Blackball

2003
R
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

4.5K

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A rebellious young British bowls player teams with another older and more traditional player to take on the Australian bowls team.A rebellious young British bowls player teams with another older and more traditional player to take on the Australian bowls team.A rebellious young British bowls player teams with another older and more traditional player to take on the Australian bowls team.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Based on a true story of Griff Sanders, who was thrown out of the Torquay Bowls Club for "improper conduct" (including writing "tosser" on the back of a score card).

Goofs
During the England v. Australia match, most of the flags shown (including the graphics behind the "computer" head-shots) are Union Flags - the flag of the United Kingdom - and not St George Crosses - the flag of England.

Quotes
Cliff: Is it on the condom?
Trevor: IT IS ON THE CONDOM!

Connections
Referenced in Diminishing Returns: Ali G Indahouse (2020)

Soundtracks
Lazy Sunday
Written by Steve Marriott (as Marriott) and Ronnie Lane (as Lane)
Performed by The Libertines

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Featured review

10/10

utterly inspired

I hired this film from my local library having run out of decent films to watch and absolutely loved it! Yes, it's stupid, no, we don't know what she sees in him, of course bowls is the most boring game in the world. However the one liners (I'm sorry but the moment before the matrix mention is inspired) the marching band and the leopard print bra speak for themselves. The amazing talent that kept popping up was fabulous and the tension build at the end incredible (especially given the subject). It's a fantastic feel-good movie with romance, champagne, porn, cheerleaders, decorators, rebels and, of course, bowls. I'm going to go and watch it again whilst you all sulk!