Ping Pong Summer

Name: Ping Pong Summer
Genre: Comedy
Released: June 6, 2014
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Amy Sedaris, John Hannah, Judah Friedlander, Lea Thompson, Marcello Conte

2014

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: June 6, 2014 | Not Rated

Starring: Amy Sedaris, John Hannah, Judah Friedlander, Lea Thompson, Marcello Conte, Susan Sarandon

Summary: 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 local bullies, and finds an unexpected mentor in his outcastThe 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 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.… Expand

Director: Michael Tully

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Glenn Heath Jr.

Jun 2, 2014

A heartfelt retro flashback littered with pop-culture iconography and much slang, it focuses on the importance of friendship and loyalty rather than social standing. Read full review

Justin Chang

Jun 9, 2014

A sweetly amusing ode to the underdog sports movies that proliferated during that widely derided decade. Read full review

The Playlist Drew Taylor

Jun 12, 2014

What Ping Pong Summer lacks in conviction or ingenuity, it makes up for in heart. The nostalgia that the entire film is built upon doesn’t seem misplaced. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Apr 25, 2014

Rose-tinted as the film’s perspective may be, Ping Pong Summer is still a lingering, entertaining glance back at an era that Americans just can’t seem to get enough of, whether in music or movies. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Jun 5, 2014

Ping Pong Summer may not be an instant classic, but it knows its time and place. There’s a humble honor in that. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Jun 4, 2014

Certainly nails the era, right down to a lengthy pan across a none-too-appealing dinner buffet. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Jun 5, 2014

The film’s reliance on formula and stereotypes wouldn’t be so frustrating if that formula worked and provided the glib pleasures the filmmakers are going for; instead, Ping Pong Summer feels stilted, undernourished, and oddly sour. Read full review

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