5 Out Of 5 Stars !!!

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2000)

I am not a fan of Bowling Movies , however the Farelly Brothers have done a superb job with Kingpin , This movie is so funny I nearly fell off my chair watching it .
Woody Harrelson plays Roy Munson , A very promising bowler in the 70s , As you see in the beginning of the film ) , he comes across Ernie Mc Kracken played superbly by Bill Murray , who talks him into betting on a bowling game , they win , however the guys that lose get pretty mad and decide to put Roy's right hand in the ball return , therefore cutting his hand off , Bowling Career Done ?
Anyway 17 Years Passes , And Roy is now living in a run down apartment , selling condoms , and dodging his landlady , this leads to some very funny scenes , Than 1 day he meets Ishmail ( played by Randy Quaid ) who is a very promising bowler , and Roy wants to manage him , The story goes on from there , eventually meeting up with Claudia ( played by Vanessa Angel ) , this gives the film a sexual twist .
I would highly recommend this film to anyone over 17 .
Fox video has just recently released a Director's Cut of this film on Video , with bonus footage not to be missed , If you are a fan of the Farelly Brothers films ( DUMB & DUMBER & There's Something About MARY , ) You don't want to miss this film !!!!