Queenpins

Queenpins is a 2021 American comedy film written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly. It stars Kristen Bell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser, Bebe Rexha, and Vince Vaughn. Ben Stiller serves as an executive producer under his Red Hour Productions banner.

Queenpins
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Aron Gaudet
  • Gita Pullapilly
Produced by
  • Linda McDonough
  • Nicky Weinstock
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Wehde
Edited byKayla Emter
Music bySiddhartha Khosla
Production
companies
Distributed bySTXfilms
Release date
  • September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[1]
Box office$1.2 million[2]

Released in the United States on September 10, 2021 by STXfilms, the film received mixed reviews from critics, and underperformed commercially.

Plot

Dejected and frustrated suburban housewife Connie Kaminski has followed the conventional life path set for her by society ever since she was young. Her sacrifices have never been appreciated and she has been overlooked by her husband Rick, her loved ones and the rest of society. Alienated by her uninspiring existence, Connie joins forces with her best friend, JoJo Johnson, and the duo comes up with an illegal coupon club scheme. Connie and JoJo end up scamming large corporations out of millions of dollars. Their ingenious scheme eventually gets too big to remain a secret, attracting the attention of law enforcement authorities, who begin to track them to bring down their illegal empire. Leading the investigation are determined U.S. postal inspector Simon Kilmurry and hapless loss prevention officer Ken Miller, who both have their own reasons for bringing the scammers to justice.

Cast

Production

In May 2019, it was announced Kristen Bell and Leslie Jones had joined the cast of the film, with Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly directing from a screenplay they wrote.[3] In July 2020, it was announced Paul Walter Hauser and Vince Vaughn had joined the cast of the film.[4] In September 2020, Kirby Howell-Baptiste joined the cast of the film, replacing Jones, with Ben Stiller joining as an executive producer under his Red Hour Productions banner, with STX Entertainment set to distribute.[5] In October 2020, Bebe Rexha joined the cast of the film.[6] In December 2020, Dayo Okeniyi, Joel McHale, Nick Cassavetes, Michael Masini, Paul Rust, Eduardo Franco, Marc Evan Jackson, Lidia Porto, Greta Oglesby, Jack McBrayer and Annie Mumolo joined the cast of the film.[7]

Principal photography began in October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Release

In June 2021, Showtime and Paramount+ acquired U.S. pay TV and streaming rights to the film for about $20 million.[1] It was released on September 10, 2021.[9]

Reception

Box office

In North America, the film was released limited expansion alongside Malignant and the limited expansion of The Card Counter . Other box office grosses include Russia ($326,012), Ukraine ($221,109), Netherlands ($200,244), United Arab Emirates ($123,281), Hungary ($88,609), Croatia ($41,810), Lithuania ($18,354), Iceland ($11,774), South Africa ($5,900) and Portugal ($5,501).[2]

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 47% based on 55 reviews with an average rating of 5.50/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Lowbrow humor and inconsistent storytelling undercut Queenpins' talented cast, making this coupon-clipping comedy a disappointingly poor bargain."[10] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 42 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[11]

References
  1. Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 14, 2021). "STXfilms' Kristen Bell Coupon Clipping Scam Comedy 'Queenpins' Sells US For $20M+ To Paramount+ & Showtime". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. "Queenpins (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. Wiseman, Andreas (May 9, 2019). "Leslie Jones-Kristen Bell Coupon Caper 'Queenpins' Lands With Rocket Science — Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. Grater, Tom (July 7, 2020). "Vince Vaughn & Paul Walter Hauser Join Comedy 'Queenpins' With Leslie Jones & Kristen Bell". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 8, 2020). "Kristen Bell & Kirby Howell-Baptiste Coupon Scam Comedy 'Queenpins' Snapped Up By STX – Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  6. Rubin, Rebecca (October 28, 2020). "Bebe Rexha Joins Kristen Bell in Comedy 'Queenpins'". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  7. Day-Ramos, Dino (December 3, 2020). "Dayo Okeniyi, Joel McHale, Nick Cassavetes, Michael Masini, Eduardo Franco, Paul Rust And 3 More Join 'Queenpins'; Jack McBrayer And Annie Mumolo To Cameo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  8. Gaudet, Aron (October 22, 2020). "And so it begins... 👩🏼‍🤝‍👩🏾✂️💵 #Queenpins". Instagram. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  9. D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 29, 2021). "STX Dates 'Queenpins', 'National Champions', 'Violence Of Action' & Untitled Guy Ritchie Movie For 2021 & Beyond". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  10. "Queenpins (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  11. "Queenpins Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
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