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.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Helena May Seabrook
- Michelle Miracle
- (as Helena Seabrook)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsThe movie takes place 1985, but the father's car is a 1989 Chevy Caprice.
- SoundtracksMajor Tom (Coming Home)
Written by Peter Schilling (as Pierre Schilling) and David Lodge
Performed by Peter Schilling
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Not inspiring and engaging as I hoped
This film is about a teenager who takes up ping pong ball by chance during a family summer holiday in a seaside town.
I guess this film is more about the story than the acting, but I still think "Ping Pong Summer" can be better in this aspect. The teenage actors are not very convincing, only the Gothic sister is good. The plot is probably supposed to be inspiring, but it turns out to be very flat and not very engaging. Maybe it's because there's no ups then downs, or maybe there's not enough intensive training, or the psychological motivation to win is not presented to be strong enough. The plot fails to interest me. I wonder why Susan Sarandon got involved with this project. And the film could have cast all unknowns to save on budget.
I guess this film is more about the story than the acting, but I still think "Ping Pong Summer" can be better in this aspect. The teenage actors are not very convincing, only the Gothic sister is good. The plot is probably supposed to be inspiring, but it turns out to be very flat and not very engaging. Maybe it's because there's no ups then downs, or maybe there's not enough intensive training, or the psychological motivation to win is not presented to be strong enough. The plot fails to interest me. I wonder why Susan Sarandon got involved with this project. And the film could have cast all unknowns to save on budget.
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- Sep 19, 2014
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- Language
- Also known as
- Ping pong leto
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,909
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $25,781
- Jun 8, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $52,909
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
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