Kingpin
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Short description
Roy Munson was a promising young bowler until a crooked bet cost him his right hand and his career. Years later he scrapes by selling bowling supplies, drinking too much and carrying a prosthetic hook. Then he spots Ishmael Boorg, an Amish man with a striking natural talent for knocking down pins. Roy talks him into leaving his community for a professional tournament, partly because Ishmael's family needs a large sum of money to keep their land and partly because Roy wants another shot at the man who ruined him.
Bobby Farrelly directed, with Peter Farrelly also credited as director; the screenplay is by Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan. For Bobby Farrelly it is the first of 14 films he has directed, and for Peter Farrelly the second of 18, arriving after Dumb and Dumber and before There's Something About Mary. Woody Harrelson plays Roy, Randy Quaid plays Ishmael, and Bill Murray plays Ernie McCracken, the rival bowler. Vanessa Angel, Chris Elliott and William Jordan appear in supporting roles.
Made for about 25 million dollars, the film earned roughly the same amount worldwide during its 1996 release, so it did not turn a profit in cinemas. On IMDb it holds 6.9 out of 10 from around 96,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.5 from about a thousand votes. A critics' rating of 5.7 from 39 reviews places it somewhat below the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- According to the Farrelly brothers, they initially didn't have a high opinion of Lin Shaye, who had already been cast in a small role in the 1994 comedy 'Dumb and Dumber' at the insistence of her brother and New Line Cinema employee Robert Shaye. When she came to the audition, she was initially mistaken for a homeless person and they tried to get rid of her until they realized who she was. The Farrellys were so impressed by this that she has regularly appeared in their films ever since.
- The Farrelly brothers invited Michael Richards (who played Kramer in the series 'Seinfeld,' 1989-1998) to discuss a role they wanted to offer him in the film, but the conversation didn't go well. At one point, Richards apologized and asked permission to use the restroom in their office. They, of course, didn't object, but when he didn't return from the restroom after half an hour, they decided to break down the locked door. It was then they discovered that Richards had long since left through the window and walked away.
- During the final match in Reno, the people in the back rows aren't extras, but cardboard cutouts.
- Bill Murray actually bowled three strikes in a row in the scene where his character manages to do so. The reaction of the audience – and the actor himself – to this achievement was far from staged. As for Woody Harrelson, directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly claim that he was more than mediocre at bowling.
- As was practically always the case, Bill Murray improvised almost every line he delivered. He would read the script, understand the gist, and come up with something of his own. The film's directors, Bobby and Peter Farrelly, didn't object, believing that Murray made it funnier.
- In the restaurant scene, before Randy Quaid's character is beaten up, three of them are eating burgers and fries, while Roy is eating a salad, because Woody Harrelson, who plays the role, is a vegetarian.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
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