The King of Kong

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Seth Gordon
Produced by	Ed Cunningham Luis Lopez J. Clay Tweel Beau Bauman Ross Tuttle
Starring	Steve Wiebe Billy Mitchell Walter Day Brian Kuh Todd Rogers Steve Sanders Doris Self
Cinematography	Ross Tuttle
Edited by	Jim Bruce J. Clay Tweel
Music by	Craig Richey
Distributed by	Picturehouse
Release date	August 17, 2007 (2007-08-17)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$790,128[1]

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is a 2007 American documentary film about competitive arcade gaming directed by Seth Gordon. It follows Steve Wiebe in his attempts to take the high score record for the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong from Billy Mitchell. (Mitchell would be exposed as a cheater a decade later.) The film premiered at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival and was released in U.S. theaters in August 2007. It received positive reviews.