Blackball (2003)

Blackball | United Kingdom

Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.

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Director

Mel Smith

Stars

Paul Kaye
Cliff Starkey

Johnny Vegas
Trevor

James Cromwell
Ray Speight

Bernard Cribbins
Mutley

Alice Evans
Kerry

Vince Vaughn
Rick Schwartz

Imelda Staunton
Bridget

James Fleet
Alan the Pipe

Kenneth Cranham
Chairman Collins

Ian McNeice
Hugh The Sideburns

Others...

Revenue

48,000.00

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Keywords

sport

Production

Midfield Films

Actor

Paul Kaye, Johnny Vegas, James Cromwell, Bernard Cribbins, Alice Evans, Vince Vaughn, Imelda Staunton, James Fleet, Kenneth Cranham, Ian McNeice, David Ryall, Terry Alderton, Meredith MacNeill, Emma Amos, Paul Bentall, Neil Conrich, Pamela Cundell, Josephine D'Arby, Mark Dymond, Mark Little, Rosie Ede, Neil Finnighan, Christopher Godwin, Howard Goorney, Ian Lindsay, Angus Loughran, Nigel Lindsay, David Schneider, Geoffrey McGivern, Felicity Montagu, Jeff Rawle, Vicki Pepperdine, Stephen Noonan, Ian O'Hara, Beau Holmes, Julian Rivett, Marlene Sidaway, Tony Slattery, Barry Woolgar, Jess-Luisa Flynn, Mel Smith, Matt Green, Jon Snow

Creators

Tim Firth (Writer), Mel Smith (Director), James Gay-Rees (Producer)

Alternative titles

Black Ball (GB)
National Lampoon's Blackball (US)

Release dates

18.05.2003 (US)
05.09.2003 (GB)
18.05.2003 (US)