A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
by Christopher Browne

A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

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Actor: Pete Weber, Timothy Busfield, Walter Ray Williams, Wayne Webb
Director: Christopher Browne
Brand: MAGNOLIA FILMS
Cinematographer: Ken Seng
Editor: David S. Tung
Editor: Kurt Engfehr
Producer: Alexander H. Browne
Producer: Wilhelmus Bryan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Magnolia
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Though never a sport of Kings, at one point in time bowling occupied a perfectly respectable place in the pantheon of American sports. It has long been one of the most popular participatory sports in America. When Eddie Elias convinced the country's top 33 bowlers to kick fifty bucks into a communal pot in a banquet hall in Syracuse, NY, in 1958, the Professional Bowlers Association was born. ABC

DVD Reviews of A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

DVD Review: Bowling Video Top Notch
Summary: 5 Stars

Any one who enjoys bowling or watching bowling on TV should enjoy this video. It was recorded during the 2003 season, but is still relevant.

DVD Review: Trials & Triumph of The Common Man
Summary: 5 Stars

An honest & often sarcastic peek into the oddball world of the professional bowler. This is a must see for anyone who loves the game, and laments the decline of the sport. Having attended a couple of PBA tour events, I can testify to the fact that these "Ordinary" gentlemen work extremely hard, for what often times accounts for only gas money. These guys are a special breed, and, are really no less than extraordinary.

DVD Review: Great for PBA fans!
Summary: 5 Stars

This is an excellent documentary about the "new" PBA. The stars of the show are Pete Weber, whose "bad boy" image is promoted by the former Nike exec that leads the PBA, and Wayne Webb, who made over a million on the tour in the 80's and 90's but is now broke. Fans of the "old" PBA may not like the movie as much.

DVD Review: PBA brought back to life
Summary: 5 Stars

There is a film company which makes only documentaries; its motto: "Everything else is just fiction". It is amazing how compelling documentaries--even documentaries about bowling--can be.

This film chronicles the renewal of the floundering Professional Bowlers Association tour. Three Microsoft employees purchase the PBA for 5 million dollars. They breathe life into the organization by hiring a foul-mouthed, Ironman executive, re-energizing a cocky bowling celebrity, and reinvigorating an aging bowling legend. Together they lead the tour back to the land of milk and. . .well, not quite. They all agree, bowling is not the sport, the pastime it once was in America in the 1960s-70s.

Remarkable, what is in this true tale: bluster, victory, chutzpah, loneliness, defeat. . .and lots of fat people.

DVD Review: Brings back a lot of memories
Summary: 4 Stars

Wow this really brings back memories of my past, can remember when on Saturday afternoons came around, we all went to the TV and watched Pro Bowlers Tour on ABC, and great to see someone try to bring back the times of the bowlers who give their all to not only make money for them and their family but also the ones who didn't know how to handle the money they did make during that time, only thing I wish now is the the present PBA would do is show the winnings for each week now, and try to get bowling back where is should be.

Description of A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

In 1958 the professional bowlers association was born & quickly became one of the highest rated sports programs on tv. Then something happened: america ceased to embrace the pba. In 2000 3 former microsoft executives bought the pba to save bowling from the brink of extinction. Studio: Magnolia Pict Hm Ent Release Date: 11/07/2006 Run time: 93 minutes Rating: R

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