Balls of Fury (2007)

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Studio: Rogue Pictures (Focus)
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Aug 29, 2007
Running Time: 90 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. 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. 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?
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Randy Daytona
Agent Rodriguez
Maggie
Karl Wolfschtagg
Mahogany
Mob Boss
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Master Wong
Wedge McDonald
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The surprisingly funny Balls of Fury's tagline may read, "A Huge Comedy with Tiny Balls," but it has some big, brass ones, too.

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Within the whole sports genre, we really haven't seen a Ping-Pong movie beforeespecially one portayed in such a spectacularly goofy way. Former child Ping-Pong prodigy Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler), who was unceremoniously defeated decades ago, is now reduced to performing ball tricks on stage at a local bar. But Randy's luck changes when FBI Agent Rodriguez (George… Continued