Kingpin

July. 26,1996      PG-13
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Woody Harrelson as  Roy Munson
Randy Quaid as  Ishmael Boorg
Vanessa Angel as  Claudia
Bill Murray as  Ernie McCracken
Chris Elliott as  The Gambler
William Jordan as  Mr. Boorg
Nancy Frey-Jarecki as  Sarah Boorg
Richard Tyson as  Owner Of Stiffy's
Lin Shaye as  Landlady
Zen Gesner as  Thomas

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