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Kingpin(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-07-04
65%
938 Votes
Time: 1h 54m
You wouldn't want to meet these pinheads in an alley.
Overview:
After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $27,000,000.00
Revenue: $25,023,434.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Kingpin
Top 10 Billed Cast
Woody Harrelson
Roy Munson
Randy Quaid
Ishmael Boorg
Vanessa Angel
Claudia
Bill Murray
Ernie McCracken
Chris Elliott
The Gambler
William Jordan
Mr. Boorg
Nancy Frey-Jarecki
Sarah Boorg
Richard Tyson
Owner Of Stiffy's
Lin Shaye
Landlady
Zen Gesner
Thomas
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