Blackball - Film - British Comedy Guide

2003 film

Paul Kaye plays a bowls player whose presence on the sacred greens of Torquay isn't welcomed with open arms. Stars Paul Kaye and Vince Vaughn.

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Blackball. Image shows from L to R: Rick Schwartz (Vince Vaughn), Cliff Starkey (Paul Kaye)

Genre: Film
Released: 2003
Stars: Paul Kaye and Vince Vaughn
Writer: Tim Firth
Director: Mel Smith

Loosely based on a true story, Paul Kaye plays Cliff Starkey, a bowls player whose presence on the sacred greens of Torquay doesn't see him welcomed with open arms: Cliff has punk hair, wears scruffy clothes and carries his bowls in a carrier bag. But he's brilliant at his chosen sport and soon acquires an American agent who propels his protégé into the big time. But fame has its price - along the way Starkey risks losing both his best mate Trev and girlfriend Kerry.