A family vacation during the summer of 1985 changes everything for a teenage boy obsessed with ping pong.
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| Marcello Conte | ... | Radical Miracle | |
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Robert Hambury | ... | Old Neighbor |
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Helena May Seabrook | ... | Michelle Miracle (as Helena Seabrook) |
| John Hannah | ... | Brendan Miracle | |
| Lea Thompson | ... | Crandall Miracle | |
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Francis J. Tully | ... | Naked Burnt Man |
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Mary Ann Tully | ... | Naked Burnt Man's Wife |
| Emmi Shockley | ... | Stacy Summers | |
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Joseph McCaughtry | ... | Lyle Ace |
| Andy Riddle | ... | Dale Lyons | |
| Judah Friedlander | ... | Anthony | |
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Jimmy Pelletier | ... | Skateboarder |
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Pierce Haugh | ... | Weird Pool Kid |
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Myles Massey | ... | Teddy Fryy |
| Susan Sarandon | ... | Randi Jammer | |
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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. Ping Pong Summer is about that time in your life when you're treated like an alien by everyone around you, even though you know deep down you're as funky fresh as it gets. Written by Anonymous
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6 June 2014 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$25,781, 8 June 2014Gross USA:
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Radical Miracle: What's funk punch?
Teddy Fryy: Funk punch is where you combine an Icee with Pop Rocks and Pixy Stix and sometimes even COCAINE and drink it really fast. She's a funk punch junkie.
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Written by William B. Simmons II, (as William B. Simmons), Vincent Calloway (as Vincent L. Calloway) and Bobby Lovelace
Performed by Midnight Star
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The "I survived the Sooper Dooper Looper" tee shirt is a roller coaster from the 1970s-80s era Hersey Park amusement park in Pennsylvania. Its is a common vacation spot for Marylanders. See more »Goofs
Stacy Summers asks Rad and Teddy to meet her and her friend at the "Under 21" nightclub called "H2O." H2O is a real underage dance club in Ocean City, but in 1985 it was called "Nite Lite." It didn't change to H20 until the late 90's. See more »Quotes
Teddy Fryy: See that Icee cup she's always got in her hand? Well, that's not an Icee she's drinking. It's funk punch.Radical Miracle: What's funk punch?
Teddy Fryy: Funk punch is where you combine an Icee with Pop Rocks and Pixy Stix and sometimes even COCAINE and drink it really fast. She's a funk punch junkie.
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No Parking On The Dance FloorWritten by William B. Simmons II, (as William B. Simmons), Vincent Calloway (as Vincent L. Calloway) and Bobby Lovelace
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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.