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Synopsis

In 1982, “Gamer of the Century” Billy Mitchell managed to score 874,300 points on the arcade classic Donkey Kong, a record many thought would never be broken. In 2003, 35-year-old family man Steve Wiebe, after losing his job at Boeing, found solace in Donkey Kong, surpassing Billy’s record with a thought-to-be-impossible 1,000,000 points. Steve and Billy then engaged in a cross-country duel to see who could set the high score and become The King of Kong. Along the way, both men learned valuable lessons about what it means to be a father, a husband and a true champion. Our good friends at 1984 Arcade will be installing a Donkey Kong arcade game in our lobby for score at the end of the two weeks will get a cool prize!

Film Information

• Genre: Documentary
• Director: Seth Gordon
• Starring: Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe
• Running Time: 84 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: PG-13
• Language: English
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Reviews

"It's all true--every magical, exhilarating, infuriating, dumbfounding, jaw-dropping second of Gordon's miniature masterpiece."

   - Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice

"A funny and madly arresting new documentary."

   - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

"It's not just one of the best documentaries I've ever seen, it's one of the best movies I've ever seen. Period."

   - Pete Vonder Haar, Film Threat

"Gordon's documentary proves better than 90 percent of the manufactured stories out this summer. One can breathe a sigh of relief that it was done right and not cobbled into another bad fictional comedy."

   - Scott Schueller, Chicago Tribune

"Gordon's feature directorial debut mostly stops being about video-game obsession and turns into a film about what it takes to make it in America."

   - Keith Phipps, The Onion (A.V. Club)

Showtimes

• Wednesday, October 10th
  9:15 pm
• Thursday, October 11th
  9:30 pm
• Friday, October 12th
  9:30 pm
• Saturday, October 13th
  7:00 pm
• Sunday, October 14th
  7:00 pm
• Monday, October 15th
  9:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 16th
  9:15 pm
• Wednesday, October 17th
  9:15 pm
• Thursday, October 18th
  7:00 pm
• Friday, October 19th
  9:15 pm
• Saturday, October 20th
  4:45 pm
• Sunday, October 21st
  6:45 pm
• Monday, October 22nd
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Tuesday, October 23rd
  9:15 pm