From the "Players" section, it looks like Wayne Webb takes a beating in this film; alcohol, gambling, divorce, bleak future.
Sure looks like PDW comes off like an angel, tho. Does the film touch on his drug habits? If it doesn't, it's just a snow job.
It "touches" on those problems, by refering to his suspension. But, it never explains why, simply saying that he had problems. Everyone mentions that he has been a bad boy, but he is still shown as the movie's hero.
I feel for Wayne, however.
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"Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand." - S. Wonder
I also felt for Wayne but he knows he made his own bed and now has to lie in it.
I was disguested by the attitude of Pete Weber. I didn't know he was a druggie after watching the film but now that it has been mentioned here it wouldn't surprise me if he was or still is. His father was a class act as is Walter Ray but Pete is half bowler/half clown. I love the sport and it's never boring to me. If the PBA feels that Pete is the future of bowling then I truly fear for it's demise. Maybe if he just lost the "crotch chop" he wouldn't be so bad. =)
A great docmentary, A great film, a great sport.
I think the bowling world is watching Pete pretty close these days for signs of a relapse and there have been no rumors that I've heard of that he's anything but clean. So, I'll give him props for cleaning himself up and staying clean.
As for Wayne, I suspect the movie makes him look a lot worse than he is. He owns or runs a pro shop and his name still carries some weight in the bowling world. We see that he also runs a karoke business and he looks well enough, despite all the gloom and doom. He just needs to kick the bitterness and move on.
He's still young enough to have a good thirty years left to accomplish whatever he wants to.
Heck, he's a movie star now! Work with it.
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"Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand." - S. Wonder
I love PDW. He's my favorite bowler. I wish more bowlers had his fire. I also like Danny Wiseman because he's got style.
"Free your mind" "Use the force" "Be like water" - Morpheus, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Bruce Lee
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