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Ping Pong Summer

  • 20142014
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 32m
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5.4/10
2.8K
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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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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Sport
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.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Michael Tully
  • Writer
    • Michael Tully
  • Stars
    • Marcello Conte
    • Judah Friedlander
    • Amy Sedaris
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Tully
  • Writer
    • Michael Tully
  • Stars
    • Marcello Conte
    • Judah Friedlander
    • Amy Sedaris
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Susan Sarandon in Ping Pong Summer (2014)
    Lea Thompson, John Hannah, and Helena May Seabrook in Ping Pong Summer (2014)
    Marcello Conte in Ping Pong Summer (2014)
    Marcello Conte in Ping Pong Summer (2014)
    Marcello Conte in Ping Pong Summer (2014)
    Lea Thompson, John Hannah, Robert Longstreet, Amy Sedaris, and Helena May Seabrook in Ping Pong Summer (2014)
    Marcello Conte in Ping Pong Summer (2014)
    Ping Pong Summer (2014)
    Michael Tully in Ping Pong Summer (2014)
    Marcello Conte and Myles Massey in Ping Pong Summer (2014)
    Ping Pong Summer (2014)
    Ping Pong Summer (2014)

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    Marcello Conte
    Marcello Conte
    • Radical Miracleas Radical Miracle
    Judah Friedlander
    Judah Friedlander
    • Anthonyas Anthony
    Amy Sedaris
    Amy Sedaris
    • Aunt Peggyas Aunt Peggy
    Lea Thompson
    Lea Thompson
    • Crandall Miracleas Crandall Miracle
    Robert Hambury
    • Old Neighboras Old Neighbor
    Helena May Seabrook
    • Michelle Miracleas Michelle Miracle
    • (as Helena Seabrook)
    John Hannah
    John Hannah
    • Brendan Miracleas Brendan Miracle
    Francis J. Tully
    • Naked Burnt Manas Naked Burnt Man
    Mary Ann Tully
    • Naked Burnt Man's Wifeas Naked Burnt Man's Wife
    Emmi Shockley
    Emmi Shockley
    • Stacy Summersas Stacy Summers
    Joseph McCaughtry
    • Lyle Aceas Lyle Ace
    Andy Riddle
    Andy Riddle
    • Dale Lyonsas Dale Lyons
    Jimmy Pelletier
    • Skateboarderas Skateboarder
    Pierce Haugh
    • Weird Pool Kidas Weird Pool Kid
    Myles Massey
    • Teddy Fryyas Teddy Fryy
    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Randi Jammeras Randi Jammer
    Summer McCabe
    • Sheelaas Sheela
    Kaylea Collavinni
    • Trixxas Trixx
    • Director
      • Michael Tully
    • Writer
      • Michael Tully
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    Did you know

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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

    User reviews31

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    Top review
    4/10
    Wow, veteran actors stuck with novices and horrible pacing
    Let's be honest, this is a terrible movie. What an odd mix of veteran actors (Susan Sarandon, Leah Thompson etc.) quite literally smashing up against terrible novices like the lead character's sidekick, Myles Massey. I continue to be amazed that people are actually paid to cast movies and they come up with bad actors all the time. The sidekick role is crucial here, yet they choose a kid who can't act. Go figure. Watching Sarandon, John Hannah and Leah Thompson attempt to add some flow to the movie while working with terrible actors reminds me of Natalie Portman struggling with Robot Hayden Christensen in the Star Wars prequels. I guess it has something to do with movie budget; perhaps they ran out of money after paying Sarandon, Hannah and Thompson.

    Every once it awhile we see some promise, as when Rad and his family visit his Aunt and her husband. Amy Sedaris and Robert Longstreet show how it's done and provide a hint of what the movie might have been. Also Rad's sister was more than adequate in her role.

    All this aside, the movie does well with costumes and general 1980s era eastern shore vibe, that's about it. The pacing is excruciating as we wait for lead character Rad to meet up with Susan Sarandon and when he finally does, it's almost a throwaway scene and before you know it we're (mercifully) at the finish line.

    If the director was attempting some sort of filmmaking homage, I missed it completely. So much more could have been done for the eastern shore/Ocean City in a movie like this. I'm being brutally honest when I say that all during the movie I kept thinking how I could have rounded up some buddies and a mini HD camera and done a much better job. I kid you not. It's that bad.
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    • rcantabile
    • Jul 4, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 6, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • 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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    Box office

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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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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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