Kingpin

"Our movies aren't violent... You don't have a lot of bad language. You don't have nudity. What offends people is just plain old bad taste," said Peter Farrelly in the special features of "Kingpin."

A cult classic, buddy comedy, "Kingpin" was the follow up to the Farrelly Brothers' breakout hit "Dumb and Dumber," and it just preceded another success, "There's Something About Mary." Now it comes to Blu-ray for the first time, in both the theatrical version and the extended director's cut, with new bonus material.

After Roy Munson (Woody Harrelson) wins the Iowa State Amateur Bowling Championship and just before his career really starts going, he gets mixed up with the wrong guy, Ernie McCracken (Bill Murray).

McCracken is an established pro who has fallen into a life of crime. He takes Roy under his wing and teaches him how to pull a con. But Roy fails catastrophically as a con artist, and after trying to dupe the wrong people, loses his golden bowling hand.

All that Roy has left is a rubber prosthetic and a ruined life, until a ray of hope presents itself in the form of a na�ve Amish man with a talent for spinning a bowling ball, Ishmael Boorg (Randy Quaid). With Ishmael, Roy sees a great con on the horizon... or perhaps the chance to go legit and win a $1,000,000,000 prize.

The Farrelly Brothers', who've made a reputation for their crude oral sex and semen-based jokes, carry on with "Kingpin." Among some of the more classy lines are, "Some of the dresses ya' got, ya' need two hairdos to wear" and "What is it about good sex that makes me have to crap?"

In one memorable scene, Roy tries to ingratiate himself in the Amish community, by waking up early to milk the cow. "It took a little while to get her warmed up. She sure is a stubborn one," he says, returning with a full pail.

"We don't have a cow," says an Amish man. "We have a bull."

Roy spits out a mouthful of milk, "I'm gonna brush my teeth.

The extended version is rated R and has a commentary by directors Pete and Bobby Farrelly. The theatrical version is PG-13.

The disk includes a theatrical trailer and subtitles in English, French and Spanish. Plus the fun and informative, "Kingpins: Extra Frames with The Farrelly Brothers," a 20 minute long making of featurette.

"Kingpin"
Blu-ray
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