Kingpin (1996)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Ray Munson	Woody Harrelson
Ishmail	Randy Quaid
Claudia	Vanessa Angel	½
Ernie McCracken	Bill Murray	½
The Gambler	Chris Elliot	-

Review

The Farrelly brothers' second film, entitled Kingpin, can at first glance appear to be suspiciously alike their first feature Dumb & Dumber: two clumsy, enthusiastic guys with a less than fortunate past meet and become friends, encounter a beautiful woman, and try to realize their dreams. Still, this film is no simple carbon copy of Dumb & Dumber. It stands firmly on its own feet. The trio of Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid as the somewhat simple-minded buddies, and a fantastic Bill Murray as their eccentric rival make for a fine basis for this surprisingly enjoyable and sympathetic comedy. It may not be as laugh-out-loud funny as Dumb & Dumber, but it has an original quirkiness which lifts it above most of its counterparts, even if some of the physical, prop-based comedy becomes tiresome after a while (Harrelson's rubber hand won't keep you laughing for an hour and a half).