King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The

King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The

2007

Named "Video Game Player of the Century" in 1999, Billy Mitchell sets a record score in "Donkey Kong" that many felt would never be broken. In 2003 Steve Wiebe, who has recently lost his job, learns about the record, sets out to beat it and does. So both men embark on a cross-country battle for inclusion in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records as the supreme king of the electronic game.

Don't get chumpatized.

JBscale
90
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Documentary - Biography
Length
1 hr. 23 mins.
US Theatrical Release
August 17, 2007
US Box Office
$677,914 (#5982 of 7074)
Global Office
$790,128 (#3734 of 3929)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
A Brief Sexual Reference

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
New Line Cinema
Released
January 29, 2008
Acquired Date
November 8, 2024
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Steve Wiebe
Steve Wiebe
Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
Steve Sanders
Steve Sanders

Directors

Seth Gordon
Seth Gordon

Producers

Ed Cunningham
Ed Cunningham

Writers

Seth Gordon
Seth Gordon

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
--
 
RT Fresh Certified
97%
Tomatometer
101 votes
RT Fresh Certified
93%
Popcornmeter
5,433 votes
METASCORE
83
23 votes
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
37,974 votes