In Films
The sport has been the subject of a number of "bowling films", which prominently feature the sport of bowling. Examples include:
- 7-10 Split (film) (2007), renamed Strike for its USA DVD release in 2009
- Alley Cats Strike, a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie
- The Big Lebowski (1998), bowling played a pivotal role in the film and figured prominently in the film's promotional advertisements
- Dreamer (1979 film), a direct-to-video film
- The Golden Years (film), a 1960 sponsored film that promoted bowling as a family sport
- Kingpin (film), a 1996 slapstick comedy film
- Spare Me (film), a 1992 "bowling noir" film
- A League of Ordinary Gentlemen, a documentary film about 10-pin bowling that was released on DVD on March 21, 2006 and stars four PBA Tour players
- Strikes and Spares (1934), a sports shorts film that was nominated for a 1934 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (novelty)
Bowling is an important theme in other films, as well.
- Bowling for Columbine (2002), Michael Moore's documentary addressing the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, features multiple bowling themes.
- There Will Be Blood (2007), in which anti-hero Daniel Plainview's private bowling alley serves as the setting for the film's last scene.
Read more about this topic: Bowling, In Popular Culture, Onscreen
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