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#redirect [[List of references in film#The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters]]
[[Image:King of kong.jpg|thumb|right|The Promotional Poster.]]
'''''The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters''''' is a 2007 documentary based around the classic 1981 arcade ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. The film revolves around an unassuming high school teacher named [[Wikipedia:Steve Wiebe|Steve Wiebe]] and his struggle to attain the world's highest score in ''Donkey Kong''. After being obsessed with the game for many years, Steve is suddenly thrust into the competition for the world's high score. He runs afoul of the current record-holder, [[Wikipedia:Billy Mitchell (gamer)|Billy Mitchell]], a successful entrepreneur.
 
The movie, directed by Seth Gordon, premiered on January 22, 2007, at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival. It was open to limited release (five theaters) on August 17, 2007 and finally was released to DVD in January 2008. The King of Kong was rated PG-13. Seth Gordon has talked about a possible sequel to the movie, and a script is in the works. Reviews to the movie were favorable.
 
== Trivia ==
*In "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters", Steve Wiebe actually does play the game Donkey Kong, but he plays it in a [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] cabinet.
 
==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_Kong:_A_Fistful_of_Quarters The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters on Wikipedia]
*[http://www.apple.com/trailers/picturehouse/kingofkong/trailer/ Trailer]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923752/ The King of Kong on imdb]
*[http://www.billyvssteve.com/ The Official King of Kong Website]
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