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Kingpin

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
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Based on 5 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by:
Barry Fanaro
Mort Nathan
Directed by:
Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly
Release Date:
Theatrical: April 26, 1996
DVD: May 18, 1999
Running Time: 113 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for crude sex-related humor and a drug scene
Starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, Bill Murray, and Chris Elliott
Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid portray a mismatched duo intent on conning their way to a bowling tournament in Reno, Nevada. (MGM)
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Also On The Web: Internet Movie Database View The Trailer Official Studio Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Some of the gags don't work, and yet I laughed at the Farrellys' audacity in trying them. And the humor isn't just gags and punch lines, but one accomplished comic performance after another.
Read Full Review >USA Today Mike Clark
Potty humor to spare. [26 July 1996, p. D4]
Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
Kingpin is no classic, but I've got to admit that after sitting though a number of the film's less-than-inspiring previews over the last few weeks, I wasn't exactly expecting the second coming of Laurel and Hardy.
Read Full Review >Empire Caroline Westbrook
As a barrel of easy, unsophisticated laughs, Kingpin delivers in spades.
Read Full Review >Variety Joe Leydon
Peter and Bobby Farrelly aimed low and grossed millions with "Dumb & Dumber," so it shouldn't be surprising that Kingpin, their latest effort, offers a similar mix of pratfalls, gross-out gags and jokes about bodily functions. This time, however, the humor is darker, edgier and occasionally, even more scatological.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, and Bill Murray give riotous performances, but be warned that the comedy is overloaded with gross-out humor from beginning to end.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Kingpin has nastiness going for it. There are prosthesis jokes, bad-teeth jokes, ugly-women jokes, sight gags involving vomiting, etc.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Staff (Not credited)
This lowbrow romp doesn't even have the courage of its own infantile grossness.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
The really disgusting thing about this movie isn't the crude jokes themselves, but how grossly unfunny they all are.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder
The team that gave the world "Dumb and Dumber" returns with something feeble and feebler.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Rita Kempley
Without a doubt, mainstream moviegoers will be revolted by the nastiness of it all.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Ken D. gave it a10:
You know what? I don't care about what the whole universe may say negatively about this movie. This is one of my favorite 'underdog' films of all time. The fact that this film is also funny is actually BESIDE the point for me. This movie is an inspiration to anyone who wakes up one day and finds themselves ten years past their 'prime', not where they planned to be ten years prior, and totally 'Munsoned'~ but still choose to refuse to give up on life. Of all the critics Ebert was the only one who really got it right this time.
Tim gave it an8:
Don't take this too seriously. Very left of centre humour. I loved it.
Gnarles gave it a9:
Maybe I just have an awful sense of humor, but I don't see how anyone can think Kingpin is anything less than a total riot - and this is coming from a person who thinks that Adam Sandler movies are about as amusing as waking up to find your entire family murdered and your tires slashed. Luckily, a few big-name critics are on board with me for my love of this nasty, inspired idiot's epic. Harrelson is simply incredible, bravely throwing himself into this despicable part and making himself look awful at every turn. As his nemesis, Bill Murray might be the first actor to ever be upstaged by his own hair. A classic that has only improved with age.
