Kingpin (1996 film)

Kingpin is a 1996 American sport comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray. It was filmed in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a standin for Scranton, Amish country, and Reno, Nevada.

In present day, a downandout Roy sports a prosthetic hook covered with a fake rubber hand and sells bowling alley supplies for a living, with little success. Roy resides in a seedy apartment building in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where an unpleasant landlady is constantly after him to pay overdue rent. On a sales call, Roy catches sight of an Amish man, Ishmael Boorg, rolling a respectable game. Roy tries to convince Ishmael to turn pro, with him acting as manager. Ishmael declines the offer as he has little interest in worldly affairs bowling is his only vice. After having unwanted sex with his repulsive landlady in lieu of rent, Roy sees a headline on a bowling magazine advertising amillion winnertakeall tournament in Reno, Nevada. Posing as an Amish man, Roy visits the Boorg family home to try and convince Ishmael to enter the tournament. Ishmael reluctantly agrees when he receives news that the Amish community will lose their land unless a 500,000 payment can be raised. Roy discovers that Ishmael is not as skilled as he first thought, as Ishmaels selfproclaimed 270 average is based on a 15frame game, instead of the standardframes based on the notion that the Amish are obligated by tradition to do everything halfagain as much as everyone else. A disgruntled Roy decides to take Ishmael home, but Ishmael refuses and decides to go to Reno alone. Roy decides to give Ishmael another chance rather than return home to his landlady, and after some coaching along the way Ishmaels game steadily improves.During the road trip, Roy introduces Ishmael to worldly vices. The pair wind up at a mansion owned by a hoodlum named Stanley, whom they plan to hustle. When Stanley discovers their ploy, he threatens them with violence, but his girlfriend Claudia, tired of Stanleys abuse, helps the pair escape and they all continue on the road to Reno. When Claudia disapproves of Roys exploitation of Ishmael, Roy tries to abandon her but she thwarts his plan and they begin to fight,

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