Blackball
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.
Metadata
- Tagline
- At Last, A Sportsman The British Can Be Proud Of
- Release date
- 2003-09-05
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- IMDb
- tt0337879
- Languages
- English
- Global rating
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Director
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Cast
- Vince Vaughn
Rick Schwartz - James Cromwell
Ray Speight - Imelda Staunton
Bridget - Ian McNeice
Hugh The Sideburns - David Schneider
Young Buck Reporter - Mel Smith
Bowls Commentator (voice) - Kenneth Cranham
Chairman Collins - David Ryall
Giles Wilton - Paul Kaye
Cliff Starkey - James Fleet
Alan the Pipe - Felicity Montagu
Astronomy Professor - Johnny Vegas
Trevor - Paul Bentall
Gate Guard - Rosie Ede
The Cleaner - Jeff Rawle
Dennis - Nigel Lindsay
Targitex Chairman - Mark Dymond
Kyle Doohan - Mark Little
Mark Doohan - Meredith MacNeill
Suzi - Emma Amos
Local News Reporter - Neil Finnighan
MTV Awards Stunt Guy - Vicki Pepperdine
Henna Haired PA - Jon Snow
Himself - Terry Alderton
Bouncer Jonno - Christopher Godwin
Bowls Official - Neil Conrich
- Bernard Cribbins
Mutley - Howard Goorney
Reg Boyt - Ian Lindsay
Dull Referee - Tony Slattery
Flash Referee - Alice Evans
Kerry - Marlene Sidaway
Fifty-Year Old Lady - Geoffrey McGivern
Brian Cronk - Pamela Cundell
OAP - Stephen Noonan
The Advert Director - Josephine D'Arby
Herself - Matt Green
- Barry Woolgar
Journalist #2 - Neil Conrich
Reporter Dave - Julian Rivett
Journalist #1 - Angus Loughran
Himself - Beau Holmes
The Kangaroo Mascot - Ian O'Hara
The Lion Mascot - Jess-Luisa Flynn
Secretary (uncredited)