As a lifelong bowler, I have to say this entire film made a mockery of my beloved sport. Bill Murray ridiculed all of the PBA bowlers I grew up watching on Saturday afternoons. This entire film was a slap in the face of bowlers everywhere. And it was GLORIOUS.
It really nailed that early 80s network bowling phenomena. The guys were all either balding, had a paunch, or had a paunch and were balding. Mark Roth, Pete Wbber and Marshall Holman would never be confused for triathletes
I can clearly remember being 7 years old and watching this with my dad on the couch. My dad was cracking up the whole time, but I guess I thought it was a real sports broadcast at the time. Like it was a real bowling event on ESPN and not a comedy movie. And when Erne held up his bowling ball to the crowd with his comb-over flopping in the wind and the crowd was going wild; I thought that was really how it was.
I wonder if it was scripted whether or not big ern should win in the end or if the director was like "okay if you can bowl three strikes in a row with no editing then we'll go with the ending where big ern wins."
Cj M He’s talking about the crowd reaction. They knew for the film he was supposed to bowl three strikes in a row and he actually did. At least he did according to the director and cast mates.
Invisible_Mango lol that annoying condescending laughing face. That’s almost as bad (or maybe worse) than the condescending “......”s people add, like as if they can just barrrrelllly even be bothered to correct you. “Wow..... ughh.... *sigh* no, actually 9/11 was _______ and blah blah blah..........., can’t believe you don’t know that.....” I forgot, saying *sigh* is up there too. Anyone that does and of that condescending shit in their comments, especially when they’re wrong, need to pissed on from someone on top of a tall building
I love that Murray and Harrelson buried the hatchet and became good friends while playing the movie Zombieland. Harrelsons reaction to Murray is genuine as hell I think. Hahahah
The back-to-back Brooklyn strikes to win is just the icing on the cake, it really helps sell the absolute level of disgust on display. I was laughing my ass off at Bill and just absolutely crushed by the absurdity at the same time.
Sorry, but Pete Weber has the corner on that phrase, and had he thrown the ball, they would have been all on the right side of the headpin for real strikes. ;)
Man, he caught a break on that second strike. It was a Brooklyn all the way and the messenger just barely took out the 10th pin. The last one could’ve easily wound up as a split, too. I’m glad he got that Turkey, though, cause his performance was SO good, comedically, that any cut or edit would’ve killed his momentum.
@@cpresto2 true, but I’m not, haha! I’m very familiar with “Brooklyns” cause I am guilty of getting them pretty often. Usually it’s because I’m using too much spin on the ball and there’s more oil on the lane than I’m used to.
Chris Schenkel was the voice of the PBA for many years. Truly a legend. I wonder why they got a guy who looked like Nelson Burton Jr. instead of the real NB.
The truth is that the bullies usually become the school counselors and Human Resource and the backstabbers usually become popular. It's very rare that a good person wins at anything. I liked how this movie was honest about that. What we see as redemption, isn't what we always get, but there is always a reason to try.
Yeah but later, we find out that the mobsters who attack Roy then go after Ernie, though we don’t get to see the outcome. It would be satisfying to see Big Ern in a body cast and then being told his treatment, surgery and body reconstruction will cost close to $1M. Ern is upset because there goes all his prize money. The doctor says “Well, then it’s a good thing you won it.” Ern says next time he’ll just bowl for another million but doctor says “Oh I’m afraid your bowling days are over.” Kind giving Ern the same fate as Roy.
I disrupted the whole showing over and over with my laughing. I caught myself several times completely losing it in a silent theater… I had a friend who was there run up afterwards shouting “I knew that was you!!” What an experience😆👌
But one of the most amazing feats as Murray actually got that Turkey the first 3 times he bowled this scene, it is all one take, his genuine amazement was awesome
One of my favorite movies. Filmed at all of the local alleys in my area. I have a set of pins signed by Bill and Woody that case from Rochester Bowl, and I’ll never sell them
I smiled just as soon as the image appeared, happy times watching that. Everyone should have an extravagantly large off-line move/tv collection and 1 backup of said collection.
I was just in Reno for thr National Tournament and i was thinking of this mo ie the entire time. I just wish i had the Rose Ball. Would have been perfect.
The director was planning to splice together various cuts to make it look like Murray bowled a turkey and have the audience cheer. But Murray, a very good bowler, made three consecutive strikes, and the audience reaction was spontaneous. They didn't need to be cued.
Didn't particularly love this movie but Bill Murray's hair at the end was absolutely hilarious. Has lifetime bowlers we are all a special breed and I have to see the humor in that movie
That haircut always gets me rolling 🤣🤣. In what about Bob? Richard Dreyfus said maybe Bill Murray's character left his wife because he loved Niel Diamond and he turns it around saying that he didn't leave her but she left him. He said there's two kinds of people in the world those who love Niel and those who don't, well there's only two kinds of people in the world, those who love Bill Murray and those who don't!!
This whole time I thought Roy won the tournament wtf ???? I’m so baffled by this ending I haven’t seen the movie since I was little and I swear I remember Roy winning
I honestly was surprised at that twist when I first watched it when I was a kid. Most stories would have had the hero having a big victory. But it ultimately taught me even heroes fail in movies and it doesn't necessarily mean they lost. I really felt like I grew up a bit after that.
Funny, Funny & Funny!!! Bill Murray as “Big Ern McCracken” , was insanely funny 🤣! I show this scene 🎬 to younger generation who never seen the movie 🎥 & they just start laughing and right away ask me “What movie 🎥 is this?!?” .
I'm sure Bill Murray threw the 3 strikes, but there had to have been editing. One the first strike, he is not wearing a bandana on the approach @ 0:09 But then he is wearing it as he walks back to the ball return @ 0:18.
@@manushett2529 That appears to be the case. The bandana is only there in the cut scene after the first shot. The second and third strikes are both Brooklyns, but are individually shot, as the pin action is different for each.
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As a lifelong bowler, I have to say this entire film made a mockery of my beloved sport. Bill Murray ridiculed all of the PBA bowlers I grew up watching on Saturday afternoons. This entire film was a slap in the face of bowlers everywhere.
And it was GLORIOUS.
Lol you had me in the first half😂😂
Wow didn’t expect the ending
I was about to say YOU DICK for a second there
Well put. Murray is absolutely superb in this film.
It really nailed that early 80s network bowling phenomena. The guys were all either balding, had a paunch, or had a paunch and were balding. Mark Roth, Pete Wbber and Marshall Holman would never be confused for triathletes
I can clearly remember being 7 years old and watching this with my dad on the couch. My dad was cracking up the whole time, but I guess I thought it was a real sports broadcast at the time. Like it was a real bowling event on ESPN and not a comedy movie. And when Erne held up his bowling ball to the crowd with his comb-over flopping in the wind and the crowd was going wild; I thought that was really how it was.
It wasn't? 🤥
This is what I'm going to tell my kids.
bill murray actually bowled 3 consecutive strikes at the end no out takes or editing.
To be fair, he looks like a bowler. He was built to bowl. Some people have it, and others don’t.
He literally threw a Brooklyn and got lucky on the messenger lol
@@2nd-place he doesnt
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I wonder if it was scripted whether or not big ern should win in the end or if the director was like "okay if you can bowl three strikes in a row with no editing then we'll go with the ending where big ern wins."
For those who don't know, Bill Murray actually bowled these three strikes in a row and his reactions are fully genuine. Absolutely amazing.
Vince Cullotta he bowled the strikes, but I doubt they were in a row, and his reactions aren't genuine. He's acting 😂
It probably took them literally all day to film this scene. It's not one-take. It's hours of footage, edited together 😂
Cj M He’s talking about the crowd reaction. They knew for the film he was supposed to bowl three strikes in a row and he actually did. At least he did according to the director and cast mates.
Invisible_Mango lol that annoying condescending laughing face. That’s almost as bad (or maybe worse) than the condescending “......”s people add, like as if they can just barrrrelllly even be bothered to correct you. “Wow..... ughh.... *sigh* no, actually 9/11 was _______ and blah blah blah..........., can’t believe you don’t know that.....” I forgot, saying *sigh* is up there too. Anyone that does and of that condescending shit in their comments, especially when they’re wrong, need to pissed on from someone on top of a tall building
You can tell by Harrelson’s face expressions and reaction, borderline smirking
Ernie McCracken is definitely one of the funniest movie antagonists xD
And I still stand by this claim in 2024 lmao
And pure evil too
@@TurtleMan99 bro, Shooter McGavin is so freaking hilarious xD
“And if you lay another finger on me, I’ll burn the house down and piss on the ashes.”
The commercial of him playing football with the single mom lol
The hair kills me everytime :)
Billy Cosmosis aha
*BIG ERN's* hair??
But itz kinna perfekt tho....
I mean it *IS* a comedy, and he *IS* Bill Murray, tryna B a douche!!
PS. He *NAILED IT* here....
Same
If trump could bowl
Its the extended left hand that does it for me
I swear you could see Woody having a hard time staying in character and not going nuts with everyone else
At 1:58 he almost lost it when Bill Murray was dancing in circles on the floor. It's probably why he closed his eyes.
100% you can see him fighting a smile lol can't blame him
Yep!
The comb over is insane lol.
like a giant spider sitting on his head
Throwing the hand in the crowd kills me😂😂😂
“Some lucky fan has a souvenir”
Does it, turns to him to acknowledge him and just dismisses him all in a second lololol this whole scene is just gold
@@Howlingburd19 - maybe the greatest single tag to a comedic scene
@@maddymud that part had me rofl on my first watch xD
the noise when he removed it!
damn its a shame they dont make movies like this anymore
Too many people/groups would be offended
The 90s was the best era for comedy movies :D
In my opinion that’s not true because I’m still a fan of bowling
And movies that have bowling
You’re not kidding
I love that Murray and Harrelson buried the hatchet and became good friends while playing the movie Zombieland. Harrelsons reaction to Murray is genuine as hell I think. Hahahah
They were never enemies? Great classic american actors
I think he means movie character enemies not their real life self’s
That hair has a life of its own.
This movie is so good. Big Ern is one of the greatest characters of all time!
The back-to-back Brooklyn strikes to win is just the icing on the cake, it really helps sell the absolute level of disgust on display. I was laughing my ass off at Bill and just absolutely crushed by the absurdity at the same time.
The last one wasn’t really Brooklyn. If anything it looks like he hits the 1 pin dead center
Murray got lucky pin action on his 2nd and t3rd throws.
@@mjf2891 hopefully you got some glasses in the last year
@@Willie-C hopefully you learned bowling terminology in the last 6 hours.
"Who do you think you are? I am"
Sorry, but Pete Weber has the corner on that phrase, and had he thrown the ball, they would have been all on the right side of the headpin for real strikes. ;)
Man, he caught a break on that second strike. It was a Brooklyn all the way and the messenger just barely took out the 10th pin. The last one could’ve easily wound up as a split, too. I’m glad he got that Turkey, though, cause his performance was SO good, comedically, that any cut or edit would’ve killed his momentum.
He actually got that Turkey no editing involved
@@Cm38271 yes, I know.
you could be totally inventing "brooklyn" and "messenger" and I would have no idea and I'm here for all of that
@@cpresto2 true, but I’m not, haha! I’m very familiar with “Brooklyns” cause I am guilty of getting them pretty often. Usually it’s because I’m using too much spin on the ball and there’s more oil on the lane than I’m used to.
@@smoothALOE Try more bowler's tape. Ok, I have ya down for six cases. Anything I can order for ya?
Chris Schenkel was the voice of the PBA for many years. Truly a legend. I wonder why they got a guy who looked like Nelson Burton Jr. instead of the real NB.
The makers of this movie are friends with John Dennis and gerry Callahan and find roles for them in their movies.
Lol, Big Ern's combover makes Roy's look downright dignified.
The truth is that the bullies usually become the school counselors and Human Resource and the backstabbers usually become popular. It's very rare that a good person wins at anything. I liked how this movie was honest about that. What we see as redemption, isn't what we always get, but there is always a reason to try.
Yeah but later, we find out that the mobsters who attack Roy then go after Ernie, though we don’t get to see the outcome. It would be satisfying to see Big Ern in a body cast and then being told his treatment, surgery and body reconstruction will cost close to $1M. Ern is upset because there goes all his prize money. The doctor says “Well, then it’s a good thing you won it.” Ern says next time he’ll just bowl for another million but doctor says “Oh I’m afraid your bowling days are over.” Kind giving Ern the same fate as Roy.
One of the most underrated movies ever!
I agree myself and my family have watched this many times I believe I saw it twice on this phone
I remember seeing this movie in the theater. Ernie's hair tidal wave had me dying.
I disrupted the whole showing over and over with my laughing. I caught myself several times completely losing it in a silent theater… I had a friend who was there run up afterwards shouting “I knew that was you!!” What an experience😆👌
The bowling and combovers are spectacular😅
Oh my god!! His hair!! 😂😂😂
Has me dead thee entire time!! 💀
I would love to see Ernie and Shooter McGavin have a go
Finally, Big Ern is above the law!!!
“I can do whatever I want and I’ll walk!” LMFAO 🤣
His interview goes down as one of the goats hahahahaha
One of the greatest sports movies of all time!
Nope. Dodgeball. ESPN 8...The Ocho!
the greatest haircut on one of the greatest villains in movie history !!
One of the best heels in movie history lol I remember being so pissed he won the first time I watched this.
But one of the most amazing feats as Murray actually got that Turkey the first 3 times he bowled this scene, it is all one take, his genuine amazement was awesome
What a glorious movie!!!
Nothing these days is comimg close!
One of my favorite movies. Filmed at all of the local alleys in my area. I have a set of pins signed by Bill and Woody that case from Rochester Bowl, and I’ll never sell them
McCraken did the Raygun , years before she was born !
The hulk hogan of professional bowling even down to the hairline
Greatest scene ever!
I throw the Bill Murray chop every time I feel like it's going down strike status!
Thanks For the times Bill!
That's actually a young Will Ferrell yelling "Ernie! You're the man!"
That comb over! 😂😂😂😂
amitsidhar1982 aha
I smiled just as soon as the image appeared, happy times watching that. Everyone should have an extravagantly large off-line move/tv collection and 1 backup of said collection.
I was just in Reno for thr National Tournament and i was thinking of this mo ie the entire time. I just wish i had the Rose Ball. Would have been perfect.
One of the best characters in a comedy ever
That fucking comb over 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The audience’s reaction are real.
The director was planning to splice together various cuts to make it look like Murray bowled a turkey and have the audience cheer. But Murray, a very good bowler, made three consecutive strikes, and the audience reaction was spontaneous. They didn't need to be cued.
I love this movie so much! 😂
Possibly his best character ever.
The best hair comb over in the history of cinema
That hair 😂 all in one take at that! Champ.
His fake disgust when he pulls off Roys hand is so brutal 😆
Love the movie. Bill Murray brings "Big Earn" to life. Hilarious and brilliant
The hair really sells it.
The greatest documentaty of our generation.
I’m digging the comb over!! Awesome movie!!
Didn't particularly love this movie but Bill Murray's hair at the end was absolutely hilarious. Has lifetime bowlers we are all a special breed and I have to see the humor in that movie
“One lucky fan has a souvenir” 😂😂
The comb over is a classic!
I just watched this movie for the first time last night. sad to see Munson lose.
The second and third were an off-side 1-2 pin as well. Crazy.
“Who do you think you are, I am!!”
That haircut always gets me rolling 🤣🤣. In what about Bob? Richard Dreyfus said maybe Bill Murray's character left his wife because he loved Niel Diamond and he turns it around saying that he didn't leave her but she left him. He said there's two kinds of people in the world those who love Niel and those who don't, well there's only two kinds of people in the world, those who love Bill Murray and those who don't!!
This whole time I thought Roy won the tournament wtf ???? I’m so baffled by this ending I haven’t seen the movie since I was little and I swear I remember Roy winning
Roy won at life.
I mean he got thee girl and a best friend so he sorta did win
I honestly was surprised at that twist when I first watched it when I was a kid. Most stories would have had the hero having a big victory. But it ultimately taught me even heroes fail in movies and it doesn't necessarily mean they lost. I really felt like I grew up a bit after that.
The crazy thing is 2 of the best comedy of all time have bowling in it,
The hair.😂😅
The genius of throwing his hand in the crowd out of genuine disgust, knowing full well he caused the amputation to happen
Add to that how he gestured to Munson and then waves it off like “Ah, screw it.”😆😆😆
Lol, yeah so true
The fact that all of this was improvised is impressive.
Love the hair😂
Who do you think you are--I am!
Bill murray best performance ever change my mind!!!!!!
Where the Buffalo Roam
Funny, Funny & Funny!!! Bill Murray as “Big Ern McCracken” , was insanely funny 🤣! I show this scene 🎬 to younger generation who never seen the movie 🎥 & they just start laughing and right away ask me “What movie 🎥 is this?!?” .
Ernie McCracken is the Shooter McGavin of this movie.
thanks Reddit , reminding me to watch this movie tonight!
Murray played Big Ern perfectly. Chef’s kiss.
He’s real good at playing someone who’s an a******. Hey, maybe he should play Donald Trump!
my dude goes brooklyn for the win... gotta love it
"Finally, Big Ern is above the law."
I Love his hair.
The comb over👍😆😂🤣
I'm sure Bill Murray threw the 3 strikes, but there had to have been editing. One the first strike, he is not wearing a bandana on the approach @ 0:09 But then he is wearing it as he walks back to the ball return @ 0:18.
If you watch all three strikes as they are thrown, they are the actual 3 shots everything around it is shot after to fill the gaps
@@manushett2529 That appears to be the case. The bandana is only there in the cut scene after the first shot. The second and third strikes are both Brooklyns, but are individually shot, as the pin action is different for each.
THAT'S BIG ERN TO YOU
The secret to bowling is an obnoxious comb-over.
0:19 where the F did that bandana come from and go?
Good catch.
One ball, one strike, one giant comb over
greatest scene in movie history. should have won an oscar for that. three.
The hair was a stroke of genius. yuk yuk yuk yuk
That comb over
I love the hair.
Possibly Murrays best character.
Throws the rubber hand 😂
I’m finally old enough to grow my own genuine original comb over now!!!
"I have enough money that I can buy my way out of anything. I can do anything I want, and I'll walk! Finally Big Ern is above the law."
Murray is a legend!!
Some lucky fan has a souvenir.
Look at that form 👌 🌹
That Bill Murray wig deserves to be in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 😂
Murray’s Best work...
✝️ REMEMBER
GROUNDHOG DAY 😁
Ghostbusters
Why has there not been a Kingpin 2? They said this year, but it's all talk... I'll wait
His hair is its own character.
Best Movie Ever
Bill Murray makes the funniest bad guy.
Great movie
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Bill Murray, rock and roll bowler! 😜
His hair 😂😂😂
I almost get the impression the handshake wasn't even in the script 😂😂
hilarious movie