Blackball

2003
R
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

4.5K

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Comedy Drama Sport

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
Features The Who: Won't Get Fooled Again (1978)

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

User reviews53

Featured review

9/10

Nice surprise

Well I was looking in my video shop for a 7 day rental (ie all those old films people don't want to watch any more), and was feeling quite hungover, so I didn't want to waste too much time. I grabbed this because I've always liked Paul Kaye, and can honestly say its one of the funniest films I've seen in years. I'm not usually a fan of British comedies, they tend to be a bit cheesy I think, but this was top class, I'm really surprised that no-one I know has mentioned it before.

If your a fan of bowls, then this might not be for you, as it does take the mickey out of this age old sport. I was surprised to learn that it was (loosely) based on a true story.

Some excellent cameos in it as well.

If you've not seen it, see it. If you've seen it, good.