Blackball

Name: Blackball
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Released: 2003-09-05
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 5.50
Cast: Paul Kaye, Alice Evans, Bernard Cribbins, James Cromwell

– Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptio..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

5.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 36 Minutes

Release Year:

2003

Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.

Styles:

Semi Serious, Witty, Humorous, Realistic

Story Timeline:

Contemporary

Producing Country:

Genre:

Sport, Comedy, Drama

Release Date:

05 Sep 2003

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Blackball

Directed by:

Mel Smith

Story Written By:

Tim Firth

Main Actors:

Paul Kaye, Alice Evans, Bernard Cribbins, James Cromwell

Plot:

Try as he might, the roguishly handsome Cliff Starkey, just can't keep out of trouble. In his sleepy home town on the English coast, nothing much inspires him...apart from bowls. Cliff has always preferred to play by his own rules much to the disapproval of the regimented, elderly bowls fraternity. Before long, the bay boy of bowls is turning the sedate and very English pastime upside down with hysterical results.

Production Company:

First Look

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

5.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

41%