The world can really kick your ass. I only have a VAGUE recollection of when it wasn’t kickin’ mine.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Movie
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 naïve hit the circui
The world can really kick your ass. I only have a VAGUE recollection of when it wasn’t kickin’ mine.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Roy: What about a gross of fluorescent condoms for the novelty machine in the men’s room? I mean, those are fun even when you’re alone. Lancaster Bowl Manager: Yeah. Roy: You get it? Lancaster Bowl Manager: [impatiently, trying to read his Asian Brides magazine] Yeah! Roy: This is like the hula hoop…
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Man in bowling alley: Come on, boy. Bowl! Roy: The name’s not boy. It’s Roy. [makes a spare] Roy Munson.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Take that, you freaky piece of shit. You don’t mow another guy’s lawn.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Ishmael: You been drinking, Mr. Munson? Roy: I don’t puke when I drink. I puke when I don’t.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
McKnight Bowl Bartender: So, you two are dictionary salesmen? Roy: You would be punctilious in assuming that.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
ESPN Announcer: So Roy, where have you been for the last fifteen years? Roy: Well, I uh, well, ya see, I uh...drinking. Lot a drinking. ESPN Announcer: I see. Well, are you still drinking? Roy: No. I uh...I put...uh...why, you buying?
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
That coffee wasn’t even hot. [takes a sip of coffee] Now, that’s hot.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Roy: Just because you’re familiar with the missionary position doesn’t make you a missionary. Claudia: Look, Mr. Munster, you’re not exactly the smartest guy I ever ran across. Roy: Oh yeah? And who are you, Alfred Einstein?
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Roy: [Whispering so as not to awake Claudia, whom he means to leave behind] Just be quiet. [as Ishmael whispers ‘okay,’ Roy trips and falls] Roy: Ooh! I think I tore my sac. Ishmael: [loudly] Are you okay, Mr. Munson? Roy: Shh! What did I just say? Ishmael: Uh, ‘I think I tore my sac’?
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Mr. Boorg: How many children do you have, Brother Hezekiah? Roy: Uh, none that I know of. [Adopting a terrible Irish accent] What I mean to say is, I was, uh, wee, I’m unable to have children. Nasty cheese gratin’ accident as a young man.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Neighbor: Roy, can you get sick drinkin’ piss? Roy: I think you can. Neighbor: Even if it’s your own?
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Ishmael: [after losing a game] Mr. Munson, you all right? Roy: [calmly] Ish, uh, what happened in there? Ishmael: Well, I don’t know. Um, I thought I played pretty good. Uh, he’s just a little better than me, that’s all. Roy: Pretty good, huh? 186. [loses his cool] Roy: You lost to a club player! Wh…
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Ishmael: Okay, you want to bowl for some big money, eh? But I’ll lose my entire bonus check because I’m so bombed. McKnight Bowl Bartender: You get that way from ginger ale? Roy: Nah, he was sniffing glue in the parking lot.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
WHO YOU CALLIN’ A PSYCHO?
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Ishmael: You really should try to quit, Mr. Munson. They say it’s bad for your heart, your lungs. It quickens the aging process. Roy: Is that right? Who’s done more research on the subject than the good people at the American tobacco industry? They say it’s harmless. Why would they lie? If you’re de…
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Bowling Priest: You see, bowling for money...that’s my only vice. Cocktail Waitress: Here’s your drink. Bowling Priest: Thanks, sugar. [takes drink from a double bourbon on the rocks and pats waitress’ behind] Okay, two vices. Ernie McCracken: That’s still very good.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Ernie McCracken, Bill Murray, imdb.com
Sometimes a bowler just has to face the music.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Ernie McCracken, Bill Murray, imdb.com
Roy: Yeah, sure, Thomas can raise a barn, but can he pick up a 7-10 split? Ishmael: God blessed my brother to be a good carpenter. It’s okay. Roy: Yeah, well, he blessed you, too, and I’ll give you a clue what it is. It’s round, it has three holes, and you stick your fingers into it. Ishmael: [He po…
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Ishmael: Whatcha doin’, Mr. Munson? Roy: Flossin’. Ishmael: Flossin? Where’d I get ‘Munson’ from? Roy: The name is Munson, what I’m doin’ is flossin’, this is called floss, cleans your teeth, you oughta try it sometime.
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Roy Munson, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com