Product Details

• Actors: Paul Kaye, James Cromwell, Alice Evans, Bernard Cribbins, Johnny Vegas
• Directors: Mel Smith
• Writers: Tim Firth
• Producers: Mel Smith, Bruce Davey, Duncan Reid, James Gay-Rees, Liam Foley
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: First Look Pictures
• DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006JMLTS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,029 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "National Lampoon's Blackball" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

National lampoon takes on the staid world of lawn bowling in this uproariously funnt send up of a sport our english cousins have enjoyed fought over and bet on for years. Studio: First Look Home Entertain Release Date: 03/14/2006 Starring: Vince Vaughn Paul Kaye Run time: 97 minutes Rating: R

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable change of pace, January 16, 2006

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I. Stanley "MotleyHoople" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Lampoon's Blackball (DVD)

Totally watchable and enjoyable film, both for it's comic and dramatic aspects. A nice change to see a film that doesn't feature a car chase or a bullet-proof leading man. Also worth mentioning is the soundtrack, with features a nice selection of classic rock tunes. The "Won't Get Fooled Again" segment alone warrants seeing this film!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is NOT the comedy, August 20, 2004

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B. B CLEMMER (TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blackball (DVD)

I ordered this DVD thinking that it was the British comedy about lawn bowling like the above reviewer thought. This is NOT that movie! This is a very dark movie about a racist character, etc. according to the back. The comedy is only available through Amazon UK that I've found if your player can play that region. I've already returned this one and ordered the British one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Careful with the comparisons to Dodgeball..., January 31, 2006

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Zachary Pickens (Athens, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Lampoon's Blackball (DVD)

This movie was originally released in Britain in 2003, probably before Dodgeball was even filmed. I say that because there exists the sentiment that this was somehow a spin-off.

Anyways, the concept of a movie about bowls drew my roommate and I to the theater when in London. We had no idea what to expect and wer pleasently suprised to see Vince Vaughn. His character was entertaining as were all the others. In the British context it was pretty funny... very very bizarre though.