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Ping Pong Summer

  • 2014
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  • 1h 32m
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Ping Pong Summer (2014)
The year is 1985. Rad Miracle is a shy 13-year-old white kid who's obsessed with two things: ping pong and hip hop. During his family's annual summer vacation to Ocean City, Maryland, Rad makes a new best friend, experiences his first real crush, becomes the target of rich, racist local bullies, and finds an unexpected mentor in his outcast next-door neighbor.
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A family vacation during the summer of 1985 changes everything for a teenage boy obsessed with ping pong.A family vacation during the summer of 1985 changes everything for a teenage boy obsessed with ping pong.A family vacation during the summer of 1985 changes everything for a teenage boy obsessed with ping pong.

  • Director
    • Michael Tully
  • Writer
    • Michael Tully
  • Stars
    • Marcello Conte
    • Judah Friedlander
    • Amy Sedaris
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  • IMDb RATING
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    3.1K
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    • Director
      • Michael Tully
    • Writer
      • Michael Tully
    • Stars
      • Marcello Conte
      • Judah Friedlander
      • Amy Sedaris
    • 31User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Marcello Conte
    Marcello Conte
    • Radical Miracle
    Judah Friedlander
    Judah Friedlander
    • Anthony
    Amy Sedaris
    Amy Sedaris
    • Aunt Peggy
    Lea Thompson
    Lea Thompson
    • Crandall Miracle
    Robert Hambury
    • Old Neighbor
    Helena May Seabrook
    • Michelle Miracle
    • (as Helena Seabrook)
    John Hannah
    John Hannah
    • Brendan Miracle
    Francis J. Tully
    • Naked Burnt Man
    Mary Ann Tully
    • Naked Burnt Man's Wife
    Emmi Shockley
    Emmi Shockley
    • Stacy Summers
    Joseph McCaughtry
    • Lyle Ace
    Andy Riddle
    Andy Riddle
    • Dale Lyons
    Jimmy Pelletier
    • Skateboarder
    Pierce Haugh
    • Weird Pool Kid
    Myles Massey
    • Teddy Fryy
    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Randi Jammer
    Summer McCabe
    • Sheela
    Kaylea Collavinni
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    • Director
      • Michael Tully
    • Writer
      • Michael Tully
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    6niutta-enrico

    Ping Pong Summer: strange movie.

    This film is weird: deeply original under many respects and unbelievably ordinary under others.

    It's the story of a young boy who is initiated to tennis table (and to love) during a summer vacation with his family. The estranging atmosphere of the 80s is depicted very well and the everyday life of a boy from a family with no means is also rendered in a surprisingly realistic way for a comedy.

    Everything is nice and funny until you realize that you are watching the most predictable and clichéd plot you can imagine. This will not completely spoil the thing for you but will leave you at least surprised: so many ideas (starting from the head titles in three different styles) and such a poor ending.

    Visual stuff, characters and dialogues, however, are too good to shoot this film down.
    louissouthpaw

    An underachievement

    The premise was great. Having grown up in the 80's, when I saw the description I had to watch this movie. The first five minutes really got my hopes up. I love nostalgia and the film was spot on as the director shot it through a mid 80's camera lens. Except for the 1989 police car, (horrible choice) everything was authentic for the most part. But the plot was too formulaic. Too many movie clichés. However, there were some funny moments. This film is only worth watching due to the fact that there's a shortage of new 80's nostalgia films like this. Because it's seen through the eyes of a young teen male, it might only be enjoyable for a guy in his forties today as he might be able to reminisce of his 80's childhood through the film.
    5aphinazee

    Strange movie

    This has to be one of the strangest movies I've attempted to watch in a long time. I thought the acting would be better with the cast members present, such as Sarandon and Hannah, but they aren't on screen enough to improve the movie. Growing up in the 80's myself the nostalgia factor was definitely there. When Rad orders a suicide...yep I remember drinking those gross concoctions, lol. The movie had promise, but was more like a balloon with its air let out. If you want to watch an 80's nostalgia movie about an outcast go with The Karate Kid. Or if you want to watch a good outcast movie watch The Way, Way Back. Stay away from this stinker.
    Gordon-11

    Not inspiring and engaging as I hoped

    This film is about a teenager who takes up ping pong ball by chance during a family summer holiday in a seaside town.

    I guess this film is more about the story than the acting, but I still think "Ping Pong Summer" can be better in this aspect. The teenage actors are not very convincing, only the Gothic sister is good. The plot is probably supposed to be inspiring, but it turns out to be very flat and not very engaging. Maybe it's because there's no ups then downs, or maybe there's not enough intensive training, or the psychological motivation to win is not presented to be strong enough. The plot fails to interest me. I wonder why Susan Sarandon got involved with this project. And the film could have cast all unknowns to save on budget.
    8glittercrush

    Dude, It's 1985!

    For those of us who loved Michael Tully's directorial debut, SEPTIEN, it was rather surprising to discover that he had a dream. That dream is PING PONG SUMMER -- a movie so far removed from his directorial debut it is almost impossible to imagine that both were made by the same artist!

    There have been a number of movies that have attempted to recreate the 80's in just as many ways. Because this film is written/directed by Michael Tully you might expect that he would create something similar to David Wain's WET HOT American SUMMER … only more twisted. But that is not his intent. But this is no parody. This is not cynical.This is not even an ode to 1980's movies.

    PING PONG SUMMER is simply a nostalgic memory of a very specific moment not only in American culture -- but in the life of a 13 year old boy. And guess what, it's not about a boy trying to get laid or having to survive through a traumatic childhood. This is a movie about a slightly awkward kid trying to find a way to assert his identity.

    During a family summer vacation, an awkward 13 year old tries to find a way to assert his identity. The only problem is that he is just a bit too young and innocent to understand what that means, Rad ends up having a nice summer. We follow Rad through the summer. Things do happen, but never in an even slightly unbelievable way.

    The magic of the movie lies in it's simplicity. We often only see the world through the eyes of a normal kid. And we quite literally re-experience 1985 from his perspective. Hip Hop was just about to break mainstream, Boom-boxes ruled, the Arcade was THE place to be and it was crucial to master the art of achieving the perfect mix for your Icey! Oh, and do remember the obscene amount and choice of food at buffet restaurant?!?!

    There is actually a great deal of humor here.,but don't expect generic slapstick or crass humor. The films humor most often sneaks in just below the radar. The funniest moments are are in the way the characters react to the situations and/or comments made by others. Even when Amy Sedaris and Robert Longstreet are introduced as the "looney" aunt and uncle — the humor is not directly aimed at their inappropriate behavior. The funny aspect of this short extended family visit is in the way Rad's family creatively navigates the situation. They are family, after all.

    It would be hard for anyone who was between the ages of 12 to 19 in the year of 1985 not enjoy this movie. There was something bittersweet about the movie. It often feels like a memory.

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    • Trivia
      The DeLorean in the motel parking lot is a reference to both Lea Thompson's famous role in Back To The Future and the year 1985, when both Ping Pong Summer and Back To The Future take place.
    • Goofs
      The movie takes place 1985, but the father's car is a 1989 Chevy Caprice.
    • Quotes

      Lyle Ace: [to Rad Miracle] Are you actually wearing those pant as like, not a joke?

    • Soundtracks
      Major Tom (Coming Home)
      Written by Peter Schilling (as Pierre Schilling) and David Lodge

      Performed by Peter Schilling

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    • Release date
      • July 16, 2014 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ping pong leto
    • Filming locations
      • Ocean City, Maryland, USA
    • Production companies
      • Compass Entertainment
      • Epic Match Media
      • Indie Entertainment
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $52,909
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,781
      • Jun 8, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $52,909
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      • 1h 32m(92 min)
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