The Undiscovered Decade is back with yet another “hidden” gem:
The Farrelly Brothers were the comedy kings of the ’90s, from their breakout Dumb and Dumber to their biggest hit There’s Something About Mary, but there was a film sandwiched between those that never quite gets the credit it deserves. Woody Harrelson plays Roy Munson, a bowling prodigy whose career was cut short when he grifted some locals and lost his hand to their angry mob. Now a deadbeat salesman, he discovers Amish bowling virtuoso Ishmael Boorg (Randy Quaid) and decides to try to live vicariously by pushing Ishmael into the superstardom he never quite achieved. Along the way to a championship in Reno, they pick up a stray hustler named Claudia (Vanessa Angel) and run afoul of Munson’s old nemesis “Big Ern” McCracken (Bill Murray). It’s anyone’s guess which one of them will come out on top and be bowling’s…..Kingpin!
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If you’re curious about the different sections, I’ve timestamped here so you can jump ahead, or around (obviously this is primarily for audio):
00:00:46 – Introduction
00:01:58 – Kingpin (Brief Synopsis)
00:03:48 – Kingpin (Discussion)
00:30:00 – Cory’s Cinema Spotlight – ranked films of July 1996
00:39:57 – Poster Boy (x4)
00:52:30 – Picks of the Month (Bill Murray & Woody Harrelson)
Every month we present a poster or two for a strange or forgotten film, then we have Jeff guess the plot and title. Sometimes he even makes that film sound better!
For those that want to play along and see what Jeff is looking at for this month’s Poster Boy, here it is:
We hope you’ve enjoy this latest episode of Interjections: The Undiscovered Decade, and we’re glad you’ve stuck around through to our seventh season of the show! We’re nearing the end of the decade!
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For August 1996, we ride out the summer on the coattails of a nascent action star…
Whoa! We’re already seven years into the decade and we haven’t covered a film by one of the coolest dudes of the ’90s…Keanu Reeves! One of his more underrated films debuted this month, finding him as a machinist who discovers that the US government is covering up a massive new technology that could be used for evil by other nations. Racing against time, he’ll work to clear his name and prevent global destruction in….Chain Reaction!
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