Kingpin
A down‑and‑out ex‑bowling prodigy with a hook for a hand teams up with an unsuspecting Amish teen to chase redemption and settle a dangerous score, but the duo must outwit ruthless crime boss Big Ern before their plan—and their lives—crumble.
“You wouldn't want to meet these pinheads in an alley.”
Synopsis
Roy Munson, a bowler who swindles the wrong people and ends up with a hook for a hand, retreats into a life of poverty and obscurity. His fortunes change when he discovers Ishmael, an Amish teenager with potential. Together, the corrupt Munson and the naive Ishmael set out on the road with the goal of settling an old score with Big Ern.
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Edited by Christopher GreenburyShot by Mark IrwinScored by Freedy JohnstonDesigned by Sydney J Bartholomew Jr
Box Office
1996 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$25.0M
Also known as
- Kingpin – Zwei Trottel auf der Bowlingbahnde
- Vaya par de idiotases
- Strikefr
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Cast & Crew
52 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Woody Harrelson
as Roy Munson
Randy Quaid
as Ishmael
Bill Murray
as Ernie McCracken
Vanessa Angel
as Claudia
Chris Elliott
as The Gambler
William Jordan
as Mr. Boorg
Richard Tyson
as Owner Of Stiffy's
Nancy Frey Jarecki
as Sarah Boorg
Lin Shaye
as Landlady
Zen Gesner
as Thomas
Prudence Wright Holmes
as Mrs. Boorg
Rob Moran
as Stanley Osmanski
Supporting cast
27Daniel Greene
as Calvert Munson
Will Rothhaar
as Young Roy
Warren Tashjian
as Courtesy Call Guy
Mark Charpentier
as 1979 Bowling Buddy
Brad Faxon
as 1979 Bowling Buddy
Sayed Badreya
as Fatima
Linda Carola
as 1979 Waitress
Danny Murphy
as Beaver Valley Bowl Manager
David Shackelford
as Red Neck Stutterer
Rick Barker
as Beaver Bowl Hustler
Gretchen Treser
as Make-Out Queen
Googy Gress
as Lancaster Bowl Manager
Suzan Hughes
as Cocktail Waitress
Michael Corrente
as Scranton Wino
Willie Garson
as Purse Snatcher
Herbie Flynn
as Scranton Wino
Hank Brandt
as Bowling Priest
Libby Langdon
as Skidmark's Squirrel
Liza Oxnard
as Tavern Drunk
Lorri Bagley
as Beautiful Dancer
Steve Tyler
as Gas Station Attendant
Nancy Farrelly
as Nouchi's Gal
Cynthia Farrelly Gesner
as Silver Legacy Maid
Morganna
as Self
Victoria Scott D Angelo
as Unified Fund Mom
Jonathan Richman
as Tavern band
Lou Consolo
as Stiffy's Goon (as Louis Charles Consolo)
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