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
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
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
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
[Roy Munson is getting ready for his turn to bowl] Ernie McCracken: It all comes down to this roll. Roy Munson, a man-child, with a dream to topple bowling giant Ernie McCracken. If he strikes, he’s the 1979 Odor-Eaters Champion. He’s got one foot in the frying pan and one in the pressure cooker. Be…
— Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Ernie McCracken, Bill Murray, imdb.com
Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.
— Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, Jeff Bridges, imdb.com
I think your shirt and his shirt should get together and go bowling.
[On bowling] Straight down the middle. No hook, no spin, no fuss. Anything more and this becomes figure skating.
Oh you know, strikes and gutters, ups and downs.
— Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, Jeff Bridges, amazon.com
I'm the dude, that's what you call me. Ya know. That or his dudeness, duder, or el duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
— Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, Jeff Bridges, amazon.com
Yeah, well, the dude abides.
— Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, Jeff Bridges, amazon.com
Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.
— Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, Jeff Bridges, amazon.com
I've got some information, alright. Certain things have come to light. Has it ever occurred to you, instead of running around blaming me, given the nature of all this new shit. Ya know, this could be a lot more, uh, uh, complex. It might not be such a simple, ya know.
— Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, Jeff Bridges, amazon.com
Obviously you're not a golfer.
— Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, Jeff Bridges, amazon.com
If you are looking for something fun to do and haven’t been bowling in a long time, like since prom night, this would be perfect to add to your list of date ideas for Valentine’s Day.