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Balls of Fury: Trailer |
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August 31st, 2007 |
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English |
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Color |
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DTS / Dolby Digital |
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Action / Comedy / Crime / Sport |
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1.85 : 1 |
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USA |
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Intrepid Pictures |
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USA:PG-13 |
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Overwiew :In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Now, this outrageous new comedy serves up this secret world for the first time on-screen. 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 (Academy Award winner Christopher Walken). 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 keep his eye on the ball? Will he achieve the redemption he craves while wielding a paddle? Is his backhand strong enough to triumph over rampant wickedness? Ping Pong / Actor Shares First Name With Character |
Starring :
Diedrich Bader, Jason Scott Lee, Thomas Lennon, Aisha Tyler, David Proval, Brandon Molale, James Hong, Justin Lopez, Robert Patrick, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Maggie Q, George Lopez, Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken
Directors :
Robert Ben Garant
Producers :
Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman, Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Roger Birnbaum, Andrew Rona, Toby Emmerich, Ron Schmidt, Derek Evans
Writers :
Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon |
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USA Today - Claudia Puig : ...uninspired and sophomoric satire of sports movies. more...
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D+
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Andy Spletzer : A weird Walken and likable lead make Balls of Fury fun. more...
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B
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San Francisco Chronicle - Walter Addiego : ...it's supposed to be an outrageous comedy, but in fact it's fairly tame and not all that funny. more...
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C
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New York Times - A. O. Scott : ...terrible... more...
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D
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New Movies - Lou Lumenick : ...mostly unfunny... more...
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D
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Los Angeles Times - Kevin Crust : ...a lifeless pingpong comedy that ricochets from one flat gag to the next. more...
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D
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Hollywood Reporter - Sheri Linden : A cheerfully ridiculous chopsocky walk on the dark side of table tennis. more...
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B-
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filmcritic.com - Chris Cabin : The film's inconsequentiality isn't a matter of pedigree; it's a matter of effort. more...
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C-
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Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman : Balls of Fury is a joke of a title in search of a movie with a single good joke. more...
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F
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E! Online - Alex Markerson : ...gets a few wicked shots in...but too often finds itself without a paddle. more...
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C+
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Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert : Don¿t expect me to explain the rules and purposes of the tournament, if it has any. I was preoccupied with observing the sheer absurdity of everything on the screen... more...
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B-
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Boston Globe - Mark Feeney : ...amiable, nicely observed, and surprisingly shrewd... more...
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B-
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4 Comments
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Payge Rodgers says @ Wednesday - October 17,2007
I FRAKIN LOVED this movie! It was HILARIOUS! I would definately recommend this movie! Great movie to see with your friends! :D
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martin says @ Wednesday - September 19,2007
GO and WATCH the movie .... It is ridiculously hilarious. An absolute must see movie for all age.
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pamella10 says @ Wednesday - September 19,2007
Sooo..o nice. U do not need to bring your brain over the theater just sit and watch. Good job! NJOY.
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paddywill911 says @ Wednesday - September 19,2007
Nice one. Please please take a moment out of your day to see this movie
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