The first man to play a perfect game of Pac-Man and the Donkey Kong world record holder, Billy Mitchell is a self-absorbed, mullet and tie wearing, hot-sauce selling, video game god.
Steve Weibe is a friendly family man that has always been good enough at things like baseball and music to be cast as the lovable loser more than his family and friends would’ve hoped.
Weibe challenges Billy’s 25 year-old Donkey Kong world record in the entertaining documentary The King of Kongs: A Fistful of Quarters. The movie takes some liberties with actual events to paint Billy as the villain viewers will love to hate and Weibe as the easy-to-root-for underdog. Along the way, Weibe battles Donkey Kong and the supporting cast of stereotypical video game nerds that worship Billy and make up the competitive arcade gaming circuit.
Although the subject matter is a video game, by the time the movie reaches its climax, a head-to-head showdown between Billy and Steve, Gorillas, ladders, and barrels are anything but trivial. Donkey Kong isn’t just a game for Billy; it’s the last standing arcade record and the remaining link to the source of his machismo. Likewise, Steve is counting on Donkey Kong just as heavily – to redeem a life full of promise that has always seemed to fall short.
that movie was sweeeet!!!
Comment by b — February 13, 2009 @ 8:12 am
billy was such a douche
you know his world record system was straight rigged!!
Comment by b — February 13, 2009 @ 8:13 am
intense
Comment by Elli — February 18, 2009 @ 10:21 am