In honor of SOWH bowling season kicking off Sunday, Sept. 28, the following is a list of films featuring one of America’s favorite sports.
Check out these five flicks in your SPARE time.
THE BIG LEBOWSKI — This 1998 movie features “a bowling team,” which represents stability for a special man called “Dude” (Jeff Bridges). This film will be long remembered for the scene in which Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) pulls a gun from his bowling ball bag to settle a dispute over whether or not an opposing player made a foot foul.
KINGPIN — This 1996 movie follows Roy Munson (Woody Harrelson), a down-on-his-luck former bowler who apprentices a young Amish boy (Randy Quaid). The culmination of this odd pairing is a chance for Munson to defeat his lifelong foe, Ernie McCracken (Bill Murray), at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno.
RACING WITH THE MOON — This 1984 movie stars Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage. It tells the story of two pinsetters who work in a stunning four-lane alley. With time running out before they are to begin serving in World War II, they deal with the ups and downs of their relationships.
THAT NIGHT — This 1992 movie stars Juliette Lewis as a teenage girl who falls in love with the counter boy at the local bowling alley. It features several scenes that take place in a large bowling alley, where of course love blossoms.
DREAMER — This 1979 movie tells the story of a down-on-his-luck bowling center employee (TIm Matheson) who aspires to be a professional bowler. An elderly man mentors the “dreamer,” aiding him on his quest.
