| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Dan Fogler | ... | Randy Daytona | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | Feng | |
| George Lopez | ... | Rodriguez | |
| Maggie Q | ... | Maggie | |
| James Hong | ... | Wong | |
| Terry Crews | ... | Freddy | |
| Robert Patrick | ... | Sgt. Pete Daytona | |
| Diedrich Bader | ... | Gary | |
| Aisha Tyler | ... | Mahogany | |
| Thomas Lennon | ... | Karl Wolfschtagg | |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | ... | Mysterious Asian Man | |
| Brett DelBuono | ... | Young Randy - 12 Yrs. Old (as Brett Delbuono) | |
| Jason Scott Lee | ... | Siu-Foo | |
| Toby Huss | ... | Groundskeeper | |
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David Holmes | ... | TV Producer (as Dave Holmes) |
In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenom Randy Daytona is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and recapture his former glory, and to smoke out his father's killer - one of the FBI's Most Wanted, arch-fiend Feng. But, after two decades out of the game, Randy can't turn his life around and avenge his father's murder without a team of his own. He calls upon the spiritual guidance of blind Ping-Pong sage and restaurateur Wong, and the training expertise of Master Wong's wildly sexy niece Maggie, both of whom also have a dark history with Feng. All roads lead to Feng's mysterious jungle compound and the most unique Ping-Pong tournaments ever staged. There, Randy faces such formidable players as his long-ago Olympics opponent, the still-vicious Karl Wolfschtagg. Can Randy... Written by Rogue Pictures
I laughed at this movie. I laughed a LOT. True, some of the laughs were simply because some people were in this movie that had NO BUSINESS being in it, because they are considered to belong to a higher echelon of movies. Christopher Walken and Maggie Q are usually seen in LARGE blockbusters or high-profile indies; George Lopez has a very successful TV series, not to mention MANY cameos from well-known comedic actors. These people are GOOD. When they are on the screen, funny stuff happens. The script is an obvious parody on the movie "Enter The Dragon", but with ping-pong in lieu of kung-fu or karate. It also spoofs the "underdog" motif like the "Rocky" movies. I dunno, all I can say is that I REALLY enjoyed this movie. I didn't expect much, and I got a lot back because of that. True, I was a little liquored up, and a second sober viewing might not pay off repeat dividends, but I had a good time. Isn't that really what it's all about? Honestly, it ain't Citizen Kane, but I've seen crappier movies... a contemporary comparison: I was NOT disappointed by this movie, and comparatively much more disappointed with the 3rd Pirates of the Caribbean movie...
Yaaarrrr, thar be worse things under the sun, matey...