and end up back in Roy 's hometown and at his childhood home, which has been abandoned ever since his father died years earlier. Roy then confesses to Claudia he never returned for his father 's funeral out of shame for his failure as a pro bowler. They eventually find Ishmael and continue on to Reno. In Reno, the group runs into McCracken, who is now a national bowling superstar. McCracken insults and makes fun of Roy and infuriates Ishmael, who attempts to punch McCracken but instead hits a wall and breaks his hand, leaving him unable to bowl. Later on, Claudia disappears with all of their money after being discovered by Stanley. Feeling distraught, Ishmael convinces Roy that they still have a chance to win $1 million if Roy bowls. Roy enters the tournament, rolling the ball with his prosthetic rubber hand. He wins his first several rounds, ending up in the televised finals against McCracken. During the final match, Ishmael 's brother, who had been sent by the Boorg family, arrives and takes Ishmael back to Pennsylvania. When Roy realizes he is alone, he struggles and McCracken wins the tournament by one pin. Afterwards, Roy has returned to his Pennsylvania apartment, and is seen pouring his liquor down the drain, when he is visited by Claudia, who explains she had disappeared with Stanley in Reno to keep him from hurting Roy and Ishmael. She made Stanley believe she was running away with McCracken and give McCracken payback off - screen, and confesses her love for Roy, offering him money Stanley earned from gambling on McCracken in the finals. Roy responds that he has already earned $500,000 in an endorsement deal for Trojan condoms based on his prosthetic rubber hand. Roy and Claudia visit Ishmael 's family home. Ishmael 's parents explain that Roy and Claudia told them about Ishmael 's forbidden bowling career, but also about the moral strength and decency he showed during his travels. Roy tells them how Ishmael straightened out Roy and Claudia 's lives, with Roy shown to have finally given up drinking. Roy pays off the Boorg family 's debts with his endorsement check, and Roy and Claudia drive away together. Cast Woody Harrelson as Roy Munson Will Rothhaar as young Roy Randy Quaid as Ishmael Boorg Vanessa Angel as Claudia Bill Murray as Ernie `` Big Ern '' McCracken Rob Moran as Stanley Osmanski, Claudia 's ex-boyfriend Chris Elliott as the gambler Chris Schenkel as himself Nelson Burton, Jr. as himself P.W. Evans as himself Professional baseball pitcher Roger Clemens appears in a cameo as the character Skidmark during the restaurant scene. Professional bowlers Parker Bohn III, Randy Pedersen and Mark Roth appear as opponents that Roy Munson defeats on his way to the final match in Reno against McCracken. The film also features several musical acts. Jonathan Richman ( who would play an even bigger musical role in the Farrelly brothers ' next film There 's Something About Mary ) fronts the band performing in the restaurant scene, while Urge Overkill performs the national anthem at the tournament in Reno. In the film 's final scene Blues Traveler perform their song `` But Anyway '' while dressed in traditional Amish clothing. Reception Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 50 % approval rating based on 38 critics, with an average rating of 5.7 out of 10. The site 's consensus, `` Kingpin has its moments, but they 're often offset by an eagerness to descend into vulgar mean - spiritedness. '' Roger Ebert had one of the more noteworthy positive reviews, giving it 3.5 out of 4 stars. Gene Siskel also endorsed the film, putting it on his list of the ten best films for 1996. Nancy Gerstman mentioned the film as one of the nine most underrated films in the 1990s. The film is ranked # 68 on Bravo 's `` 100 Funniest Movies ''. In 2018 Vulture.com listed it at # 2 on a list of Woody Harrelson 's best films. Home Media When released on DVD, Kingpin came in its original PG - 13 theatrical version ( 113 minutes ) and an extended, R - rated version ( 117 minutes ). Both versions are available on the Blu - Ray disc issued by Paramount Pictures on October 14, 2014. Promotion Lin Shaye attended a 1996 live airing of a Professional Bowlers Tour event in Wichita, Kansas, to both promote the film and present the winner ( Jess Stayrook ) with the winner 's trophy and prize money. Stayrook defeated Butch Soper, who had won the first three matches. Soundtrack Release date : 18 June 1996 on A&M Records `` She Came On '' by Super Deluxe `` But Anyway '' by Blues Traveler `` Save It for Later '' by The Beat `` Superman '' by Goldfinger `` Ooh La La '' by hip hop group Red Eye `` Disco Inferno '' by The Trammps `` Surely ( I Love You ) '' by Colin James `` Miss Fabulous '' by Jono Manson Band `` Soon Enough '' by Josh Clayton - Felt `` This Perfect World '' by Freedy Johnston `` I Saw the Light '' by Todd Rundgren `` We Should Always Be Together '' by William Goodrum `` Showdown '' by Electric Light Orchestra References Jump up ^ `` Kingpin ( 1996 ) ''. British Film Institute. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Kingpin ( 1996 ) ''. American Film Institute. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Jump up ^ `` KINGPIN ( 12 ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. June 6, 1996. Retrieved November 12, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Kingpin ( 1996 ) ''. The Numbers. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Jump up ^ `` City lands good share of movies ''. The Vindicator. December 10, 1995. Archived at Google News. Retrieved November 21, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Kingpin ( 1996 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Jump up ^ Roger Ebert. `` Kingpin ''. Chicago Sun - Times. Jump up ^ `` TOP TEN MOVIES : 1969 - 1998 ''. Chicago Tribune. October 15, 1999. Retrieved September 13, 2018. Jump up ^ https://www.filmcomment.com/article/film-comments-best-of-the-90s-poll-part-two/ Jump up ^ https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003706501/ Jump up ^ http://www.vulture.com/2018/07/every-woody-harrelson-movie-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Kingpin Kingpin on IMDb Films directed by the Farrelly brothers Peter Farrelly Bobby Farrelly Dumb and Dumber ( 1994, Peter only ) Kingpin ( 1996 ) There 's Something About Mary ( 1998 ) Me, Myself & Irene ( 2000 ) Osmosis Jones ( 2001 ) Shallow Hal ( 2001 ) Stuck on You ( 2003 ) Fever Pitch ( 2005 ) The Heartbreak Kid ( 2007 ) Hall Pass ( 2011 ) The Three Stooges ( 2012 ) Dumb and Dumber To ( 2014 ) Green Book ( 2018, Peter only ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingpin_(1996_film)&oldid=859758100 '' Categories : 1996 films English - language films 1990s buddy films 1990s road movies 1990s sports comedy films American buddy films American films American road movies American sports comedy films Amish in films Ten - pin bowling films Buddy comedy films Comedy road movies Films about alcoholism Films about amputees Films directed by the Farrelly brothers Films set in 1969 Films set in 1979 Films set in 1995 Films set in Iowa Films set in Pennsylvania Films set in Pittsburgh Films set in Reno Films shot in New York ( state ) Films shot in Pennsylvania Films shot in Nevada Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer films Rysher Entertainment films Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from November 2014 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Español Euskara فارسی Français Hrvatski Italiano Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 9 more Edit links This page was last edited on 16 September 2018, at 03 : 30 ( UTC ). 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Question: what was the amish guys name in kingpin
Answer: Ishmael Boorg