Blackball
2003 • Comedy
Mel Smith
Director
Tim Firth
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
May 18, 2003
Duration
96 Min
Language
en
Popularity
3.377
Budget
$0
Revenue
$48,000
Overview
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.
Cast
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
Josie D'Arby
Mark Dymond
Mark Little
Rosie Ede
Neil Finnighan
Christopher Godwin
Howard Goorney
Ian Lindsay
Nigel Lindsay
David Schneider
Geoffrey McGivern
Felicity Montagu
Jeff Rawle
Vicki Pepperdine
Julian Rivett
Tony Slattery
Mel Smith
Jon Snow